Coll 29/104 'Appointment of an Indian to the Tehran Legation (First Secretary or Trade Commissioner)' [‎71r] (141/243)

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G0VEHNT T 3'IT OF INDIA.
External Affairs Department.
To - Zenodotia, London,
io. 4230-NP/42. Dated 20^ October 1942.
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^> 2 _o Your telegram No. 16166 datea 15tb September.
2. .Ve do not altogether comprehend Foreign Office’s
* objection which, as your telegram was received here, reads
that they "would not feel able to accept a position where
a the two ni^diest costs on the Legation staff were held by
UoVSriiment or India's nominees", it is not of course
suggested that officers from India should displace Fbrei^i
Office officials, and in fact Squire holds the post of
Additional Councillor by which he does not qualify to act
as Charge d'affaires in the Minister's absence. Similarly
if an Ihdian were appointed in the rank of First aecreoary
he would be an additional officer in that rank. l Ve
understand that there are several Embassies and Legations
where there are now two or more First Secretaries.
3. In light of the above we trust that Foreign office
will be prepared to re-consioer the matter. Ve suggest
that India's financial contribution towards the cost of the
Tehran Legation Justifies the expectation that weight will
be given to the proposal which we have made and we should
wish to make it clear that we do not regard the appointment
of an Indian Commercial Secretary with lunctions limited
to the implications of that title as being of decisive
advantage to India in the conditions explained in the
first paragraph of -nnr telegram No. 5302 d ated 8th July.
Issue of the above has been authorised.
3 .R./ 20 . 10 .
joint secretary to the Government of India.