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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [8r] (15/320)
The record is made up of 1 file (158 folios). It was created in 11 Oct 1937-25 Nov 1942. It was written in English and French. 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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Memorandum No. 3-K, dated the 16th January 1937.
The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and
Political Department presents his compliments to His Majesty’s Minister,
Kabul, and has the honour to transmit the undermentioned documents.
Iran Series, Serial Nos. 62 to 106 of 1936.
(H)
Memorandum No. 3-T dated the 19th January 1937.
The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and
Political Department presents his compliments to His Majesty’s Minister
Tehran, and has the honour to transmit the undermentioned documents.
Iran Series, Serial Nos. 62 to 106 of 1936.
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Received on 9th January 1937 with Political Secretary's Letter No. 52, dated
24th December 1936.
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter dated 15th December 1936.
P. 2-8952/36.
(E. 7464/0380/34).
Letter from the Chancery, British Legation, Tehran, to the Eastern
Department, Foreign Office, No. 641/9/36 dated the 13th November
1936.
Your despatch No. 442 (E 6654/6386/34) of the 29th October enclosing
a copy of the Senior Naval Officer’s report to us of the refusal of an Iranian
Amnieh N. C. O. to obey the regulations of the British India Company when
a passenger in their s. s. Bankura.
2. This incident was mentioned orally to Ansarie, Head of our Depart
ment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the 23rd October. He was asked
to try to get the Ministry of War to ensure that all subordinates were told
that the Company’s regulations in such matters must be observed. He agreed
that the regulations were reasonable, and said that he would take the matter
up with the Ministry of War. We hope that there will be no repetition of
the refusal to give up arms.
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Express letter from the Hon’ble 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.
, Bushire, to
His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, No. 73/33-117, dated the 24th
December 1936.
Repeated to
His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India,
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.
, London
(No. 2577).
The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, New Delhi
(No. 2578).
The Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
(No. 2579).
As you are aware from the despatches of His Majesty’s Consul, Ahwaz,
Nos. 60 and 61 dated the 23rd and 28th November respectively a case has
recently occurred in which a German sailor in a German Merchant vessel
42(C) ExAffairsDept.
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Printed correspondence from the Government of India’s Foreign and Political Department (later referred to as the External Affairs Department), collated into yearly collections under the heading ‘Iran Series’. The original correspondence was sent by British representatives in Iran (chiefly the British Legation in Tehran) to the Foreign Office. The correspondence concerns: the announcement of laws, decrees, regulations, and budgets by the Government of Iran, the texts of which were frequently published in the newspaper Le Journal de Tehran ; reports from British consular officials covering a range of subjects, including commercial activities, foreign relations and the commercial activities of foreign individuals and companies in Iran, provincial affairs, and the activities of the Shah; in 1939 and 1940, reports concerning the impact of the Second World War on Iran, with a large number of reports from the Press Attaché to the British Legation in Tehran, reporting the dissemination of propaganda and public opinion in Iran.
At the end of the file is a single item of original correspondence, sent by the Secretary to the Government of India. Dated 24 August 1942, it announces the discontinuation of the printing of the Persia [Iran] series for the duration of the war (f 159).
A large number of items in the file are in French. These include the texts of Iranian Government laws, regulations and announcements that were published in Le Journal de Tehran .
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 (158 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
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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 160; these numbers are written in pencil 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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- Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’
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- front, front-i, 2r:7r, 8r:11r, 12v:14v, 16r:16v, 20r, 23r:32r, 34r:41v, 42v:48r, 50v:55r, 56r:61r, 63r:65r, 68r:69r, 71v, 75v:77v, 79r:81v, 82v:85v, 89r, 91r:91v, 92v:93r, 94v:96v, 97v:101r, 102v:108v, 115r:118r, 124r, 125r:130v, 132r:134r, 136r:139r, 141r:141v, 145r:146v, 149r:151r, 152r:153v, 154v:159v, back-i, back
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