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Coll 28/110 ‘Persia. Economic & Financial Assistance by H.M.G.’ [31r] (61/79)
The record is made up of 1 file (38 folios). It was created in 20 Nov 1941-6 Apr 1944. 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. .
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Dated New Delhi* 03»-l0 hours* 23rd November?, 1941s,
Reed® 07.00 hours* 23 rd Nov err her* l94l«
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IMPORTANT
660i » goreimr Off ice telegram 1042 -. d ated
November l 8 th was not despatched to us until November
20th and did not reach us unti.1 November Slot 2 days
1 after our telegram No®6514 was drafted and despatched®
P Though on the question or financial assistance we
adhere to views there given we realise it is too late
now to do more than suggest thtt practical and
psychological aspects of this question should be
carefully considered when we ccrne to application of
the Treaty even though they ha\e not been given the
value we should ourselves wish in its text®
2 * We are not sure why it is assumed that
Persian GcTt* are asking for foreign exchange® As
far as appears only large sca'U purchases which they
might (?make) would be of food stuffs* We had
assumed that financial assistance was needed owing
to failure to collect taxes, fj11 of Customs Revenue
and shortage of fecources generally to keep
RECb.POL.DEPt.
24NOV 941
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.
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Correspondence concerning the provision of financial assistance to Persia [Iran] following Britain’s occupation of parts of the country after the Anglo-Soviet invasion of August 1941. The correspondence discusses: ways in which financial assistance could be given to Persia; trade between Britain/India and Persia; financial assistance as part of Britain’s broader propaganda effort across Persia, considered in a number of letters (ff 23-24, ff 12-17, ff 7-8) alongside infrastructure and public works development, cultural activities, medical assistance, and the rehabilitation of Persia’s armed forces. The file’s principal correspondents are: the British Legation in Tehran; and the Foreign Office.
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.
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- 1 file (38 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 40; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3521
- Title
- Coll 28/110 ‘Persia. Economic & Financial Assistance by H.M.G.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:39v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence