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Coll 29/45 'General reorganisation of consular posts' [‎6r] (13/674)

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The record is made up of 1 file (334 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 1928-11 Oct 1945. 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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authority of the Foreign and Political Department
memorandum No*F*154-E*32 of the 15th February 1933
which defined his headquarters as Meshed only.
(iv) Of the twok on-gazetted members of the staff
who generally move with the Consul-Genera}., the one
whose headquarters iaxfc is at Meshed draws halting allowance
at Zabul and the other with headquarters at Zabul draws it on
his return to Meshed. This though absurd has so far not been dis
allowed by the Accountant-General, Central Revenues though
he would presumably be correct in doing so.
4. Travelling by road in East Iran has become even more
expensive than fonnarly and though the heavy expenditure
entailed has in part been recognised by the granting of a
small compensatory allowance of Rs.150/- for each journey
to the Attache and Confidential Assistant, in connection
with the move (vide sub^paragraph ^f) of Foreign and Political
Department letter No.F.331-N/32, dated the 9th September 1933)
this allowance does little more than cover the cost of the hire -
of a car. The pressnt hire of a private Bar varies from
Rials 1800 to 2400 (Rs. 300 to 400) and as the mileage Allowance
admissible to these Officers for the transport of
themselves and their families between Meshed and Zabul come
to Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 209 only, it will be realised that the grant is
quite ix inadequate to cover in any way the cost of luggage
and the many incidental expenses inevitably connected with a
move of this nature. The clerical establishment will be even ®srx
worse off if they are no longer allowed a 10 days' halting
allowance at either place. I have referred the question of the
applicability of the existing Fundamental and Supplementary
ru ies to the Accountant-General, Central Revenues, who is of the
opinion that the case is one for the application of special
rules as in the case of Government servants moving to the
sumner headquarters of a Government. As, however, special rules
on

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The file concerns appointments and reorganisation of the British Consulates in Iran and in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The file covers:

  • diplomatic Consular expenditure in Persia: Government of India's proposals for savings
  • proposal to move the headquarters of the Sistan Consulate from Sistan to Duzdap and to reduce its establishments, 1928
  • proposal to abolish the post of Vice-Consul at Sistan
  • proposed amalgamation of Kerman and Bundar Abbas Consulates
  • proposed amalgamation of Isfahan and Shiraz Consulates
  • amalgamation of Meshed and Sistan Consulates, 1934
  • appointment of the Confidential Assistant at Seistan, C W Hart, as Vice-Consul for Meshed, in 1932 and as Consul-General for Meshed in 1933
  • abolition of the post of Second Clerk at the Kerman Consulate
  • increase of compensatory allowance for clerical staff and Vice-Consul at Meshed
  • title and address of the British Consul for Meshed
  • appointment of Clive Kirkpatrick Daly as British Consul for Meshed, 1935
  • travelling allowances on moves between Meshed and Zabul, 1938.

The file is composed of correspondence between the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. 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. , the Government of India, the British Consulate at Sistan and Kain, the British Consulate for Khorashan (Meshed), the British Legation at Tehran, the Persian Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

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1 file (334 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 335; 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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