Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 6 March 1874 and received by the India Office Political Department on 30 March 1874, forwarding a copy of a letter from the Chief Commissioner of British Burmah [Burma], and enquiring whether the formation of Persian [Iranian] vice-consulates at Rangoon [Yangon] and Moulmein [Mawlamyine] has been agreed to by HM Government.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 23 and terminates at f 26, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains two foliation anomalies: f 23a and f 25a.