Coll 29/86 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure: incidence; revision; general' [83r] (165/561)
The record is made up of 1 file (279 folios). It was created in 1 Mar 1927-1 Mar 1949. 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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annual expenditure shown in the Government of India's letter
referred to above is assumed to be approximately £25,000, as
f ollows: -
Bahrein £9,025
Muscat £12,100
Leave, pass-age and pension
contributions and sterling pay £2,600
Miscellaneous charges 600
Civil Works 675
£25,000
The combined total would thus be £152,000, and a moiety thereof
would be £76,000. It appears, therefore, that the principle
on which the Government of India base their proposal, if applied
to the later figures now available, would result in a contribution
from India of approximately Ks. 10, 133
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
11. From statement B enclosed herein it will be observed
that on these figures the Government of India expenditure under
the proposals set forth in paragraphs 7 - 9 of this letter would
amount to £54,000 plus £25,000, or a total of Rs, 10*533
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
*
12. This figure of Rs. 10*533
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
is, however, based on
estimated expenditure in past years, and Lord Halifax does not
doubt that it can be very considerably reduced. The Government
of India will of course benefit by any economies which they may
be able to effect in the maintenance of posts staffed by the
Indian Political Service
The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47.
. Once the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
has been
removed to Bahrein, it should certainly be possible to reduce by
a very considerable amount the sum of £35,000 per annum , whi ;h
is quoted as the cost of the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
at Bushire for the year
1935-36. Moreover, it may be found possible to effect economies
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The file concerns the incidence of Diplomatic and Consular expenditure in Iran and in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The file includes:
- Memorandum on the contributions made from Indian and Burma revenues , 1938
- revision of the incidence of Diplomatic and Consular expenditure in Persia in 1923-24
- transfer of the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from Bushire to Bahrain: Government of India's proposals for future incidence of diplomatic and consular expenditure, 1937-40.
The file is composed of correspondence between the Viceroy, the Foreign Office, 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 Government of India, and the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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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 280; 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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- Coll 29/86 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure: incidence; revision; general'
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- front, front-i, 2r:280v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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