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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [67v] (134/320)
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 20. —All the duties which are entrusted to' Farmandars devolve
in the Bakhsh under their control, to Bakhshdars. These will, in addition,
be the authorities directly supervising the activities of the Dahdars and
Kadkhodas, will superintend their work and report on the measures taken
by them to the Farmandar.
Article 21. —A Bakhsh Council will be formed in every Bakhsh out of
the Bakhshdar and the Heads of the National Departments in the Bakhsh.
In addition members may be elected from among the landowners and cultiva
tors to whatever extent is necessary. The number to be invited from among
the landowners and cultivators shall not be less than three.
The duties of the Bakhsh Council are as follows :—
{a) To examine the situation of all the villages in the district, the
causes of their decay and the means necessary to their develop
ment, and to propose the measures needed for the extension
and furtherance of such development.
(6) To be diligent in providing public health services and in meeting
the other general needs of the villages situated in the Bakhsh.
(c) To be assiduous in setting up agricultural and development com
panies.
(d) To give guidance and instruction in agricultural matters to the
landowners and farmers of the district.
(e) The other duties of the Bakhsh Council will be specified in a series
of regulations which the Ministry of the Interior will draw up
for the approval of the Council of Ministers.
The Bakhshdar will in every case inform the Farmandar and the Central
Agricultural Department of the vote of the Bakhsh Council.
Article 22. —Farmandars and Bakhshdars will appoint one person from
among the inhabitants of the area under their jurisdiction (sic : ? the area
to be under his jurisdiction) to the post of Dehdar ; they will also appoint to
the post of Kadkhoda of a village or number of villages (in accordance with
Article 9) one of the permanent residents of the village concerned.
Note .—The Dehdar is the representative of the government; the Kadkhoda is the repre
sentative both of the Government and of the landowners.
Article 23. —Other conditions for the election of Dehdars and Kadkhodas
and also their duties, will be specified by the Ministry of the Interior in a
series of regulations to be approved by the Council of Ministers.
Article 24. —The Ministry of the Interior is authorised, from the date
of the approval of this law until the end of 1316 (March 20th 1938) to place
on pension any official whom it may think necessary, belonging to the Ministry
or its subordinate Departments. The pension of such persons will be paid
according to the usual principles and scales with due regard to the period
served (whether in active employment or not). In order to secure these
pensions the necessary credit will be included every year in the budget grants
of the Ministry of the Interior and its subordinate departments and will be
paid out by the Pensions Department. The re-entry of such persons into
government service will be subject to the regulations laid down in the Civil
Service law for entrance into government service.
Article 25. —The Ministry of the Interior is authorised to receive as a
loan from the Ministry of Finance, for the reforms in its present organisa
tion which it may consider necessary, the sum of two million rials over and
above its financial allotment for the year 1316 and to repay it out of the credit
which it will be granted for the year 1317.
Note. The Ministry of the Interior is not allowed to spend this additional grant
except with the knowledge of the Ministry of Finance.
Article 26. The law concerning the organisation of provinces and
districts and the instructions to governors passed on the 14th Ziqadeh 1325
unar (20th December 1907) and all other laws on the same subjects that
connlct with the present law are annulled.
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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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