![Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [‎62r] (123/320)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0003e5/IOR_L_PS_12_3443_0123.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [‎62r] (123/320)")
Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [62r] (123/320)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
■■■KaKX
1
Article 4. —The following insurance transactions, directly or indirectly,
are prohibited, except through the firms who are registered in Iran.
(а) Insurance of moveable and immoveable property existing in Iran.
(б) Transport insurance (Marine or Land) on goods exported from Iran.
(c) Transport Insurance (Marine or Land) on goods that are to be
imported and the purchase agreement of which has been con
cluded in Iran.
{d) Insurance of foreign labourers and employees (except Life Insur
ance) who are permanently or temporarily residing in Iran,
during the period they are in Iran.
(e) Insurance concerning Iranians who are residing in Iran.
Article 5. —Insurance Companies, foreign or local, can spend the funds
which they keep in Iran, in transactions of moveable or immoveable properties
in accordance with special regulations which will be passed by the Council of
Ministers.
Article 6. —In view of the observance of the Current Rules and Regula
tions, the Ministry of Commerce has the right to control and inspect the Insur
ance Companies. Such Control and Inspection will be carried out in accord
ance with special regulations which w ill be passed by the Council of Ministers.
Article 7. —Insurance Firms are bound to provide and submit the Statis
tics required by the Ministry of Commerce.
Article 8. —Insurance Firms irrespective of whether they are local or
foreign who conduct business in Iran must reinsure 25 per cent, of their insur
ances with the “ Iran ” Societe Anonyme d’assurance, according to the regula
tions which will be passed by the Council of Ministers. The double reinsurance
of such transactions which would be placed by the “ Iran ” Societe anonyme
d’assurance, will, in the first instance, be effected with the Insurance Companies
writing insurance in Iran.
Article 9. —The Foreign Insurance Companies conducting business in
Iran, must accept membership of the Iran Insurance Syndicate. The regula
tions concerning the establishment of this Syndicate will be approved by the
Ministry of Commerce.
Article 10. —All Insurance Firms who are, at present, conducting business
in Iran must conform their situation with these regulations within 3 months,
from this date. Firms who do not conform with the terms of this decree after
the expiration of 3 months, or abandon these conditions any time afterwards
will be prevented from continuing their business in Iran.
The withdrawal of an Insurance Company’s permission to conduct
business, is subject to the proposal of the Ministry of Commerce and approval
of the Council of Ministers.
Article 11. —In the event of the permission to conduct business in Iran
being withdrawn from an Insurance Company, or if the Insurance Company
desires to leave Iran, the Insurance Company must, with the permission of the
Ministry of Commerce, transfer all its business to another Company which has
conformed with the conditions of this decree, or to conform with the regula
tions of the Ministry of Justice, dated 2-9-1310, regarding Insurance
Companies.
Article 12. —Transfer of the bulk of Insurance from one Company t°
another Company in Iran is only permissible when the Firm taking over the
business has adopted the conditions of this decree.
Article IS. —Insurance Companies wdiich distribute false impressions to
attract clients will be sued in accordance with the Law^ of the Country.
Article 14. —Those infringing the provisions of Article 3 of this decree
will be sentenced to a penalty of Rials Ten Thousand to One Hundred
Thousand, in addition to the suspension of their Insurance business in Iran.
In the event of contravening other articles of these regulations or the regula
tions which will be passed in lieu of this decree, the Ministry of Commerce can
suspend the offender from continuing business in Iran.
About this item
- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (158 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [62r] (123/320), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3443, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044336375.0x00007c> [accessed 18 June 2026]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100044336375.0x00007c
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100044336375.0x00007c">Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [‎62r] (123/320)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100044336375.0x00007c"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0003e5/IOR_L_PS_12_3443_0123.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0003e5/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3443
- Title
- Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’
- Pages
- 42r, 48v:49v, 61v:62v, 65v:67v, 69v:70v, 78r:78v, 86r:87r, 89v:90r, 118v:123v, 124v, 131r:131v, 142r:144v
- Author
- Government of Iran
- Usage terms
- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.