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3. The only article worthy of separate mention is the tenth, which lays
down that, although a club may be reserved for the subjects of a single state,
no club is permitted to admit certain nationalities and exclude others.
I his decree seems only too likely to render still worse the atmosphere of fear
and suspicion in which Iranians have to live and to provide fresh opportuni
ties for the informer and the black-mailer. That the police intend to enforce
it is indicated by the experience of Le Club de Golf Suleimanieh which, under
pohce pressure, had already completed most of the formalities prescribed in
the decree before it was passed by the Council of Ministers.
(Translation).
CLUBS.
Decree concerning Clubs, Reading-rooms, and similar Societies. Text
PUBLISHED IN THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE GAZETTE OF THE 14TH DaI
(4th January, 1938), No. 2682.
Decree.
At its session of the 6th Dai, 1316, 27th December 1937, the Council of
Ministers passed, in accordance with the Ministry of Interior’s proposal No.
S. 392 of the 27th Shahrivar 1316, 18th September 1937, the following set of
rules for the regulation of institutions which are organised as clubs, reading-
Article 1. Institutions which are organised as clubs, reading-rooms and
similar societies, must obtain permission in advance from the Central Pohce
Department.
Article 2.—The institutions mentioned in the above article will each have
their own particular constitution and book of rules which must receive the prior
approval of the Central Police Department.
After examining the terms of the Constitution the Central Police Depart
ment may alter it in any way which it considers necessary and may suppress
a part or the whole of it.
Article 3. —The constitution is concerned with the aims and objects of
the institution ; the book of rules is concerned with the manner in which the
constitution is put into practice and the organisation of the institution’s
internal affairs.
Article 4. —In order to obtain a licence to open, the President or Director
of an institution must submit to the police an application containing the
following particulars or enclosures i—
(a) a copy of the constitution and the book of rules of the institution ;
(b) the name, surname, family-name, occupation and identity card
number of the founders ;
(Note —In the case of foreigners the number of passport and residence permit will be given instead of
that of the identity card.)
(c) two photographs of the managing committee and the director ;
(d) the institution’s address.
Article 5. —Clubs and similar societies must notify the police of persons
whom they admit to membership and send two photographs of such persons.
Article 6. —The managing committee and the Director of the above-men
tioned institutions must be chosen from among the permanent members of
the institution and if for any reason a change in their composition is required,
the police must be notified.
Article 7. —Every institution must conduct its affairs wholly in confor
mity with the constitution and book of rules that have been approved ; if it
wishes for any reason to make any alteration in its constitution or book of
rules or to change its address it must give the police written notification of its
intention and may only proceed when their approval has been given.