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File 3122/1921 Pt 1 'Persia: Quarantine arrangements' [‎234r] (463/1174)

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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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i.naa*antin© Of fleers in South,
I# * are aaithorissd to discuss with Persian Government
the position of the Indian Medical Officers loaned to Persia for
the quarantine Service in the South on the following basis-
(a) Fall nominal control of the (-'.uararitine Service and
doctors to be conceded to Persian Government,
{b) As ofiactive safshards a© possible to be secured j
against executive control passing- into Persian hands.
(Cj Guarantee© that Persian Government will continue for j|
reasonable time to employ Indian l edical Officer© in Southern 1
quarantine on a regular basis. [f
^gard© KbJ it ha© been suggested Uiat the Chief
quarantine Medical Officer should be directly under the order© of
the Head of the Persian Public Health Department.
it m f ouXd perhaps bo possible to elaborate this
suitestion with a view to minimise the danger of interference by
tiiat apartment in executive matter© conneotcd with the
quarantine .-ejnrice of the south. The following euggeetlons
siTt aade to- this end: -*
The British medical offiaor© other than the Chief
^uarmitin© edioal Officer should bo responsible solely to the
quarantine Medical Officer; end he should be the sole
channel of communication between them and the Persian Health
Apartment.
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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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English and French in Latin script
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