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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [35r] (69/320)
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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67
There is no doubt that General Muiny stands higher than ever in the Shah’s
estimation.
Iranian Air Force.
The Shah was interested in this section and attended an aerial review. Both
previous to and during the Shah’s visit, great aerial activity was observed. At
times, as many as nine machines were seen in the air at one time. No reports
adverse to these British machines were heard.
Iranian Navy.
His Imperial Majesty inspected the Iranian navy at Khorramshahr and
travelled from that port to Bandar Shahpur on a naval sloop. During the inspection
at Khorramshahr, one Yawar was deprived of his rank by the Shah and apparently
imprisoned. His offence apparently consisted in not reporting the strength of his
command, etc., in the regulation manner to the Shah. The Yawar apparently
belonged to General Muiny’s command, for the general requested the Crown Prince
to approach the Shah with a view to a pardon being granted. This Yawar was
pardoned on the day His Imperial Majesty left Khuzistan.
Two incidents lead to the supposition that Sarhang Bayendor may not be
very popular with the Shah. During the degradation scene mentioned above, the
Shah pushed Bayendor violently in the chest. Furthermore, the Shah asked him
how it was that the navy struck and killed people. This was a reference to the
various instances of bad conduct of naval men, which had doubtless been reported
to the Shah. These two incidents are not, unfortunately, sufficiently serious to
lead to the hope that Sarhang Bayendor may be relieved of his command.
Customs Administration.
The Shah would seem to be aware of the congestion in the customs and of the
inefficiency of that department.
When the various officials were presented to him at Khorramshahr, he shook
his head sadly at the mention of the name of the Director of Customs, and said :
“ The Customs make extraordinary mistakes ”.
Bandar Shahyour.
When at Khorramshahr the Shah asked why such quantities of goods were
imported through Khorramshahr and not through Bandar Shahpur. He was
informed that the latter port had not the necessary facilities. There is, however,
a rumour that when the Shah returns to Tehran he will order some portion of the
traffic to be diverted from Khorram hahr to Bandar Shahpur.
When he visited Bandar Shahpur, he discussed the port with Aqa Mushar,
head of the Southern Railways. It is stated (but no proof is at present available)
that the Shah ordered Mushar to extend the existing jetty to a total length of
300 metres and to construct adequate warehouses, so that merchandise should not
be damaged. It is stated that the Shah was very insistent on the latter point.
In regard to the main scheme of urbanisation, etc., at Bandar Shahpur, it is
stated that the Shah has come to no decision, but will study the project in Tehran,
in view of the great expenditure involved.
Railway and Roads.
At first, His Imperial Majesty was not too pleased with the railway, but he
revised this opinion and towards the end of his visit expressed his pleasure threat.
It is stated that the Shah considered the road from Khorramahad to Sale-
habad dangerous and ordered steps to be taken to remedy this. It is also stated
that he has ordered a road to be constructed from Ahwaz to Malamir.
Education.
The Shah during his visit gave proof of his interest in education. In every
town he visited the school-children were paraded to see him, and these parades
gave him great pleasure. In Ahwaz he inspected the new high school and was
pleased.
He seems pleased with the work of the Director of Education for Khuzistan.
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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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- 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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