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Coll 29/45 'General reorganisation of consular posts' [146v] (295/674)
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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Personal and Confidential.
The
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.
,
BUSHIRE, the 3rd April, 1933.
Many thanks for your personal letter of the 20th March.
You are of course quite correct in your criticism of my use of
the term ’political control’: it should have been 'consular
control’. I must point out, however, that there is in my mind
certainly no remnant of the old tendency to regard Persia as an
Indian State, and ourselves as the Paramount Power responsible
for maintaining peace and order. Far from advocating
intervention and unnecessary commitments in this country, I am
strongly of opinion that even with regard to the Arab States of
the other side of the Gulf, of which I suppose in a sense we are
the Paramount Power, we should pursue as liberal a policy as
possible. In fact only a few days ago, in connection with the
possible visit of the Shaikh of Kuwait to England as the guest
of the Eastern and General Syndicate, I oemed a despatch to
you which contained this remark: "On the other hand the days,
in my opinion, have definitely gone by when we can keep the
more important Arab Rulers of the Gulf - so long as they adhere
to the terms of their treaties with us - in leading strings.
I think in the long run we are likely to get more from them
by - whenever possible - letting them make their own cnoice,
with the ensuing consequences.” My despatch too, i: 0 . 7 B 4 -S of
17th October 1932 on the subject of Bahrain, was of the general
tenor that there vis-a-vis Persia Bis Majesty's Government
had intervened too much.
So much by the way of a personal explanation.
2. May I now state my case again, perhaps more concisely,
as follows?
(a) It is generally believed by those best qualified to
hold an opinion, amongst others, the present Minister at Tehran
H. A. F. Metcalfe, Esq., C.I.E. ,M. V.O.,
Foreign Secretary to the Government of India,
New Delhi.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3607
- Title
- Coll 29/45 'General reorganisation of consular posts'
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- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:18v, 20r:114v, 115ar, 115r:165r, 165r:165v, 165v:166r, 166r:166v, 166v:200v, 202r:334r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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