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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [54v] (108/320)
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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Coal. —Prospecting and study show that rich seams of coal exist along the
Elburz Range from the Caspian sea to Meshed and on towards the Afghan frontier
Coal annears to be plentiful in the Shemshak mountains north of Tehran and at
Zirab E the coalTs of the best quality found n Iran By-products are coke,
tar, benzol, ammoniac, combustion gas and special coal for electrical p a
(No mention is made of the mines at Abyouneh and Pimeh, respectively 65
and 90 miles north of Isfahan ; at Turbat-i-Sheikh Jam in Khorassan near the
fghan frontier, and exploitation in Azarbaijan.)
Then follows a column on mineral oil in which the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
and the Amiranian Oil Company are mentioned, and ending with a statement that
besides these two enterprises there is still a large field in Iran for the extension ot
this industry. .
Mineral Waters.—The following springs are under exploitation : Kamsar,
Ardabil. Abi Ali (on the way to Demavand), the thermal waters ot Demavand,
the hot springs between Kazvin and Hamadan and others of minor importance.
Exploitation of the following mines has been accorded for specified periods by
the Ministry of Finance, in the districts of :
Eastern Azarbaijan.—Salt, lead, sulphur, orpiment, coal, lime,
Western Azarbaijan. —Salt.
Isfahan. —Salt, millstones, coal.
Bushire. —Salt.
Bandar 466ns.—Salt, sulphur, alum.
Lurestan and Burujird. —Salt, coal.
Khorrasan. —Lead, salt, turquoise, coal, millstones,
Khamseh. —Salt, alum.
K h uz istan. —Salt.
Damghan. —Lead, coal, salt, chalk, and “ terres savenneuses
Shahroud. —Coal, salt, lead. ^
Tehran. —.Coal, salt, granite stones for construction, marble (at Ghasre
Firouzeh).
Saveh .—Salt.
Aragh .—Salt.
Radian .—Alum, salt,
6ri6m.—Salt, plaster.
Garrous .—Salt.
Ye y d .—-Chalk, salt, lead.
Kerman .—Salt, coal.
Qum .—Salt,
The following mines are exploited directly by the Ministry of Industries and
Mines
Iron .— Prospecting and the exploitation of iron at Semnan is in train, Similar
activity is shewn at Meskarabad, at Doshan Tappeh (both near Tehran), at Araheh
and Salahedin Kolia. Experts have been sent to the mines at Bafgh (South East of
Yezd) and Bavikan where good results are expected.
An installation for smelting, to produce 300 tons of “ fer brut ”, has been
ordered (presumably for Aminabad where the first stone was laid by His Imperial
Majesty the Shah on 14th October).
The Anarak Mines .—The programme of the administration of the Mines with
regard to Anarak is principally to discover mines which can be exploited, secondly
the exploitation of mineral ores containing copper and nickel and the creation
of two furnaces for smelting copper with a daily output of 8 tons of raw copper
to be refined subsequently. The ore treated by the furnaces actually gives 70%
of copper. This copper is then sent to the installation at Ghani Abad (close to
Aminabad) where it will be refined and electrolysed.
A contract has been made with Ferrostahl for the completion and perfection
of the work of exploitation at Anarak. In accordance with this contract the
German Company has to extract 1,000 tons of nickel and 4,000 tons of copper within
a maximum delay of two years and this material has to be exported. The proceeds
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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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