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File 3839/1916 Pt 1 'Persia: - Incidence of expenditure in - question of revising the agreement of 1900' [428r] (874/880)
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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487L 10 s. is in respect of Persia. But in view of the fact that the annual
expenditure by India in Persia is now very greatly in excess of the Imperial
expenditure the amount of the excess in 1907—8 (the last year in respect
of which an adjustment has been made) having been 35,414b—and that no
payment m respect of this additional outlay is made to this Office until between
one and two years after date, it seemed to the Secretary of State for India in
Council inappiopriate that in addition this Department should continue to
make a payment in advance ; and although only a part of the advance of
4,087b 10s. is in respect of Persia it seemed not unreasonable, as the various
items have hitherto been lumped together, that the whole of the advance
should be discontinued. It would, in fact, in Lord Morlev’s opinion, have
been reasonable to.go further and to suggest that a standing advance should be
made by the Foreign Office to 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.
, but his Lordship did not wish
to press this suggestion. It is argued in your letter under reply that the
present excess of expenditure by India may not continue, but while this is
not denied, it seems likely that the Government of India’s expenditure in
Persia will continue to be in excess of that incurred by the Foreign Office for
at least some years to come; and in the meantime it seems to be
unreasonable to continue a system of advances which have now for some
years ceased to be appropriate. Lord Morley ventures to hope therefore that
on reconsideration, Sir E. Grey will agree with him that the proposal made
by this Office was reasonable and moderate, and that it should be carried
into effect.
The Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
(Signed) C. G. Campbell
5. Letter from Treasury to Foreign Office.
Sir,
No. 17,037.
Treasury Chambers,
2nd November 1910.
I have laid before the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
Mr. Mallet’s letter of the 15th September (32,790/10) with its enclosure
further respecting the proposal of the Secretary of State for India that the
annual payment of 4,087b 10s. by India to the Imperial Exchequer in
advance of the adjustment based on the actual expenditure of the two
Governments should be abandoned.
In reply I am to state that My Lords regret that they are unable to assent
to this proposal. They agree with the views expressed in the letter from
your Department to 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.
of the 3rd May last (10,693/10),and
think that the reasons therein given sufficiently justify a refusal to acquiesce
in a partial revision of existing arrangements.
I am, &c.,
The Under Secretary of State, ' G. H. Murray.
Foreign Office.
6. Note from Under Secretary of State,
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.
, to Political Secretary,
dated 31st January 1911.
Mr. Hirtzel,
As regards the incidence of the cost of Bagdad, the view used to be
that it was taken into account in striking the balance in 1900. See our
letter of 25th June 1909 (printed with the Foreign Office letter of 20th
February 1909). Shall we be able to
t i.e., Memorandum drafted to accom- ma i n t a i n the view expressed in the
ay letter to Foreign Office of 25th Memorandum -|- to be sent to the Foreign
Office?
pany
February 1911 (see page 15).
15583.
* See page 3.
C
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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.
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- 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.
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:36v, 37v:54v, 55v:101v, 105r:118v, 120r:124v, 127r:129v, 135r:135v, 139r:160v, 162r:416v, 417ar:417av, 417r:431v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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