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File 3122/1921 Pt 1 'Persia: Quarantine arrangements' [‎99r] (193/1174)

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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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^Document Is the P.opert^ H^Bnt^nic Majesty’s Government, and should
retnmed to the Fo reign Office if n 0 7 required
(E. 3653/306/34).
Code telegram to Mr. Parr (Tehran).
Foreign Office, July 2 5th 1928. 6.00 p.m.
No.l62„ (p).
A A A A A A
Your telegrams Nos. 223 and 224 (of July 13 th
end 14th. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Qusr°'ntin /3 c -i ^
x quo-ro-ntine service) and telegrarr
of July 1 8th from Government of India repeated to
you No.80 T.
Tou should inform Persian government in such
manner as you think best that His Majesty's
Government are prepared to agree to the transfer
of quarantine control in the Gulf to the Persian
nupriorities, on the understanding however that
satisfactory arrangements shall be made for handing
over (this is Important in view of India's
responsibilities under the International Sanitary
-onventioii), and tnat a11 Possible steps will be taken
to secure that so long as British doctors remain in
thS P ° StS affected > ^ey shall be in a position to
oo-operate effectively with their Persian successors
and tne maximum demree nf x ,
oJ-tt- 0 j. eu.es.tive control by the
British medical staff shall be retained.
Government of India ha.ve been requested to
'-elegraph the necessary instructions immediately
Z taS Clller Quar£ntine i-ledical Officer and to repeat
'■■'leir telegram to you*
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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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