Abstract: The file concerns the claim of Reuben Lalezar, a Persian merchant, in respect of fine levied by HM Consul at Kermanshah, in 1919.Lalezar, accused for seizing donkeys under contract to carry petrol for British troops and for loading them with his own goods, requests refund of fines imposed on him and compensation for losses alleged to have been caused by his detention.The file also contains correspondence related to the Foreign Office's request that Indian Revenues should bear a moiety of the legal expenses.The file is composed of correspondence between the Government of India; the Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office; the British Legation at Tehran; the Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia; the British Consulate for Kermanshah; the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Iranian Ministry of Justice; and the India Office.There are some letters in French, from Reuben Lalezar.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 156; 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 2A.
Abstract: This part contains correspondence relating to expenditure on consular buildings, mostly in Persia [Iran], and the division of the cost between the Imperial and Indian Exchequers.It includes correspondence regarding: the proposal that the house and grounds of the Kermanshah Consulate should be taken over by HM Office of Works, and expenditure on repairs to the Consulate; and the purchase of shares in the water kanat of the Gulahek Legation [the subterranean aqueduct providing the Legation with its water supply].The file also includes correspondence relating to maintenance costs of the proposed new Consulate at Chiengmai [Chiang Mai, Thailand].The correspondence is between the following: the India Office; the Foreign Office; HM Office of Works; the Treasury; and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department. In addition, the file includes reference papers sent for comment from the India Office Political and Secret Department to the India Office Financial Department.Physical description: 1 item (48 folios)