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Coll 29/26 'Appointment of officials of Imperial and International Communication Co as consular officers at Jask and Charbar' [93r] (185/331)
The record is made up of 1 file (164 folios). It was created in 9 Jul 1921-19 Jun 1934. 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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arising out of it* 'Phere ur* two ^oiate in this corres-
poadonoe regarding I aiiouJUi be glad to receive your
views and instructions! the first is the question as to
whether the officials of the Imperial and international
Communieatlons Company are entitled to fly the Red rnalgn*
I was under the i&presaion that that flag was resevred for
the use of the British *a»rc&ntile marine 9 and though the
point is one In regard to which the local Persian author
ities are most unlikely to posBess accurate information,
I should nevertheless be glad to know whether in actual fact
the officials concerned are antitied under British regulat
ions to fly anything but the Union ^ack*
IU X*he second point concern® the objection raised by
the Persian Government to the flying of flags from masts
planted in the ground, as opposed to flags flown from roof
tops* Xhe distinction# as I have pointed out to the
Ministry for foreign Affairs, appears to me a somewhat
arbitrary one, at any rate as long a© the mast 1© planted
In ground belonging to the owner of the flag, and I should
be surprised to learn that there was any written or
unwritten ruling of International law or usage on this
point*
3* As regards the question of whether the Company’s
officials are within their ri$its in flying a flag at ell,
the point seems covered by the footnote to page 121 of the
Foreign Office List ^1931), where it is stated that
"British subjects resident abroad ere at liberty to fly
their National Flag, the Union Jack, on land, unless the
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The file concerns consular functions carried out in Persia by officials of the Indo-European Telegraph Department and Imperial and International Communications Limited.
The file covers:
- revised scale of allowances for the performance of political duties by officers of the Indo-European Telegraph Department in the Makran Coast
- allowance for the Officer in charge of the Jask Sub-division
- emoluments of the Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. of the Telegraph Station at Charbar
- proposed appointment of Imperial and International Communications Limited officials as consular officers at Jask and Charbar, to perform duties formerly carried out by officers of Indo-European Telegraph Department
- allowances payable to the representatives of Imperial and International Communications Limited at Jask and Charbar
- reduction of expenditure in the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Gwadur.
The file is composed of correspondence between 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 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. , Imperial and International Communications Limited, the British Legation at Tehran, and the Persian Foreign Ministry.
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- 1 file (164 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 165; 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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- Title
- Coll 29/26 'Appointment of officials of Imperial and International Communication Co as consular officers at Jask and Charbar'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:16v, 18r:26v, 28r:78v, 80r:80v, 83r:95v, 98r:99v, 101r:131v, 134r:165v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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