Coll 29/104 'Appointment of an Indian to the Tehran Legation (First Secretary or Trade Commissioner)' [‎11r] (21/243)

e ^ t . dp
iT
Copy of letter No.G/l-5/45 dated the 6th NoTeoiber 1945,
from the Additional Counsellor, British Eiobasay, Tehran to
P»N«Krishnas«aiziy, Eaqr., Under Secretazr (Finance), External Affaire
Department, Government of India, New Delhi*
1
V':
Subject:- GOTBBNMEUT OP INDIA THBASURY AT T3HRMJ.
• ••••• •
There is a Government of India treasury at Tehran and
His Majesty's Consul is the treasury officer* The accounts works
relating to India has increased with the appointment of Government of
India staff* Before this expansion the work entailed was comparatively
_ __ Attache
for Indian Affairs and miscellaneous payments are drawn from the
Treasury* A note on the work which is being undertaken is enclosed*
It is likely, in view of exchange control, which has been enforced
in this country, the Indian Government Trade Commissioner and his staff
may also at a later date, wish to draw their pay and allowances from
the Treasury*
2* As the accounts work at the Tehran treasury is likely to
increase still further. His Maiesty's Consul is of the opinion that
the charge of the Government or India Treasury should be transferred
from the Consulate to the office of the Attache for Indian Affairs,
and that the Attache for Indian Affairs should be appointed Treasury
Officer in place of His Majesty's Consul* The proposed arrangement
would be more suitable as the Attache for Indian Axfairs will always
be an officer from the Government of India with knowledge and
experience of the Indian accounts work, and will be in a better
position to take responsibility for the accounts work relating to
India* His Majesty's Consul, who holds the charge of the Treasury f is
usually an officer of the Forei&i Service and is not convenient with
the Indian accounts system and, in view of the fact that accounts work
has increased, he feels reluctant to continue to take responsibility
for the accounts work relating to the Government of India and to continue
to hold change of the Treasuzy*
3* I have discussed this question with His Majesty's Consul
( Mr* H*N* Steptoe ) and Attache for Indian Affairs (Major G.A.Naqvi)
and entirely agree that the charge of the treasury should be
transferred from His Majesty's Consul to Attache for Indian Affairs*
The latter agrees to take the responsibility and can cope with the work
with his present staff. In case, however, there is further increased
in the work, it would be necessary to consider the question of the
appointment of an Accountant to the office of the Attache for Indian
Axiairs*
Details of work conne cted with Governm ent of India accounts*
1* Pa7» ration allowance of 7 orderlies* Correspondence regarding
their family remittances* Arrangements about their clothing*
2. Pensions* Payments per month - 1 political, about 15 I.E.T.D. and
6 military*
3* Refunds to bank of amounts drawn by provincial consulates either
as round~figure advances or to pay pensions*
4* Pay of Lt*Col* Gastrell and Lt*Col Ata Ullah*
5* Pay and running expenses of A.I.A.'s establishment.
7* Occasional credits for telegrams re. visas*
8* Preparation of monthly cash account and form 'S'*
9* Preparation of budget, supplementary estimates, statement
savings and excesses and explanation of variations*
10. A certain amount of correspondence on^accounts ahd quite a lot of
filing.