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File 3122/1921 Pt 1 'Persia: Quarantine arrangements' [‎382r] (759/1174)

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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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Britisii Leg& lilon.
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1 a&va honour no uomowlou^e uib reoelpt
o£ oooy of your dospsa uoh |jo* ^44-ii adare^^Qd to hIb
M ajoeCy’a iieaiaent in tho ^ralan Gulf enclosing a
maajoranduta by tbe naval Gomtaandor-in-cniof Indies
station on tbe '’Kstablisiuflent of a Quarantine Base as
Hen Jasa f * •
In reoauusending %bat» sue views of one
Q owsander-in-onief be sougbt at sue earliest opportuni
a niiti in Mind tno very objeosions wbioh he has now so
clearly set out* ihey are final and must remain so.
X feel however that the Besldeney Burgeon in his
capaci ty of Ghief Quarantine Medical Officer has snown ( '
a very we looms interest in his wor&, and that in view
of the recent appearances of plague at Kishm ana Banoar
abbas, hla contention that a real gap in the sanitary
defences of the Persian coast exists, should be care*
fully examined from the purely sanitary point of view.
I have no doubt that an expert in such questions can
be found in one of the Indian services.
3» I am sending copies of this despatch to
His Jiajesty's -Principal Secretary of State for foreign
Affairs and to His lia^®#fry’s Resident in the Persian
aulf.
i
^•ore
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Apartment,
India.
four most obedient,
humble Servant,
(Bigned) Percy loraine.

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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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