File 299/1918 Pt 5 'Persia: situation in the South; withdrawal of British troops; consular escorts; Bushire office allowance and Toshakhana grant'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 299/1918 Pt 5 'Persia: situation in the South; withdrawal of British troops; consular escorts; Bushire office allowance and Toshakhana grant'
- Date:
- 1920/1931
- Description:
- Abstract: This volume contains correspondence discussing various requirements for the Bushire Residency.Topics discussed include a proposed increase of the allotment for toshakhana and changes of the allocation for the Bushire Residency from Rs 5000 to Rs 10,000 a year. Correspondence discusses the refusal of the Foreign Office and Colonial Office to bear any share of the increased expenditure.Also discussed is a proposal to withdrawal the infantry detachments and the Admiralty's having no objection in the case of Henjam. A further proposal discussed was to increase the consular cavalry escorts at Bushire and Bandar Abbas and provide the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf with a Ford car, due to the withdrawal of the British infantry garrison at Henjam and its replacement with night watchmen.The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 329; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The file has one foliation anomaly, f 265a.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Geographic region:
- Bushire
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000271_ar
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000271_en
IOR/L/PS/10/731
IOR/L/PS/10/731