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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [43r] (85/320)
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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83
5, further, I understand that in spite of a large office staff, the Shirkat has
no proper system of accounting or office routine. Apart from Mirza Jellal Movaugher
himself, the khirkat has only two men with any experience of Shipping. The
remainder may be classed as hangers-on. Hiranand Hingorani, who was at one
time with the Mesopotamia Iran Corporation, Ltd., and was dismissed under a
^ cloud, confines himself to superintending the unloading of cargo at the ship’s side.
A great deal of the efficiency of the Shirkat is due to his hard work, and it is un-
tortunate that he has been seldom able to keep straight in the past. The other
Aavidi (see para. 4 of my despatch No. 9/11/243 of 27th February 1937) has barely
started work for the Shirkat, and although Mr. Spence and Mr. Battey report him
tiii a J° 0d m 1 ter P reter and routine clerk, he is not said to be an accountant. Mirza
Jellal Movaugher has been trying to enrol Mr. Z. H. Khan, late of African and
Ji/astern (A ear East) Limited, but the latter appears to be waiting and watching
before committing himself, although he has held charge of Mirza Jellal Movau<ffi-
. er s private affairs during his recent visit to Tehran. Mirza Jellal Movaucffier ap
pears to see the weakness of the position, and has asked Messrs. African and East
ern (xM ear East) Limited to help him to engage a cadre of trained shipping clerks
in Basra. ®
6. Finally, the new agreement requires interpretation and Mr. Battey tells
me that difficulties are likely to arise between the Customs, Shirkat, and Foreign
Shipping Agents unless the details are settled in a spirit of give and take.
( 63 )
Despatch prom the British Legation, Tehran, to the Foreign Office,
London, No, 361, dated the 30th July 1937.
His Majesty’s Legation present their compliments to the Imperial Ministry of
foreign Affairs and have the honour to acknowledge receipt of the Consular De
partments note-verbale No. 18036 of the 19th July (28th Tir 1316) requesting that
twenty days notice may be given m applications for permission for flights 0 over
Iranian territory. °
2, As the Consular Department are aware, in the great majority of cases per
mission for the flignt of British aircraft over Iranian territory is no longer sought
. ir0ll § 1 Dis Majesty s Legation. In the case of flights starting in the United King-
dome, permission is obtained through the Imperial Iranian Legation in London^
m that of flights originating in India, it is obtained through the Imperial Consul-
general at Delhi. Permission is now usually only sought through His Majesty’s
Legation for flights starting in Australia, or occasionally in the Straits Settlements
or elsewhere m the Far East. It will be appreciated that in view of the great dis
tance involved, owing to delay in the post or other causes, His Majesty’s Legation
may from time to time receive instructions to obtain permission for a flight too
late to give as much as 20 days’ notice. Every effort will however be made to
apply for permission at least twenty days in advance, and the Imperial Govern
ment s desire to receive twenty days’ notice is being brought to the attentio i of
the authorities concerned.
Enclosure to' Serial No. (63).
Translation of a letter from the Consular Department of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, to His Majesty’s Legation, No. 18036 of thf iqtw
July 1937.
The Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Imperial
Government have the honour, at the request of the competent quarters to request
His Majesty’s Legation to inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at least twenty
days beforehand, when applying for permits to fly over Iranian territory.
(Sealed) Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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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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