Coll 29/30 'Supply of Reuter's news to posts in Persia after withdrawal of Indo European Telegraph Department; wireless set for Bushire Residency'
Date:
1930/1937
Description:
Abstract: The file concerns the supply of news to the British Legation in Tehran and the British consulates in Persia after the withdrawal of Indo European Telegraph Department.The file covers:proposal to employ an Armenian operator to supply wireless service to Tehran Legationprovision of a wireless set for the Political ResidencyStatements comparing the Expenditure incurred by the Government of India on Diplomatic and Consular Services in Iran in the year 1934-1935 with that in the previous year(folios 11-24)monthly allowance to a signaller in the Bushire Residency Office for the maintenance of the wireless set there.The file is composed of correspondence between the British Legation in Tehran, Reuters, Imperial and International Communications, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Foreign Office, the India Office, and the Treasury.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 146; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.