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File 266/1908 Pt 1 ‘Diplomatic & Consular Expenditure.’ [‎289r] (582/652)

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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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FOREIGN DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
No. 58 of 1908.
EXTERNAL.
The Right Hon’ble JOHN MORLEY, O.M.,
His Majesty's Secretary of State for India.
Sik,
Fort William, the 19 th March 1908.
We have the honour to reply to your despach No. 117 (Political), dated the
20th September 1907, regarding the expenditure incurred by the Government
of India on Diplomatic and Consular Establishments in Persia in 1905-06.
2. With reference to the questions raised by the Foreign Office and with
reference to paragraph 2 of your despatch we offer the following explanations:—
{a) We regret that the item “ Gain by exchange on local transactions at
Meshed,” which is recorded in the accounts under a revenue head was omitted,
through a misunderstanding, from the statement of expenditure for 1905-06.
It has now been entered in the revised comparative statement of the expend
iture of the Government of India in Persia in 1905-06 as a minus figure
against the heading “Loss by exchange on local transactions”.
(5) The gain or loss on remittance transactions at His Majesty’s Legation
at Tehran does not affect the divisible expenditure, as such gain or loss is
the result of a conventional method of exhibiting the transactions in our
accounts where they appear under a Debt head. No figures were therefore
shown under this head.
(c) The greater part of the increase of Rs 40,700, for supplies and services
at Arabistan, relates to the charges on account of the deputation of Major
Morton on the Karun River Irrigation Scheme, which amounted to Rs 29,300.
In consequence of the orders contained in your despatch No. 36 (Political),
dated the 12th April 1907, that the expenditure on Major Morton’s deputation
up to the 5th July 1905 only was to he divisible between Imperial and Indian
revenues, the sum of Rs 18,362-11-2 has now been deducted from the divisible
expenditure of 1905-06. The increase of Rs 40,700 is thus reduced to Rs.
22,382, of which approximately half is on account of Major Morton s deputation
while the other half mainly represents newly sanctioned charges for the new
Vice-Consulate at Ahwaz which was started in September 1904. The princi
pal items are—(1) Rations and purchase, feed and keep of horses and camels for
the escort sent in October 1904 (Rs 7,000); (2) tour charges (Rs 2,900); (3)
House-rent at Rs. 100 for the entire year against three months in the previous
year (Rs 900); and (4) purchase and repair of tents (Rs 700).
(d) The charges shown against the Shiraz Consulate are Rs 306-8-4
for the pay of the two gardeners and three Sarbazes sanctioned in January
1902, Rs 238 for travelling allowance of the escort from Eushire, and Rs. 500
for upkeep of the 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. buildings and grounds. The expenditure is con
trolled by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and in previous statements
was shown against Bushire.

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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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