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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [67r] (133/320)
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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Article 12. —In every Shahristan the Farmandar will notify the public
of laws and regulations of general application. Ministries and independent
government departments will furnish the Ustandar with a copy of the instruc
tions and circulars on matters of general and fundamental importance which
they issue to their subordinate offices in the Shahristans, in order that the
Ustandar may in turn inform the Farmandars.
Article 13. —The Farmandar will independently enforce laws and regu
lations in so far as they concern his own subordinates and is held responsible
for their enforcement. Also, without intervening directly in such a way as
to cause disorder in their affairs he will see to it that other offices and Depart
ments give full effect to laws and regulations and that no government official
is exceeding the limits of his functions and authority.
Article 14. —In the area under his jurisdiction he may investigate the
complaints of private individuals and, if he finds that a law or a regulation
has not been put into force at the right time, or that any state official in the
area under his jurisdiction has exceeded his authority, may enquire into the
matter. The Farmandar will report the results of his investigation to the
Ustandar.
Article 15. —The Police and Amnieh (Gendarmerie) authorities are bound
to keep the Farmandar informed of events occurring in the district and to
carry out in due course his lawful instructions.
Article 16. —It is the duty of the Farmandar to make a tour of inspection
of the area under his jurisdiction at least twice a year and if he finds any
shortcomings in the administration he must correct them and send a report
of the measures taken to the Ustandar. In addition, whenever important
works such as the construction of roads, the establishment of a
factory
An East India Company trading post.
, the
erection of a barrage, or important agricultural operations, are being carried
out in the public interest in any part of the Shahristan, the Farmandar must
make regular inspections and must ensure that the work is making progress
within the limits of the regulations ; if he notices any irregularities he is bound
to report them to the Department concerned and to the Ustandar.
Article 17. —In case of need, after consulting the Department concerned
and taking into consideration social conditions in the Shahristan the Farman
dar may, within the limits prescribed by law, issue administrative regula
tions on agricultural matters and such subjects as the preservation of public
property and of national monuments ; Departments in the Shahristan are
bound to comply with the regulations issued by the Farmandar, within the
limits prescribed by law. In every case the Farmandar must at once inform
the Ustandar.
Article 18. —A Shahristan Administrative Council will be formed under
the
presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
of the Farmandar and will be composed of the Deputy Farman
dar and the Heads of Departments in the Shahristan. It will be the Council’s
duty to provide the means to agricultural improvement, to the prosperity
and development of the Shahristan and to its public health services, and in
general to assist the Farmandar in the execution of the duties with which he
is charged by law. The Council will hold at least one session a month ; in
addition, whenever any extraordinary events or occurrences take place in the
Shahristan the Farmandar may, if he thinks fit, summon the Council; in
every case he must without delay report the vote of the Council to the Ustan
dar. A series of regulations specifying the Council’s duties in detail will be
issued by the Ministry of the interior.
Article 19. —It is invariably the duty of the Ustandar to keep the Ministry
of the Interior, the Ministries and the independent Government Departments
informed of those parts of the Farmandars’ reports which concern thfem.
On general questions and subjects of urgent importance the Ministry of
the Interior will issue instructions direct to the Farmandars and at the same
time wdll keep the Ustandar informed. In the cases provided for above the
Farmandars will report their actions direct to the Ministry of the Interior
and at the same time keep their Ustandar informed.
171(S) EAD.
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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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- 42r, 48v:49v, 61v:62v, 65v:67v, 69v:70v, 78r:78v, 86r:87r, 89v:90r, 118v:123v, 124v, 131r:131v, 142r:144v
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- Government of Iran
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