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File 3122/1921 Pt 1 'Persia: Quarantine arrangements' [‎484r] (963/1174)

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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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By 1910 tho apparatus baa aloofly begun to gtro trouble from
unsuitable batterlee(f> • na by Septeaiber 1913 having been un
serviceable and out of use for some oonetderabl^lt became *'
necmsaary to sead the barge and aaohln© to the AeP.O.C. at
Abadan for repair and overhaul (q). Certain repairs ^rere
executed at a cost of Krane 566 (hi,but apparently an ex
pensive item of puap and tubing was held up for want of fund©
Hi with the result that on an attempt being made to disinfect
the S*S*Sir&ar on the <Sth April 19«5 owing to faulty tubes the
engine broke down and was badly damaged,(ji
Directly after the damage^ had been effected the Persian Govt
sanctioned the necessary monies to purchase the required spare
parts and repair the drm?ge,{k)
Spare parts were apparently receivod and the machine in wording
fov,
order,as it was requisitioned, by the Mesopotamian Expeditionary
Force on the request of its D,M*S, by the Chief political officer
(1)
the bills for spares and repairs mentioned above was met by that
force. Cost, £124/14/4, <p)«
The barge and the machine thus passed out of the oar© of the
quarantine service.
In October 1920 the pollbUaX Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
approached the High Commissioner Iraq as to its whereabouts
and return or for its value to be ref uncled. (n>
On enquiry it was found that the machine had been scrapped in
1916 and the hull which had been used as an oil barge had been
sold, (o).
Signed, M,A.Niohol0on, Major I,M*S.
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. Surgeon in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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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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