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File 4535/1928 Pt 7 ‘Persia. Telegraphs’ [33r] (70/824)
The record is made up of 1 volume (408 folios). It was created in 21 Nov 1930-4 Jun 1931. It was written in English and French. 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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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. [28TH FeB. 1931.
[Sir George Schuster.]
fairly normal nature. There is, first of all, the automatic growth in the
pay-bill owing to the operation of the time-scale system which involves us
in an extra charge of about 23
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. Further, in spite of the present hard
times, we have decided to include a provision of about 2£
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
as part
of our programme for improving statistical records bearing on the economic
condition of the country, while the ^grant to the Aligarh University will
also go up by 3
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. These items totalling about 29
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
reduce the net
saving to 97
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. s 0
39. This figure of 97
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
^ may be fairly said to represent the economy
in normal Civil expenditure this year; but I have still to mention two very
heavy non-recurring itenfs, which would have had to be dealt with differ
ently if I had not Been able to balance them by a wind-fall on the
receipt side which' I must now explain. The two items of expenditure
to which I refer are 34
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
for the census and 19
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
for abnormal
capital exper^diture (mainly for new aeroplanes and ground works) in con
nection with the plan for a State Air Service and the general development
of civil aviation. The census is of course unavoidable, while, as to civil
aviation, it is necessary to carry on with this expenditure unless we are
deliberately to abandon the policy which has already been accepted by this
Hoiise.
40. A whid-fall. —The special wind-fall to which I have referred is a
sum of about 54
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
net to be realised from the sale of the Indo-Euro
pean Telegraph undertaking.
In the course of this year the negotiations regarding the disposal of
the Indo-European Telegraph Department have been concluded. For some
time past, this Department has been running at an increasing loss, partly
owing to wireless competition and partly as a result of the general trade
conditions. Difficulties have also been experienced in administering this
Department most of whose operations were conducted in Persian territory,
and of late the Persian Government have been pressing for the transfer
of control of Persia’s internal telegraph system to Persian hands, a demand
with which we had naturally considerable sympathy. Under the settle
ment now reached, it will be possible to satisfy Persia’s national wishes
in this respect by transferring the Persian Section of the Department to
Persia, while, in consideration of our agreeing to release the Communica
tions Company from an old agreement regarding the apportionment of the
receipts, India receives a cash payment of £450,000 from that Company
and also transfers the liability for maintaining and working the unremune-
rative
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Section to the Company. After allowing for compen
satory payments to the staff discharged and for various other adjustments,
we shall realise a net sum of about 54
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
41. As the assets thus disposed of were originally paid for out of
revenue, it is quite proper that the connected credit should be taken to
revenue and, as I have said, I regard it as specially balancing, and in a
sense justifying, the heavy non-recurring expenditure on census and civil
aviation which unfortunately falls on next year.
42. Gap to be filled .—As the receipt is 54
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and the provisicn for
these two items is 53, that gives me 1
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in hand to be added to the
net saving of 97. Adding the resulting figure of 98
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to the saving of
1,75
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
on the Military budget, we have a total of 2,73
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to puS
against the deficit of 17*24 crores with which I started.
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The volume contains papers, mostly 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. minute papers, regarding the withdrawal from Persia [Iran] of the Indo-European Telegraph Company and the Indo-European Telegraph Department (IETD).
It includes papers relating to the following:
- The decision of the Indo-European Telegraph Company to withdraw from Persia because of loss of revenue due to wireless and other causes
- The effect on the communications of 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. of the withdrawal from Persia of the IETD and the Indo-European Telegraph Company, and the importance to HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. of securing the retention of the cable stations in the Gulf and the Jask-Gwadur line
- The desire of HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. to temporarily postpone the transfer to the Persian Government of the apparatus of the Bushire wireless station until reconstruction of the Bahrein station had been carried out
- How HM Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran, should respond in the event of representations being received from the Persian Government in connection with the withdrawal of the Indo-European Telegraph Company from Persia
- The transfer to Imperial and International Communications Limited of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Cable System, and the transfer of the IETD telegraph lines in Persia, connecting Tehran with the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. cables and with India, to the Persian Government
- Negotiations between the British Government and the Government of India on the one part and the Persian Government on the other for a governmental agreement to settle questions in connection with the withdrawal of the IETD from Persia
The volume also includes some papers relating to the intention of the Indo-European Telegraph Company to withdraw from the Soviet Union on 1 March 1931.
The main correspondents are as follows: the Foreign Office; HM Minister, Tehran (Sir Robert Clive), and HM Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran (Raymond Cecil Parr); the Indo-European Telegraph Company Limited; the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; and Imperial and International Communications Limited.
The volume includes some copies of documents in French, including correspondence between Sir Robert Clive and the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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 (408 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
The subject 4535 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Persia: telegraphs) consists of nine files (seven volumes and two physical files), IOR/L/PS/10/1266-1274. The files are divided into seventeen parts, with parts 1 and 3 comprising one volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, part 5 comprising the third file, part 7 comprising the third and fourth volumes, parts 8 and 11 comprising the fifth volume, parts 13 to 15 comprising the sixth volume, part 16 comprising the seventh file, and parts 10 and 17 comprising the eighth volume.
A location list on folio 5 of IOR/L/PS/10/1271 and IOR/L/PS/10/1272 states that part 4 is Coll 30/75 (IOR/L/PS/12/3792), part 6 is Coll 29/68 (IOR/L/PS/12/3644), part 9 is Coll 30/17 (IOR/L/PS/12/3727), and part 12 is P 4480/1923 Pt 2 (IOR/L/PS/10/1099).
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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 410; 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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- Title
- File 4535/1928 Pt 7 ‘Persia. Telegraphs’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:20v, 29r:37v, 39v, 40v:45v, 47r:60v, 63r:63v, 65v:67v, 69r:85v, 86v, 87v, 93r:93v, 94v, 95v:103v, 106r:115v, 119r:125v, 128r:151v, 153v:171v, 174r:251v, 254r:275v, 276v:295v, 296v, 297v, 304r:320v, 324r:336v, 341r:358v, 360r:374v, 376r:383v, 385r:400v, 403r:409v, back-i
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