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File 636/1907 'Turkish Arabia: Bagdad Consulate. Mr Gaskin (Commercial Asst). Detention by Turkish authorities (1914-1918). Settlement of accounts.' [17r] (44/616)
The record is made up of 1 volume (303 folios). It was created in 22 Dec 1904-28 Mar 1929. It was written in English. 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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Draft Paper
Department.
Sir D. ae S. Bray K.C.I.S., Please refer to Mr. Bertram
C.S.I., C.B.3.
^ ^ Ay
Higgs' letter to toe t P. 1 e't'ter
D.O. No. 249-A of the 30th March 1927,
regarding the composition of the
debit raised in the Account Current
Assistant to 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.
in
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
, for the period
1st February 1915 to 23rd December 1918,
on the receipt of which we duly
recovered from the Foreign Office a
moiety of Rs.20,449- 9.6.
I now enclose a copy of
correspondence with the Foreign Office
and the Treasury from which it will be
on a gold basis in this case. The
principle is explained in the
correspondence. While it is
considered that this Office should have !
been consulted before its application ; i
no an Indian Service official, we feel
IS I
that no objection would have been
raised if this had been done and that
the claim should therefore be met.
We have also considered the question
from its personal aspect in that
with this Office in respect of the pay
of Mr. J.C. Gaskin, late Comml.
I
seen that the former have a further |
claim against us through the
application of the principle of payment | !
Gaskin/
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The correspondence discusses the appointment of John Calcott Gaskin as Commercial Assistant to the British Consul at Bagdad in 1906, and the decision for his salary to be paid jointly by the British Government Treasury and the Government of India.
Following the outbreak of The First World War the correspondence discusses Mr Gaskin's internment in Aleppo and arrangements that were made through the US Consulate in Aleppo for continued payment of his salary until he was able to return to England in 1918.
The later correspondence between the Foreign Office, the Accountant General 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. , and the Foreign Department of the Government of India discusses the amounts paid to Mr Gaskin during his time in Bagdad and Aleppo, including outstanding monies due to him, and the decision to grant him furlough on his return to England before commencing an appointment in Mesopotamia [Iraq].
The volume is part 1 of 1. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (303 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 636 ( Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. ) consists of 1 part comprising one volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 303; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- File 636/1907 'Turkish Arabia: Bagdad Consulate. Mr Gaskin (Commercial Asst). Detention by Turkish authorities (1914-1918). Settlement of accounts.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:23v, 25r:67v, 70r:84v, 89r:128v, 132r:300v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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