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Coll 28/110 ‘Persia. Economic & Financial Assistance by H.M.G.’ [34r] (67/79)
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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Secretary, External Department.
There are three issues raised in this correspondence.
(a) Whether we should give financial assistance to Persia.
I agree that in view of our secret information that the
Persians do not really want such assistance there is no
purpose in pursuing the matter at the moment and that we
cannot question the Foreign Office's decision to refuse
to incorporate any undertaking on the subject in the
treaty,
(b) Whether we should accede to the Persian request that
we should buy their produce and facilitate their imports.
I agree on the whole with the Foreign Office that we should
not enter into any obligation on this point as part of the
treaty. We are in fact doing everything that is possible
in view of the shipping and port situation to assist
Persia's imports. We may have to buy some more Persian
produce (e.g. Persian cotton) but it seems best not to
pursue this at the moment.
(c) Whether we should support the G-overnment of India's
proposal that the Persians should be given an Economic
Adviser. This has nothing to do with the treaty as such.
It seems to me to be a sound idea that there should be
more qualified economic and financial advice at Tehran
than there is at present. Whether it should take the form
of an American Economic or Financial Adviser attached to
the Persian Government or of the strengthening of the staff
of H.M. Legation by the addition of an economic expert
who would carry some guns is a point which is more open to
question. I am at present rather inclined to favour the
latter. The advice of an expert attached to the Legation
would be available informally to the Persian Government and
he could be appointed without consultation with the Russians.
My/
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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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