Coll 35/2 'Persia and Persian Gulf: steamer arrangements in the Persian Gulf; including arrangements for the carriage and delivery of consular and diplomatic mails to posts in Persia' [‎339r] (682/1171)

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The file concerns the dispatch of consular and diplomatic mails by steamer and air mail service to and from Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The file covers:

• Transmission of sealed bags, containing official correspondence, to consular officers in Persia [Iran]
• Negotiations with Persian Government for the transmission of consular mail to British representatives through Persian post offices
• Bags for Tehran Legation
• Persian diplomatic courier regulations, routes, and visas for couriers
• Government of India willing to grant reciprocal treatment to Persian consular mails to and from India
• Methods of forwarding secret documents to consular posts in East Persia
• Postal service between India and Iran
• Despatch of mails to Kuwait
• Sketch of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. routes, 1944 (f 94).

The file is composed of correspondence between: the British Legation at Tehran; the British Embassy at Baghdad; the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the British Consuls at Meshed [Mashhad], Sistan and Kain, Kerman, Birjand; the Government of India; the Persian Legation in London; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Secretary of State for India; 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 General Post Office, London; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Persia; the Postmaster-General at Bombay; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain; the Air Ministry; the Ministry of War Transport; and British India Steam Navigation Company.

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1 file (579 folios)

Arrangement

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 580; 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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