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File 266/1908 Pt 1 ‘Diplomatic & Consular Expenditure.’ [‎63r] (130/652)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (322 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1908-28 Feb 1911. 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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contribution then to be revised. The payment of
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in lieu of the contribution of £50.000 a year from
them towards the expenses of 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. which was
recommended by the Velby Commission. At present
therefore India may be regarded as contributing
£12.500 towards expenditure in China,
y The outlay of the Foreign, Office in China in
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1910-11 is estimated at £&6.500 approximately. In
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(as £68-.o00: 80%,9QQ: * 12.500) or an increase of
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approximately £2.-200 a year. This would be on the
assumption that India has still the scav.e proportionate
interest in China as she had in 1900. Th,e recent
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arrangements which have been made f however t in negotiation
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with the Chinese Government for the reduction and
final cessation of the exports of opium from India to
China within 7 years from the present date has materially
altered / v'l:

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The file contains papers concerning expenditure by the Government of India and the Foreign Office on diplomatic and consular services, mostly relating to Persia [Iran]. It also includes some correspondence relating to expenditure at the Koweit [Kuwait] Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. from 1904-1905 (the year in which the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. was established) to 1908-1909.

It includes statements sent 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. by the Government of India Foreign Department comparing the expenditure incurred by the Government of India on Diplomatic and Consular Services in Persia each year for the years 1905-1906 to 1909-1910, and other 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 Government of India.

In addition, the file includes 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 Foreign Office, and between the Treasury and the Foreign Office, relating to the annual adjustment of accounts 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 Foreign Office in respect of diplomatic and consular expenditure in 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 (322 folios)
Arrangement

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

The subject 266 (Diplomatic and consular expenditure) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/130-131. The volumes are divided into three parts, with part 1 comprising one volume, and parts 2 and 3 comprising the second volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 324; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 156-162; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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