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File 3122/1921 Pt 1 'Persia: Quarantine arrangements' [‎8r] (9/1174)

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The record is made up of 586 folios. It was created in 1921-1931. 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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B 6987/8698/34
PORKXQlt OFFICE
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\viih reference to your letter Ho. 111C/108225/37/29
of the 6th October, regarding the methods of the Persian
quarantine authorities, X am directed by Mr.secretary Henderson
to transmit to you, for the consideration of the Minister of
Health, the accompanying copy of a further despatch from His
Majesty 1 s Minister at Tehran on this subject.
2. Sir R.Olive recommends that the British Delegate on
the Permanent Committee of the "Office International d’Hygi&ne
rublique" be instructed to endeavour to effect a satisfactory
settlement of certain matters reported in hi© previous
despatches, provided that the action taken by the Persian
authorities is considered to have contravened the provisions of
the International unitary Conventions* In particular, he
draws attentlQn t0 ths importance of preventing if possible the
reimposition by the Persian authorities of quarantine on
Persia’s land frontier with Iraq. I am to express the hope
that the possibility of action on these lines may be favourably
considered, and to state that Mr*Henderson will, if necessary, be
prepared to instruct Hi® Majesty’a Representative at Tehran to
supply any further details regarding the possible contravention
of International Conventions which Mr.Greenwood may consider
necessary to enable the question to be profitably pursued in the
manner suggested in your letter under reply.
£he Secretary,
Ministry of Health,

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Correspondence, minutes, memoranda, and draft papers relating to quarantine services in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The correspondence is between officials at 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. , Foreign Office, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), and Ministry of Health. Further correspondence, included as enclosures, comes from officials at the British Legation in Tehran, Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire, HM Consulate at Bandar Abbas, HM Consulate-General at Fars, Government of India (Marine Department), the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, and the Government of Persia.

Throughout the file are regular reports on the quarantine service in general. Matters covered by the papers include:

  • Persian objections to British control of the service and the eventual handover in 1928
  • Quarantine regulations
  • Cases of outbreaks of disease
  • Finances
  • Maintenance and replacement of equipment
  • Staffing
  • The proposal for establishing a station at Henjam
  • Relations with international bodies such as the League of Nations.
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586 folios
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English and French in Latin script
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