‘Persia – especially Seistan’ [‎393v] (785/949)

/ From M. H. Oung, Esq., Comptroller, India Thra^uriss, No. B.-K. 2S5, dated the 19 te
(received 20th) December 1901.
Calls for an estimate of expenditure expected to be incurred in the current and ensuing finan
cial years in connection wdh the Commercial Mission to Persia.
Up to the present we have sanctioned, from the special grant of Rs. 20,000, the follow
ing advances
K«. A. P.
For expenditure out of Persia 5,867 9 0
>» » iu i> •••••••• 11,000 0 0
2. The‘ c usual form ,, alluded to by the Com^troMer is presumably that in Article 110,
♦The Mission is not a political one. V 5 )lu ; n \ 1 of ‘ he Civil Account C >de, with
which the peculiar cnoumstances# of this case
do not tally. In any case the figures which we shou d be able to <nve him wou'd, since the
itinerary is still unsettled, be approximate only, and in the form we have received them from
the Chamber and Major Sykes.
3. The file may perhaps be referred to the Comptroller to kindly say in what form the
estimate should be prepared in this case.
C. B. P.,,— 30-12-1904.
R. W. S.,—
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.From the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Persian Gule, Telegram, dated the 29 th (received 30 th)
December 1904.
AsJcs for authority to remit Rs, 1,000 to Major Sykes > bankers at Bombay.
We need not object ? Major Sykes had to make preliminary disbursements on his own
t Finance Department should see, for concurrence, personal s icurity. Draft teLgrumf for appro-
fore issue va ]_ PRase see previous note.
before issue
C. B. P.,—30-12-1904.
Finance Department.
Please see previous note.
A. Fremantle,— 31-12-1904.
L. Russell,— 31-12-1904.
^ In Foreign Department letter No. tOSS-E. A., dated the 3 rd December 1901, Major
Sykes was authorised to incur expenditure up to Rs. 11 .000, on aecount of the Commercial
Mission He has now wired to the Folitical Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. asking the latter
to 1 emit that amount to his (Major Sykes') bankers at Bombay : and the Resident asks for
authority to comply with this request.
,vn O n 2 H;t 0^dlnarily, ifc Ti uld be irre S ,,lar for an officer at whose credit money is placed for
vide footnntr^A^f• lc Po r PO se to draw out the money and keep it in his private account,
Political PpriVIp P V°^ e ‘ -^ ut ^ W ’H be seen from the Assistant
W 9th Dectiraber that Gray Paul’s Agent at Bunder Abbas
has advanced to the Mission 1,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. on Major Sykes’ personal security, and that the latter
has also himself advanced 1,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , the
2,0()0 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. being equivalent to some Rs.
10,000.t In the special circumstances of the
case, this Department need not perhaps object
to the payment of Rs. 1 1,000 being made to
Major Sykes’ bankers at Bombay as proposed.
But instead of the Resident arranging for the
issue orders tho in i , remittance of funds to those bankers, we may
the Foreign Deoartment hn D ei | era , n , ma ^ e tbe P a . vmen t direct. This may be done when
Sy^e!:X he S mat ned ^ ,elegram ^ ° f the ba “ k -
p, h ’ e c i i i m n y be in ™ rred v ' h « Mission, the
j oreign Department may perhaps instruct the
Political Reddint that arrangements should be
made beforehand by the Bush ire Treasury to
place the amount that may be authorised by
the Government of India in this behalf, in
a lump sum direct to the credit of Major
Sykes, who may Incur expenditure out of it as
required.
f A toman 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. = 6#.
(Page 970 of the Statesman’s year Book 1904 .)
This win introduce further complicatiens and it
would be better to let the Resident make his own
arrangements.
J. D„— 4 . 1 - 1905 .
I think the course proposed in the office note is
preferable.
J. Campbell,— 4 - 1 - 1905 .
t t.e.,yver and above the Rs. 11 000 , in question and
the Rg. o, 867 - 9-0 paid to the Upper India Chamber of
Commerce.
The most convenient procedure depends upon condi
tions in Persia of which we have no knowledge. Comn-
troller, India Treasuries, might advise Foreign Depart
ment later. 6
H. D. G ,— 4 - 1 - 1905 .
Yes
J. Campbell,— 4-1-1905.
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