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File 266/1908 Pt 1 ‘Diplomatic & Consular Expenditure.’ [101r] (206/652)
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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Reference Paper.
Political and Secret
Department.
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The statement of expenditure on the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Koweit which the Government of India now
give for 1904-05 to 1908-09 inclusive may he
regarded as fairly satisfactory. In respect of
1908-09 (if the rent of the foreshore and the cost
of the launch are deducted) the expenditure
amounts to c£3.078, which y though it is dll, 109 in
excess of the allotment made by the Croveminent of
India for the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in 1905 as stated in their
letter of 19th January 1905 and reported to'-fkll
Foreign Office, is only c£221 in excess of the C
outlay which the Crovemment of India stated in their
Letter of November 1906 No.171 was finally sanctioned
by them for the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and which was also reported
to the Foreign Office.
The increases, both over the allotment made
in 1905 and the outlay actually sanctioned in 1906,
appear to be defensible:- the increase of £1,109
over the allotment beina due to (l) increase of
* XJ
the Agent's pay as part of a general scheme for
the Political Department and also pay of
navigators and of camel sowars (amounting
together to Rs*7.793 - £520) and (2) an increase
under
With regard to these camel charges we said in Letter to Foreign
Office 26th February 1907 -"The Secretary of State is not aware of
the precise reasons which have actuated the Crovernment of India in
sanctioning a camel establishment, but considering the situation at
Koweit, and the Desirability on general grounds of the Agent making
himself acquainted with the locality, the expenditure does not appear
5609. Y. 723. 1000.-4/1909.
excessive.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/130
- Title
- File 266/1908 Pt 1 ‘Diplomatic & Consular Expenditure.’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head , tail, front-i, 2r:323v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence