Coll 29/26 'Appointment of officials of Imperial and International Communication Co as consular officers at Jask and Charbar' [‎144r] (287/331)

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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.

Physical characteristics

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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English in Latin script

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