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Coll 28/107 ‘Persia (Iran) Movements of the ex-Shah.’ [85r] (169/361)
The record is made up of 1 file (178 folios). It was created in 15 Sep 1941-3 Oct 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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C on t idontiaX •
The Eisld«noy #
tfuehire, the x?th oetober, 194 i*
T)«ar Oaroe,
X an aendin^ you the foXlowing iatr^ot fxom a
irate letter from Falconer dated the 2nd Oetober f regard
ing the ex- hah* a departure fro® Bandar Abba*, which will,
X think, intereat you# 1 an tending a copy to Feel#
11 1 have juat spent a rather strenuoua and exhauatlng
4 daya seeing the ex- hah off the premisea# 1 rushed
down to bandar *»obaa at short notice to find there a
rise in te»pe<.attire and ouch moisture* 1 arrived at
3 p#»# Friday, having started from Lirjan at 5 o'clock*
went on board at 5 p*»# expecting the uoyal party to
arrive at about 6 p*m. and come straight on board# They
did not reach Bandar * fc boas till about 8 p#m# and at
X2#30 a#n»# a launch case off with ®ost of the family
and a meesage that the ex-Bhah and the remainder would
oome on board at 7 a#m# J^aturday# 1 got back to the
Consulate at 2 a#m# and found an M#x#telegram waiting
for ue from the India nfiioe* That took me till 4#i5
a#m# by which time 1 was far too tired to sleep and was
up again at 6 a#m# to get off before H#i#^# he o&mc
off on time and seemed to fee in good spirits* ^Ithou^h
I had avoided contact with him since his arrival at
Ksrman and until he came on board, he obviously knew
1 was around and was *uite friendly when we did meet#
There was somt delay in getting the vessel away due to
shipping of 3 oars which could only fee taken over the
/ pier
0 *K*Caroe Ss^uire, C*S*l. f C*I*£*, I#C#S*,
teoretury to the novemment of India,
Sxternal Affairs apartment.
New Delhi#
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Correspondence concerning the movements of the former Shah of Persia [Iran], Reza Shah Pahlavi, in the wake of his enforced abdication by the British Government in September 1941. The papers cover: arrangements for the removal of Reza Shah from Persia; discussion amongst British officials over where the Shah should be sent into exile, with Mauritius, British East Africa [Kenya], the Seychelles, Canada, and South Africa all discussed; reports of Reza Shah’s departure from the Persian port of Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] on 27 September 1941 (ff 85-86, ff 80-82); arrangements for the passage of Reza Shah and his touring party; Reza Shah’s stay in Mauritius, and his opinion of the islands; Reza Shah’s passage to South Africa; the movements of other members of the Persian royal family, including Reza Shah’s wives and children. The file’s principal correspondents are: the British Minister at Tehran, Reader William Bullard; the Foreign Office; the Governor of Mauritius, Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford; the External Affairs Department of the Government of India.
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 file (178 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 180; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3518
- Title
- Coll 28/107 ‘Persia (Iran) Movements of the ex-Shah.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:85v, 87r:180v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence