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'F 80 File 82/34 I APOC Concession' [‎117r] (218/436)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (221 folios). It was created in 21 Oct 1932-26 Jan 1933. 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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dispute which has arisen between them and the
Persian Government in regard to the legality of the
Persian Government's action to the permanent Court
of International Justice at The Hague - (cheers) - as
a matter of urgency under the Optional Clause. In so
doing His Majesty's Government would request the
Court to indicate, under Article 41 of the Statute,
the provisional measures which ought to be taken to
preserve their rights,
(3) Further, I am instructed to state that my
Government do not accept the attitude outlined in
paragraph 3 your Hote to the effect that the
Persian Government cannot regard themselves as res
ponsible for any damage accruing to the company. On
the contrary, I have the honour to inform your
Excellency categorically that His Majesty*» Govern
ment will hold the Persian Government directly res
ponsible for any damage to the company*s interests,
any interference with their premises or business
activities in Persia, or any failure to afford the
company adequate protection, and, in the event of any
such damage occurring His Majesty* s Government will
regard themselves as entitled to take all such
measures as the situation may demand for the company's
protection. {Cheers.)
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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between His Majesty's Minister at Teheran, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire and Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives in regard to the cancellation, on 27 Nov 1932, of the 1901 D'Arcy Concession, because APOC was not acting in the interest of Persia in reducing the oil production in 1932. The British Government considered escalating the breach of the concession to the International Court of Justice considering it a dispute between the Persian Government and the British Government. The volume contains: APOC's report on the 'Situation in Persia' (folios 87-92) and letter from the Deputy Chairman of APOC to the Company's Stakeholders to inform them (folios 93-107). The volume also includes copies of articles from The Times and copies of printed documents related to the dispute, including the agreement with D'Arcy (folios 219-231).

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1 volume (221 folios)
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The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 237-239). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The foliation is in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering begins on the title page, on number 1, then 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G and 1H; 2-27; 28-40 are skipped or omitted; 41-124; 125-135 are skipped or omitted; 136-146; 147-155 are skipped or omitted; 156-185; 186 and 187 are skipped or omitted; 188-201; 202 and 202A and then it carries on until 245, which is the last number given on the last folio of the volume. Between 93 and 107 the folios are paginated.

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