Coll 29/93 'Consular arrangements in East Persia: British vice-consulate at Birjand; closed and included in Zabul Consular district' [‎37r] (75/163)

Draft Paper.
P. Z.1737/38.
political Department
Qae Secretary of State,
A Foreign Office.
DRAFTiLETTER.
Sir,
5 APR 1938
I am directed by the Secretary
of State for India to refer to the
letter from the Government of India
ft
dated,3rd March ( a copy of which was
sent to the Foreign Office with India
Office letter No.P.Z.1737/38 of the
18th March) on the subject of Consular
arrangements in East-eiHR Iran, from which
it will be observed that the Government
of India have made the following proposals:?
(1) That the post of Vice-Consul,
Birjand, should be abolished
and that Birjand should be
included in the consular
district of the Vice-Consul,
Zabul, who would divide his
time equally between these
two posts.
(2) That a Consulate Office only
should be retained at Birjand
and that a Clerk of the Lower
Division of the combined
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Khorasan
cadre should be placed in
charge of this Office on
emoluments totalling Rs.192
per mensem as detailed in the
enclosure to their letter.
2. It is estimated that an annual
saving of
above proposals.
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these proposals and if the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs sees no
objection^he would be glad if H.M.
Minister at Tehran could be requested to ] 1
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