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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [56r] (111/320)
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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2. At the same time there has been a considerable increase in the amount of
goods cleared from the Customs, and the position in this respect has improved ap
preciably. Imports received at the Customs have also increased. This is attri
buted not to an increase of total imports into Iran, but to the fact that ships are now
avoiding Bandar Shahpur owing to the very bad conditions prevailing there.
Work on the new Customs buildings and warehouses at Khorramshahr, which was
stopped some time ago when it was rumoured that the Khorramshahr Customs
were to be made subordinate to those at Bandar Shahpur, has now begun again.
3. River transport on the Karun is hoav reported to be almost entirely in the
hands of the Sherkat Kashtinani Karun, which is working this part of its business
also with success. It has however no monopoly of river navigation, as opposed to
transport from ship to shore at Khorramshahr. As far as I am aware, Messrs.
Gray, Mackenzie and Company are still operating the tug “ Shirin ” for the Iran
Transport Company. They have been given, permission to tow two barges abreast
until the 22nd December next. After that date they must comply with the new
regulations limiting the total width of tugs and barges together to 14 metres.
4. Captain Stewart reports that there has been a noticeable improvement in
the attitude of the naval authorities at Khorramshahr in recent months. At the
beginning of the year Colonel Bayendor and his brother Major Bayendor, the Port
Officer, repeatedly interferred in shipping matters to the inconvenience of shipping
firms, and it is satisfactory that they are now showing themselves more helpful.
Interference in minor matters however continues, and recently shipping agents
were ordered to employ only Iranian
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
instead of the Iraqi
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
formerly
employed. Captain Stewart adds that the local authorities, and in particular the
Naval Authorities, have recently shown a much more helpful attitude towards
His Majesty’s Vice-Consulate.
5. With regard to the congestion now existing at Bandar Shahpur, I am in
formed that the Iranian Government have recently signed a contract with
“ Sofitee ” the Swiss constructional firm backed by Messrs. Julius Berger, which
obtained the contract for the Tehran Railway Station, for improvements at Bandar
Shahpur at a cost of Rials 12,500,000 (£156,250). The improvements are said to
include a second berth to the existing jetty, which is to be reinforced by metal
construction.
6. I am sending copies of this despatch to His Majesty’s Ambassador at Bagh
dad No. 76 and to His Majesty’s Consul at Ahwaz No. 46.
(89)
Letter from the British Legation, Tehran, to the Department of Overseas,
No. E.-26, dated 9th November 1937.
I have the honour to report that I have today taken charge of the Commercial
Secretariat to His Majesty’s Legation.
2. A copy of this despatch is being sent to :—
The Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Depart
ment, under No. C. 9;
The Commercial Secretary, His Majesty’s Embassy at Baghdad, No. C. 14;
His Majesty’s Consular Officers in Iran, under Commercial Circular No. 5,
all of today.
(90)
Letter from the
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, No. E. & O. 8009/37, dated 23rd
November 1937.
With reference to the despatch No. 373, dated 25th September 1937 [F.
No. 9-N/37, Serial No. (73)] from Mr. Seymour at Tehran to Mr. Eden, copy of
which was stated to have been forwarded to you, I am directed by the Secretary
of State for India to forward, for information, copy of the papers noted below,
which have been received from the Foreign Office :—
Telegram to Tehran, No. 101, dated 29th October.
Telegram to Tehran, No. 103, dated 4th November.
Telegram from Tehran, No. 146, dated 2nd November.
Telegram from Tehran, No. 148, dated 8th November.
Telegram from Tehran, No. 19-S., dated 2nd November.
MC184EAD
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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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