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Coll 29/73 'Ahwaz: grant of compensation to the Shaikh of Mohammerah on account of money he advanced towards the building of a consulate at Ahwaz' [72r] (145/331)
The record is made up of 1 file (164 folios). It was created in 3 Aug 1933-4 Sep 1936. 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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(IT)
(K 11601/55/234)
lAfi
In connexion with the ex gratia payment of
Rs.50,000 to the Sheikh of Mohammerah, the subject of
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.
letter P.Z.4512/34 of 27th July last, I
enclose a copy of a despatch of 7th September from
Tehran which, in conjunction with earlier correspondence
of which we have already sent you copies, leads up to
the point of considering how to provide funds for making
the payment,
2, For the purpose of our Estimates and accounts,
the subhead of the Diplomatic and Consular Vote from
which our share of the payment ought to be made is that
which is entitled ''Refund to Indian Revenues in respect
"of Diplomatic and Consular services in Persia, Arabia
"and Siam;" from which description you will see that a
charge
COPY SENT CY AIR MAIL
9 NOV ^4
J.G, Laithwaite, Esq.
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- Content
The file concerns the British Consulate site and buildings at Ahwaz, rented from the Shaikh of Mohammerah.
The file covers:
- affairs of Shaikh of Mohammerah with the Persian Government, 1933
- payment of compensation to Shaikh of Mohammerah for the loss of a sum of money advanced by him in 1924 for the construction of the new Ahwaz Consulate buildings, 1934
- disposal of Consulate building materials at Ahwaz, 1933
- death of Shaikh of Mohammerah, 1936
- late Sheikh of Mohammerah's property in Kuwait, 1936.
The file is composed of correspondence between the Shaikh of Mohammerah, the British Legation at Tehran, 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 Treasury, the Office of Works, and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait.
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- 1 file (164 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 (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 166; 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/12/3649
- Title
- Coll 29/73 'Ahwaz: grant of compensation to the Shaikh of Mohammerah on account of money he advanced towards the building of a consulate at Ahwaz'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:159v, 162r:165r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence