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Coll 29/104 'Appointment of an Indian to the Tehran Legation (First Secretary or Trade Commissioner)' [‎55r] (109/243)

The record is made up of 1 file (120 folios). It was created in 8 Jun 1940-11 Dec 1946. 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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Your telegram No* 1581 of February 26 th. I
have now^received reply from'Foreign Office to
letter based on your express letter No.4230-1^/42
of October 20th last,
necessity for consulti
Minister Tehran
and to compile at ion introduced by Squired
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H.M. Minister has advised th t, so long an there
an’Additional -Counsellor from India (who is
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himself by no means f-ully occupied with work'
relating specifically to India) there would?'
certainly not && enough v/ork, or indeed any
work, for an Indian First Secretary; and that
in view of extreme shortage of accommodation
he would deprecate having to find room for an
official with nothing to do. In these
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The file concerns the proposal of the Government of India to appoint an Indian as Trade Representative (or First Secretary) at the HM Legation at Tehran. After discussions and arrangements, the appointment was made in 1945.

The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between 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 HM 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 Secretary of State for India, and the Government of India.

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1 file (120 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 121; 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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