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Coll 29/20 'Bushire: appointment of Secretary (Consul); appointment of Col Galloway as Consul-General' [106r] (212/381)
The record is made up of 1 file (188 folios). It was created in 22 Jul 1931-8 Jan 1948. 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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9 th January, 1942*
JXs?ir 1-oodB,
\ \ ^ Imow if your inter^ot in Indi&n affairs cscrv^rs th©
of the ground or v/hotljer it is Xiaitod to mtters ooAoomuig
dofeficc, but if the question about uidoh 1 mu new siting aoes not
fall within your $vh&re ,;x*rhap8 you vrould be .pod er#xj-h to j-joss i^r
letter to the ri,$it carter*
arising in connection vith Persia an^ lersiaa Oulf is shared bet wen
and India on rdmt oii^iiy^Lly j.mrported to be a fifty-fifty
basis* Cksvemaent assna and initially jK:<ys for oertain
oomulatea and each is under an obligation to obtain the consent of
the other to any fresh expenditure of more thtm -"100 a yeer on any
ocmaulate in its ^uiisdiotion* This is of course ^11 ver^,* fine tma
l; j^e in noxrsrfi tijaes, but it seems to n» in present c&rc»;east<inees
that we right vmj veil oonaider ml sing tide limit to aoiaeihing a
little 'nore rea.non.ble* I hfinre f for instance, Just had x«t before iae
a long referonoo frora a oensul at caie of the foreign Office oonsulates
regarding on increase in the c3ost«-of**living allowanoo for the
suborii:xate staff of the c<mmiate* An elsiborate aetss has been mode
out which has been aupprted by Tehzsn to the foreign Off loo v/ho hare
iarfc it to the TrmsMxy end to us for oonourrenae* e shtmld iioj.T'/illsr
refer it to the Govorrenont of India and if they agreed to bear their
Iialf-^l^ire we should rmvort thoir ocsieurmaoe to the >Y>roi-n Office,
t/ho (if the Treasury also agreed) wml& then mtXiy the ammtl tint
his jjroposals bean approved* The total aronxut iavolrod in idl this
elaborate oorre^ ontlence ia so? je .€230 a year vviiieh is to bo divided
equally between the two Governments* It iloes tc m that in
present cdrouvstanoes it is absurd to insist on ol.vuomte
>rooe<Iure being gone throiiglh over WBttters of nuoh trilling importi^ioe*
licit wi th delays in tlie rost and oeogestioci on the vires X tldnk a
reaaomible latittkie might be conceded to ison on the s ot, but the
f i!reamuy and the Governraent of India rrdglit so© objectiosis to this* 1
(O not, however, think that the (krrorrsrmt of India \ ./ul^ be likely to
object if the limit within whieh the tivo Gormfe^its oould sonotion
expenditure without consulting oc-oh other were mised from 100 a ys*ir
You probv hly know that diolamtic and oontiular expenditure
to/
«T*>"'*.vj# •’•oode, j.s.’*, ^ji• *0*,
:reasiay*
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The file contains internal correspondence about and with subjects appointed as Secretary and British Consul at Bushire. The correspondence regards suitability of the candidates, terms of employment, discussions on pay and starting dates.
The file covers:
- appointment of Everald Huddleston Gastrell as Secretary and Consul, in 1931
- appointment of Arnold Crawshaw Galloway as Consul, in 1937
- appointment of A C Stewart as Secretary and Consul, in 1939
- proposed appointment of a full time Consul for the duration of the War, and until 1946
- appointment of R G Daubeny as Consul, in 1943
- appointment of J C E Bowen as Consul, in 1945
- appointment of Arnold Crawshaw Galloway as Consul-General, in 1946
- charge certificate of A L A Dredge as Secretary to 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. , in 1947.
The file is composed of correspondence between 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. , the Viceroy, the Government of India, the British Legation at Tehran, the Passport Office, and 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 file also contains correspondence between the British Legation at Tehran and the Persian Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
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- 1 file (188 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 190; 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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- Title
- Coll 29/20 'Bushire: appointment of Secretary (Consul); appointment of Col Galloway as Consul-General'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:6v, 8r:169v, 171r:189v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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