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File 3839/1916 Pt 1 'Persia: - Incidence of expenditure in - question of revising the agreement of 1900' [‎357r] (728/880)

The record is made up of 1 volume (430 folios). It was created in 10 Mar 1914-4 Jun 1928. 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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Memorandum.
It has recently been brought to notice that, owing to causes which it i<=
‘to ^ r “ n h f C ° nilection ' the Agreement of 1900,
which was intended to equalise Diplomatic and Consular expenditure in
Persia and Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. as between England and India, left India as a
matter of fact to bear unaided a considerable portion of hat expenditure
That this is the case can be seen from the following statement of payments
and receipts of the two Governments in respect of 1907-08, the latest year
m respect of which the accounts have been finally adjusted. Y
. India.
Persia :—
Outlay in Persia - _ _
Add contribution to Foreign Office in respect
of Persia in 1907-08 - - _
£
66,832
487
£
Deduct refund by Foreign Office in 1909-10-
Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. :—
Outlay in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. (not including
Koweit - - _
Add contribution to Foreign Office in 1907-08
in respect of Basra -
Deduct refund by Foreign Office in 1909-10
in respect of Mr. Gaskin
Total net expenditure in Persia and Turkish
Arabia -
Foreign Office.
Persia :—
Outlay in Persia - - -
Add refund to 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. in respect of
1907-08 paid in 1909-10
67,319
16,818
5,634
1,400
7,034
43
£
31,418
16,818
50,501
6,991
57,492
£
48,236
Deduct contribution by 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. in
1907-08
-
487
Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. :—
Outlay in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. (not including
Koweit) -
(Civil Ests., 1907-08).
Add payment to 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. in respect of
Mr. Gaskin - _ _
1,532
43
Deduct contribution
respect of Basra
from 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. in
1,575
1,400
175
Total net expenditure in Persia and Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. - 47,924
Excess borne by India alone, 9,568L
Put differently, it may be said that, in effect and contrary to the intention
of the Agreement, the whole of the Diplomatic and Consular expenditure in
Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. and a portion (2,402L in 1907-08) of that in Persia falls
upon India alone.

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The volume contains papers mostly relating to expenditure incurred in Persia, and the issue of how this expenditure should be divided between the Imperial and Indian Exchequers.

The papers mainly consist of correspondence between 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. and the following: the Foreign Office, the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India, and the Treasury; as well as 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. Minute Papers, Reference Papers, and other 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. papers and notes.

The volume mostly concerns diplomatic and consular expenditure, specifically: the question of revising the existing arrangements under which, following the recommendations of the Welby Commission of 1900, the cost of this expenditure in Persia had been shared roughly equally between the Indian and Imperial Revenues (between the Indian Political Department and the Foreign Office); the proposals of the Foreign Office that Indian Political Department posts in Persia should be transferred to the Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Consular Service, and thus come under the responsibility of the Foreign Office, with the Government of India paying a yearly contribution towards the posts; and the objections of the Government of India to the Foreign Office’s proposals.

The volume also includes papers regarding: the cost of troops from the Indian Establishment employed in Oman and Persia during the First World War; and the projected contribution from Indian Revenues of a moiety of a loan of £2,000,000 to the Persian Government under the ‘Curzon Agreement’ [Anglo-Persian Agreement] of 1919. In addition, it includes some papers relating to expenditure on diplomatic and consular establishments in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , Muscat and China, as well as Persia.

The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (430 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

The subject 3839 (Part 1, Persia, and Part 2, China) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/626-627. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 430; 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.

The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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