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Coll 29/86 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure: incidence; revision; general' [‎220r] (439/561)

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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Minute Paper.
Department.
year to the cost of consular and diplomatic
services in China. This payment is a relic
remaining from days when India was specially
interested in China on account of the opium trade.
We have repeatedly represented to the Treasury
that the contribution should now cease, but as the
actual payment of the contrubution takes the form
of rebate from the Treasury contribution to the
cost of 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 Treasury has the
last word on the matter and has paid scant attention
to our representations.
India also pays an additional small con
tribution of £410 to the cost of the Consulate at
TSngyueh.
&
Siam. India pays a contribution of £1000 to the
4 CT. k.
cost of the Consulate at Chiengmai.
Arabia. The Political agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Muscat also holds a
o^\ ^
V-
n
commission as Consul for Muscat. The cost of the
appointment is borne by India.
Jedda. In view of India’s interest in the pilgrimage
two Indians (a pilgrimage officer and a doctor)
are maintained from Indian revenues on the staff of
the Minister and 1312 Consul-General. The present
pilgrimage officer. was given the title of
Vice-Consul with effect from the 1st January, 1928,
and the Indian officer who last held the medical
appointment,but who has recently been relieved,
also enjoyed the title of Vice-Consul.
In the past India has paid ^ small con-
tributioruto a few consular posts in Foreign
countries which hata worked in connection with the
interests/

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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. .

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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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1 file (279 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 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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