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Coll 29/37 'Bandar Abbas: appointment of Vice Consul; status and jurisdiction; grant of special pension to Mr G A Richardson Indian Medical Department after 30 years' service in the Foreign and Political Department' [109r] (220/272)
The record is made up of 1 file (134 folios). It was created in 6 Feb 1930-19 May 1947. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Copy of a letter from the Hon * bl e the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
In
the Pereian Gulf to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of
Indla»No« 2314, dated the 13th October 1929*
Retention of *&* G # A* Richard8on,c.B* •« in service after
the age of 55 years*
I have the honour to report that the Accountant General
Central Revenues has forwarded to roe a Superannuation statement
showing that Mr* 0* A* Richardson, 0.B. , His Britannic
Majesty's Consul and Assistant to the Resident, Bandar Abbas
is due to retire on the 7th September 1930, on which date he
attains the age of 55 years*
hr* Richardson served under the foreign Office, London
as Vice-Consul, Hodeida for 14 years until 1915 when his post
lapsed owing to the outbreak of war with Turkey* He then did
many years meritorious service as Assistant to the Resident at
Aden and was awarded O.B.E, for his war services* His long
services in Arabia gave him an excellent knowledge of the
Arabic language and Arab customs* He held charge of the Muscat
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for a time in 1926*
He was appointed to his present post of Consul at Bandar
Abbas in 1923 and has carried on the work to the satisfaction
of all concerned*
Ithough hr* Richardson has served for 28 years uninter
ruptedly under the Foreign Office, London and the Foreign and
Political Department of the Government of India and has for at
least ten years drawn pay at Re* 800 per mensem exclusive of
allowances, his substantive appointment is that of 3rd Grade
Assistant Surgeon in the Indian Medical Department and his
maximum pension in that Grade would be £ 54 per annum, which
is a starvation allowance for a man who has held the positions
he has held and who is accustomed to the manner of living
befitting such nudi positions*
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- Content
The file mostly concerns appointments at the Bandar Abbas Consulate.
The file contains:
- appointment of George Alexander Richardson as Vice-Consul with local rank of Consul at Bandar Abbas, in 1930
- proposed grant of a special retiring pension to George Alexander Richardson
- Government of India's proposal to revive post of Vice-Consul at Bandar Abbas and to abolish post of Vice-Consul at Kerman, from 1943
- raising of Bandar Abbas Vice-Consulate to status of a Consulate, in 1943
- appointment of T E Rogers as Consul of Bandar Abbas, in 1944.
The file is composed of correspondence between the British Legation at Tehran, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Foreign Office, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , and the Government of India.
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- 1 file (134 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 135; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3598
- Title
- Coll 29/37 'Bandar Abbas: appointment of Vice Consul; status and jurisdiction; grant of special pension to Mr G A Richardson Indian Medical Department after 30 years' service in the Foreign and Political Department'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:135r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence