مجموعة ٢٩/ ١١٨ (٦) "مشهد: موضع القنصلية العامة البريطانية" [و‎‎١‎٥] (١٨٨/٢٩)

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PROM: U.K.' HIGH GOLfMISSIONER IN INDIA
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U*K, HIGH COMMISSIONER IN PAKIST/iN (SAVING)
D. Now Dolhi 18*30 hours yth Oct*, 1949
R* 20*20 hours yth ,f 1949
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Addrossod Commonwealth Relations Office No* x*1?60 repeated
Teheran X.18 (commonwealth Relations Office please pass) and Saving
to United Kingdom High Commissioner in Karachi.
Your telegram No. 2846 of 23rd S 0 ptambor. Indian consular
appointments at Moshod and Khorramshahr*
In reply to our onquirios tho Govornmont of India have now
sont us a letter stating that the opening of their Consulate General —
at Meshed has been postponed and that it is not possible just at
present to give any indication of the period of postponement* The
idea of opening a Consulate will they say certainly be revived as
soon as favourable conditions arise but in any case the postponement
is likely to bo for more (repeat more) than six months* They
request therefore that the question of providing suitable accommodation
for the Indian Consul’—Genoral at Meshed may now be considered by
tho United Kingdom authorities concerned at some leisure*
2* The Government of India letter states that a similar
decision has been taken to postpone the opening of an Indian
Consulate at Khorramshahr# The car and tho launch they have asked
for for this post will not therefore be required and they suggest
that on receipt of the new car now on its way to Persia (c.f. your
car
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