File 3170/1918 ‘Persia: loans to Bakhtiari Khans’

Content

The volume consists of letters, telegrams, memoranda and printed reports relating to the provision of loans to the Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] khans in Persia [Iran].

The correspondence discusses:

• British relations with the Bakhtiaris
• British military movements in Persia
• The political situation in Persia including the prospects of a government being formed in Tehran
• Advance of monies to the Bakhtiari khans for the purchase of property at Barbarud [Dehnow]
• Correspondence between the Foreign Office and 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. about appropriate contributions to the payments
• Repayment of a loan made to Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Zaffar Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. [Sirdār Ẓafar Ilkhānī ] of the Bakhtiaris in 1918.

Correspondents include the following: HM Ambassador to Iran, the Secretary to the Government of India’s Foreign and Political Department, and officials from the 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. and Foreign Office.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format

1 file (115 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 115; 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/10/753

Former external reference(s)

P 3170/1918

History of this record

Date(s)

30 Mar 1918-29 Mar 1925 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

LoansTribes

Places

Persia

People & organisations

HM Ambassador to IranForeign OfficeBakhtiyārī (Tribe)

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