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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' [92r] (182/704)
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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I'h© giTrroutKiIng wall and door therein ara In
excellant coou1t1on•
£• general state of tho cemetery is s^tiafac^try
l>\jt no trace of the oarotaiccr could oc found f nor did any
one know of the existence of a caretaker*
5, The words *3rltiah lasidu" on the ^aiaorial had
not been hetaced*
there are a certain numaer of Email pencil scribbles
on the plaque of this memorial, hut they appear to hate
been done by children at some time ci otter, and the letter
ing is not more seri led on than the plain margin surround
ing it.
4 * A reyis^ pUn and list of graves is attached.
5* state of gray,ee,_rm.a ,MtllAOTg W ZZnfc ,18at»
The graves tfeeBeeXvee ar^ all in good ropair t and
the following rewarks apply to the inscriptions.
U) Qrawee ef Havel JlfAMgl IPfl.
No. IS A»B*t ii.k.B. # Alert rt
In very good condition»
no. 2d K.Xarsh, Sal leaker, H.i; .3. ^ Auckland S
The engraved stone let into th© centre
of t*te conent surface of the grave is
practioally obliterated, aa the btone
is very soft and has worn at ay.
a large wooden •headsto»e* was standing
at the head of th© gr&vs, and was in a
very bad state of repair, hut to it was
affixed a brass plat© engraved as shown
in enclosure.
A new wooden headstone was la^nded and
erected, the brans plate being fixed
to it.
— T.Mason, B«£. There is no grave with
this name on it, but the name appears
on the meiaorlal.
lb) fil&ftCJjglXdft*
hqs. 2 - IQ bear no legible inscription.
No. 10 a. This Is a new grave not previously
referred to in the correspondence in
your pack, it is in excellent condition
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- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (349 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3604
- Title
- 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'
- Pages
- front, back, front-i, 3r:5v, 8r:51v, 54r:54v, 58r:62v, 64r:78v, 81r:153v, 154v:156v, 158r:222v, 224r:230v, 247v, 250r:255v, 256v:293v, 296r:303v, 306r:306v, 308r:352v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence