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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [‎44v] (88/320)

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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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86
—T-
( 66 )
Endorsement prom the External Affairs Department, No. 3279-N./37,
DATED THE 17TH AUGUST 1937.
A copy of the undermentioned paper is forwarded to the Home Department,
for information with reference to their un-official No. D.-4244/37-PoL, dated the
7th August 1937 :—
Despatch from H. M.’s Minister, Tehran, No. 113, dated the 7th July 1937,
with enclosure.
(67)
Endorsement from the Government of India, No. F. 9-N./37, dated the
24th September 1937.
A copy of the undermentioned paper is forwarded to
His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman,
Defence Department (General Staff Branch),
Hon’ble the Agent to the Governor General, Resident and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan, £qj» infor-
Hon’ble the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
His Majesty’s Consul General for Khorasan,
mation, in continuation of endorsement from (the Government of India) in
the late Foreign and Political Department No. F. 9-N./37, dated the 14th
January 1937:—
Iran Series—Serial Nos. (1)—(42) of 1937.
( 68 )
MEMORANDUM.
The paper specified below was transmitted to the Secretary, Political De
partment, 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. , London, for the information of His Majesty’s Secretary
of State for India, under cover of the External Affairs Department’s Secretary’s
letter No. 82-M., dated the 23rd September 1937
Iran Series—Serial Nos. (1)—(42) of 1937.
(69)
Endorsement from the Government of India, No. 26-K., dated the 24th
September 1937.
The Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department
presents his compliments to His Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires, Kabul and has the
honour to transmit the undermentioned documents.
Iran Series—Serial Nos. (1)—(42).
(70)
Endorsement to the External Affairs Department, No. 24-T., dated
Simla, the 27th September 1937.
The Secretary to the Government of India in the External iVffairs Department
presents his compliments to His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran and has the honour
to transmit the undermentioned documents :—
Iran Series—Serial Nos. (1)—(42).

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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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English and French in Latin script
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