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File 3816/1916 'Persia. As to allowing English ladies to proceed to Persia' [43r] (94/553)
The record is made up of 1 volume (269 folios). It was created in 16 Sep 1916-10 Oct 1921. 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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Memorandum No. 12401-7 (Q.M.G. i), dated Simla, (he 4th April 1919,
From—Quartermaster General in India,
To—Foreign and Political Department.
jlCopy of notes and correspondence on Case
12401 Passages—Sea, regarding application from
-wife and,Captain Coombes for passage from
India to Persia.
Forjj information.
Enclosure 1 of Serial No. (H)-
Letter dated Allandale” Kasauli, the 20th December 1918.
p rom Coombes, wife of Captain H. P. Coombes, R.G.A. South Persia Rides,
Kerman, South Persia,
To—The Quartermaster General in India.
I would be glad if you could let me know if I may be allowed to join my bus-
band in the very near future in Persia 1
An early reply to this would very greatly oblige as my arrangements depend
on the answer.
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Enclosure 2 of Serial No. (11).
Telegram No. 925-Q.M.G. 1, dated 4th January 1919.
From— The War Section, Army Headquarter , Delhi,
To The General Officer Comman ing South Persia Rifles, Shiraz.
Have you any objection to wife of Captain H. P. Coombes, R.G.A
Persia Rifles, proceeding to Kerman to jom husband .
Enclosure 3 of Serial No. (11). - _ ^
Telegram No. 258-3-Q., ^ated the 6th January 1919.
From—Otton Shiraz,
• To—War Section, Delhi.
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' Your 928 Q.M.G. 1, of 14th January.
Similar privilege would be demanded by other officers if the wife of one be
.llnwTt o proceed to Kerman. South Persia Rifles officers occupy bachelor quarters
at present but free married quarters would prove expensive and amount of suitable
P 1 , . • i • ii . limitpd Presence of officers wives in East Persia is
a C question of policy 8 for settlement by Government of India. In my opinion South
Persia Rifles Should not be debited with married quarters. In existing conditions
of service in South ^sja pr^
will both be moreTettled and in any case no officer’s wife should proceed to Kerman
before that time.
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Enclosure 4 of Serial No. (11).
Letter No. 12401-1, dated the 15th January 1919,
p rom —The Quartermaster General in India,
To —Mrs. Coombes, “Allandale,” KasauE
I am directed to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 20th Decembe,r
I am direcreu „ iQig {oi peimlS31on to j om y 0 ur bus-
Enclosure i. band in Persia, and to inform you that it is
regretted that permission for you to proceed to Kerman cannot be sanctioned.
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The volume contains correspondence, and 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. Political and Secret Department papers, mainly relating to various individuals seeking permission to travel to Persia [Iran] from England. These individuals are largely the wives of British officials and employees in Persia wishing to join their husbands. They include: Myrtle Farran, the wife of an Indian Army officer serving in Persia; M D Merrill, the wife of a Captain in the South Persia Rifles; and Harriet Neilson, the wife of the Works Manager of the refineries in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The volume also includes correspondence relating to permission to travel to Persia for male and female missionaries of the Church Missionary Society, including Emily Skirrow, and The London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews.
The main correspondents are the following: 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 Foreign Office; HM Minister at Tehran; the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India; 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. ; members of the Church Missionary Society; the War Office; and the various individuals seeking permission to travel to Persia.
The volume 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 (269 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
The subject 3816 (Persia. As to allowing English ladies to proceed to Persia) consists of one volume, IOR/L/PS/10/625.
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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 269; 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.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- File 3816/1916 'Persia. As to allowing English ladies to proceed to Persia'
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- 43r:44r
- Author
- Coombes, Lily
- Copyright
- ©Alan Coombes
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