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Coll 29/42 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure: contribution (from Indian revenues) towards cost of a British Chaplain at Tehran; Christian cemeteries in Persia and the Persian Gulf' [‎83r] (164/704)

The record is made up of 1 file (349 folios). It was created in 8 Aug 1917-5 Sep 1939. 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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Coaj|of letter No.25/31/15, dated the 1st June
1936, from the Hon'ble 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 the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to Kis Majesty's Charge d' Affaires,
Tehran.
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With reference to your despatch No.6, dated
the 7th February 1936 on the subject of the registra
tion and maintenance of the cemeteries at Henjam and
Basidu/ I have the honour to enclose conies of the
blue prints of the cemeteries in question which give
the dimensions, and to state that so far as is known
from the archives of this office there were 15 graves
in the cemetery at Henjam in 1926, and in that at
Basidu 31 including a cement concrete monument.
2. Ah. 1st of the graves in question together
with the inscriptions on them is enclosed. The list
is by no means complete as many of the graces do not
bear any name olate and as regards the graves at
Henjam it is possible that some more graves may have
been added since 1926- I am making further enquiries
into this latter point and shall communicate the
result of my investigation to you in due course.
3. The approximate cost of upkeeo of the cemetery
at Henjam works out at Rs. 100/- per annum and that
at Basidu at Rs. 200/- .
4. No special care-takers have been employed
in any of the cemeteries in question.
*
The enclosures are not sent.

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The file concerns Diplomatic and Consular expenditure towards the cost of a British Chaplain at Tehran, and the maintenance of Christian cemeteries.

The file contains:

  • proposal that Indian Revenues should contribute towards the maintenance of a British Chaplain in Tehran, 1923; includes Report of the Inter-departmental Committee on British cemeteries abroad
  • lists of members of the Indo-European Telegraph Department and their families buried in Persia
  • financial contributions to the Christian Cemetery Fund, Yezd
  • maintenance of the British cemeteries of Henjam and Basidu [Bāsa‘īdū] after the end of British occupation, in 1935
  • construction of a wall around the new Cemetery site at Kuwait, in 1936
  • list of inscriptions on memorials and gravestones in the cemeteries at Basidu and Henjam, 1936
  • removal of tombstones to the British Cemetery at Shiraz from the old Armenian Cemetery
  • replacement of damaged War Grave tablets in the British Cemetery at Shiraz.

The file is composed of correspondence between 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. , the Office of Works, the Foreign Office, the British Legation at Tehran, the Imperial Bank of Persia, the High Commissioner for India, the British Consulate at Kerman, the British Consulate at Shiraz, the Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Admiralty, the Imperial War Graves Commission, 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

There is a document in French, an extract from Le Messager de Tehran.

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1 file (349 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 350; 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.

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English and French in Latin script
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Coll 29/42 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure: contribution (from Indian revenues) towards cost of a British Chaplain at Tehran; Christian cemeteries in Persia and the Persian Gulf' [‎83r] (164/704), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3604, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100043084055.0x0000a5> [accessed 7 February 2025]

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