The Indian Consul-General to the French Establishments in India (French India) was the chief diplomatic representative of India to the French Republic for the French Establishments in India housed in the 7 rue de Capuchins, Pondicherry. It was created after Indian independence in 1947 and existed until the de facto transfer of the French possessions to India on 1 November 1954. [1]
The inaugural Consul-General for India in the French Establishments in India at Pondicherry was Mirza Rashid Ali Baig who held the post between 1947 and 1949. [2] This consulate had jurisdiction over the Portuguese possessions in India as well [3] The last diplomat who hold this office was Kewal Singh who took charge as Chief Commissioner shortly before the de facto transfer in 1954.
No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
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2 | Mirza Rashid Ali Baig | circa 1947 | November 1949 |
2 | S.K. Banerjee | 31 November 1949 [4] | June 1950 |
3 | R.K. Tandon | 10 June 1950 [5] | circa October 1953 |
4 | Kewal Singh | circa October 1953 | 21 October 1954 |
De facto transfer of the French Establishments in India occurred on 1 November 1954. A Chief Commissioner, appointed by Government of India, replaced the last French Commissioner of French India, Georges Escargueil. Then consul-general Kewal Singh was appointed as the first Chief Commissioner of French Establishments in India, immediately after the Kizhoor referendum, on 21 October 1954, as per Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947. [1] The Chief Commissioner had the powers of the former French commissioner, but was under the direct control of the Union Government. [6]
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