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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [26r] (51/320)
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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almost every case the Governor or his deputy referred to Tehran for instruc
tions, enquiring whether any relaxation was to be made in the existing ruling
as regards visits to His Majesty’s Consulates. No relaxation was permitted ;
further it was made clear to more than one of our Consular Officers that only
four officials were permitted to attend such functions, namely the Governor-
General or Governor and his Deputy, the Chief of Police and the Chief of
the Municipality. General Muini and Colonel Bayendor were exceptions
to this ruling which was otherwise rigidly obeyed. No attempt to deny its
existence was made by anyone except Monsieur Pakravan in Meshed who
confirmed on this occasion his reputation for unfriendliness and mendacity.
His deputy at Meshed implicitly confirmed, but permitted a relaxation of the
“ commercial ” boycott which virtually prevents local trademen from visiting
the Consulate-General ; and at Shiraz it transpired that the Consulate may
only be visited by permission of the Chief of the Police. In these circumstan
ces the entertainments given by His Majesty’s Consular Officers were attended
by few Iranians except the Officials named, and these few were drawn
usually from big businesses including the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and
the Imperial Bank of Iran. As regards my own Ball there were definitely
more Ministers and others present than at a private Ball that I had given in
the winter.
8. I feel it only right to repeat that the apparent unfriendliness is “by
or( j er ”—many Consular Officers confirm that it is not by inclination—and
that it is universally applied to foreign Consulates. It is also a fact that
great interest, frankly coloured by admiration, was shown in the Coronation,
in photographs of the Ceremony, in the anticipated film, in the Monarchy
and the present Sovereign, and in London and what it stands for.
9. I am sending a copy of this despatch to the Secretary to the Govern
ment of India in the External Affairs Department No. 91.
( 42 )
Enclosure in Foreign
[P. Z. 3048/37].
Office covering letter No. (K 14140/14146/293), dated
6th May 1937.
Code telegram from Foreign Office, London, to Mr. Brickell, (Basra),
No. 3, DATED THE 21ST DECEMBER 1936.
It is understood that the Vice-Consulate at Abadan Reach is being closed
from December 24th to January 1st inclusive, arrangements being made to
deal with urgent business on payment of “ holiday fees ”. Please inform
Vice-Consul that such closure is irregular and that “ holiday fees” may be
charged only in strict accordance with the terms of fee 96.
Enclosure 1 to S. No. 42.
Letter from the Foreign Office, London, to His Majesty’s Consul,
Basra, No. 65, dated the 31st December 1936.
With reference to Foreign Office telegram No. 3 of the 21st December
regarding the alleged proposal to levy of Fee 96 irregularly at His Majesty’s
Vice-Consulate at Abadan, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Eden to request
that you will in due course furnish a report on this matter.
Enclosure 2 to S. No. 42.
letter from His Majesty’s Consul, Basra, to His Majesty’s Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, London, No. 2, dated the 13th
January 1937.
With reference to your telegram No. 3 of December 21 regarding the
irregular levy of fee No. 96 at the Vice-Consulate at Abadan Reach, I have
the honour to report as follows :—
On November 5 Captain Bazalgette, His Majesty’s Vice-Consul, Kor-
ramshahr addressed a circular letter to the various Shipping firms at Abadan
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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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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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