Coll 29/93 'Consular arrangements in East Persia: British vice-consulate at Birjand; closed and included in Zabul Consular district' [‎8r] (17/163)

Copy of letter No.465-3/20 dated the^JDth September 1945 from
jjis Majesty 1 a Consul General for Khorasan to the Secretary tc[ the
j-oveminent of India* internal Affairs Department, New Delhi*
• i C C ) j
Subject;-Reduction of Temporary posts and e^endit^re •occasicsaed Ipy war*
I have the honour to refer to the Government of India, External
Affairs Department, Secret Express letter No*F#80-l/45,
June 1945 and my telegram No*o59 dated the 13th September 194&? -Ine t
temporary posts and expre in the Khorasan Consulate General (includinR
the Zahidan Consulate), which were made necessary by conditions casued
b^ the war, are dealt with below.
( 6 ) Sumptuary allowance of fce25/-p«m« of the Indian Assistant at Birjand
sanctioned vide E#A*D* letter No*F*27(14)*E/45 dated the 15th May 1945
The reasons for the grant of this allowance have already been
explained in this office letter No. 106/B/31 dated the 25th.January 1945.
It is not possible for the Indian Assistant Birjand to avoid entertaining
local Persians and giving food and shelter to travellers from time to
time. On account of the extremely higji cost of all things in Iran the sum
of fls.25/-p«m* does not begin to cover his actual expenses m this
connection, and I very strongly recoomend that it should be sanctioned
permanently. It should not Be lost sight of that in these days Iran is,
perhaps with one exception, the most expensive country in the world to
live in. I further veiy strongly recommend that the allowance should be
sanctioned for the whole year as recommended in this office letter No.
982/E/31 dated the 16th July 1945.
(7) Lower Division clerk, Biriand., (Temporarily.up-graded to Upper-
Division Temporary war establishment) sanctioned vide E«A»D» letter
No.F*27(14)-l/45 dated the 16th May i.945.
The circumstances necessitating the creation of the post of lower
division clerk were explained in this office letter No. 139 dated the
< 28.1.45. It is essential for post of Vice-Consul Birjand and Meshed
(sanctioned vide E.A.D. letter No.F#23(3)-E/44 dated the 21st July 1945)
to have one clerk. I therefore recommend that this should be permanently
sanctioned.
2# I trust that the Government of India will be pleased to approve of
the recommendation which I consider necessary in the interests of the
public service.I propose to provide for them in the Budget Estimates for
1946-47•
A copy of this letter is being sent to the Hon'ble the Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire.