Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [‎10v] (20/320)

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Sub-enclosure 1 to enclosure 2 of Serial No. 16.
Demi-official letter from the British Consulate General, Khorrsan,
to the Chancery, British Legation, Tehran,^No. D. O. 35-26/3,
dated the 27th October 1936.
Please refer to the correspondence ending with your Secret letter No.
67/22/36, dated the 8th August.
2. We are expecting these key boxes to arrive in Zahidan shortly.
3. As the Vice-Consul, Birjand, does not hold cyphers (he only has the
Government Telegraph Code) and the Consul-General does not now take
cyphers to Birjand it is quite useless sending a key-box there.
4. The Vice-Consul, Meshed, has not been supplied with one and we are
therefore instructing Zahidan to forward one to Meshed. We trust there
will be no objection to this.
Sub-enclosure 2 to enclosure 2 to Serial No. 16.
Demi-official letter from the Chancery, British Legation, Tehran,
to the British Consulate General, Khorosan, No. 67/27/36, dated
the 24th November 1936.
Your Secret letter D. 0. 35-26/3 of October 27th.
It was originally intended to supply key-boxes only to those consular
posts not (as Meshed now is) in possession of safes fitted with a combination
lock, and while we realize that in the changed conditions as described by
you it now appears unnecessary for a key-box to be issued to Birjand, we
must, in view of our letter No. 470/0-4/1 of 8th March 1935 (which applies
equally to the Vice-Consul) inform Foreign Office of the suggested diversion
to Meshed of the box intended for that post, and leave it to them to decide.
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{Received on 8th February 1937 with Political Secrearty's letter No. 3,
dated 21st January 1937.)
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter No. P. Z. 426/37, dated 18th
January 1937.
[E. 318/81/34.]
Code and cypher telegram from Foreign office to His Majesty’s
Minister, Tehran, No. 13, dated the 16th January 1937.
Firm named Dashwood and Partners of 27, Grosvernor Place, have asked
for licence to export 20,000,000 rounds of old British army point 303 inch
cartridges, costing £55,000 ostensibly consigned to Persian Government.
Ammunition being old surplus stock is not of quality which Persian Govern
ment would normally acquire, nor of usual claibre. It is to be consigned
to Bushire or Mohammerah, instead of to normal port of Bandar Shahpur.
2. There is of course no objection to grant of licence if Persian Govern
ment have genuinely ordered ammunition for their own use. But in view
of danger of shipments of these arms being destined for Spanish territory with
out knowledge of Persian Government, please endeavour to obtain and tele
graph Persian Government’s confirmation.
3. Home Office suspect that efforts are being made to ship not only rifle
ammunition but other military material to Spain disguised as shipments
to Persia and that certain members of Persian purchasing commission may
be involved. You may at your discretion mention this to Persian Govern
ment.