![Ext 5000/41(8) 'Persian situation: miscellaneous reports on wheat situation' [‎7v] (14/560)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x000113/IOR_L_PS_12_558_0014.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "Ext 5000/41(8) 'Persian situation: miscellaneous reports on wheat situation' [‎7v] (14/560)")
Ext 5000/41(8) 'Persian situation: miscellaneous reports on wheat situation' [7v] (14/560)
The record is made up of 1 volume (278 folios). It was created in 13 Apr 1943-11 Nov 1946. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
About this item
- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the production and supply of wheat in Persia.
The discussion in the volume includes:
- the UK-US coordination efforts and its relationship with supplies from the Soviet Union
- UK-US staffing of personnel in the Persian government concerned with wheat supply deficiencies and their impact on the high cost of living
- inefficiency of the Persian government in managing a bumper harvest in 1944
- quotas, laws and transport issues relating to wheat production
Included in the volume is a copy (ff 122r:122v) of the 'Progress Report: Wheat Supervision Scheme, September 1943'.
The principal correspondents in the volume include the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Under-Secretary of State for India; the Ministry of Food, London; the Middle East Supply Centre, Cairo; and the War Cabinet.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (278 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 280; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
Ext 5000/41(8) 'Persian situation: miscellaneous reports on wheat situation' [7v] (14/560), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/558, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100054034911.0x00000f> [accessed 30 October 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100054034911.0x00000f
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100054034911.0x00000f">Ext 5000/41(8) 'Persian situation: miscellaneous reports on wheat situation' [‎7v] (14/560)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100054034911.0x00000f"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x000113/IOR_L_PS_12_558_0014.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x000113/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/558
- Title
- Ext 5000/41(8) 'Persian situation: miscellaneous reports on wheat situation'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:208v, 220r:220v, 229r:240v, 243r:279v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence