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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [24r] (47/320)
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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to the Iranian Government. I fear that they would only be irritated by com
plaints regarding conditions from which they are themselves suffering severe
ly, and that they would not be spurred thereby to any greater efforts to im
prove the position.
4. I am sending copies of this despatch to the Honourable the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire No. 13 and to His Majesty’s Consul at
Ahwaz No. 14, without enclosures.
( 36 )
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter (E. 2279/76/34), dated 4th
May 1937.
[P. Z. 3018/37].
Despatch from His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, to His Majesty’s
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London, No. 133/151-14-37,
dated the 9th April 1937.
I have the honour to transmit to you herewith a copy of a despatch
from His Majesty’s Consul at Ahwaz regarding the closure of the Ahwaz Cus
toms. It will be seen that Mr. Gardener confirms the view expressed in my
despatch No. 77 of the 27th February (S. No. 35) that it is most unlikely that
the Customs at Ahwaz will be closed at any time in the near future.
2. While this is satisfactory, it is to be feared that the difficulties of
Britsh shipping companies due to congestion at the Gulf ports and to the action
of the local port and customs authorities, are not likely to decrease. I
have the honour to enclose a copy of a further despatch from Mr. Gardener,
which shows that despite the assistance of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company,
there had been no appreciable improvement in the situation by the beginning
of March. Further difficulties have been caused by the restriction of the
conveyance of cargo from ship to shore at Khorramshahr to a local Iranian
Company which is most inadequately equipped to carry out this work. The
position with regard to this question is at present somewhat obscure, and
I propose to defer reporting in full on this subject until the completion of
futher enquiries which I am making.
Enclosure 1 to S. No. 36.
Despatch from His Majesty’s Consul at Ahwaz, to His Majesty’s Minis
ter, Tehran, No. 23, dated the 5th March 1937. I
I have the honour to forward the following information in implification
of my despatch No. 9 of the 26th January.
2. A reliable report states that in the Customs at Khorramshahr three
hundred thousand packages are lying unprotected from damage by sun,
rain or pilferage while in Ahwaz there are fourteen thousand. A similar
state of affairs is known to exist in Bandar Shahpur where no warehouse
accomodation exists and a quantity of wheat awaiting shipment has been
considerably damaged.
3. In neither Khorramshahr, Bandar Shahpur nor Ahwaz is there a
proper Customs house or warehouse facilities. Barges are used as storehouses
and the number of barges being limited, landing charges have increased
enormously. Barges are being hired from Basra at Prohibitive charges wdiile
a cargo of cement at Bandar Shahpur had recently to be unloaded by
transhipment into small boats (bellums).
4. Apparently strong representations have been made to the Central
authorities by the Customs and proper accommodation has been promised.
Considerable time must elapse in any case before this can be provided.
5. The same source stated that the Ahwaz Customs House would be
built at once and that Ahwaz would eventually become the provincial centre
for Khuzistan Customs.
42(C) Ex Affairs Dept
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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)
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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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- 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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