Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [79v] (158/320)
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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Indirect Taxes.
5. 3 per cent tax and miscellaneous
6. Taxes on petrol and benzine • * 4 * * * *
7. Excise Taxes on alcoholic drinks (rusumat) and miscellaneous, and Govern-
ment’s profit from Companies producing alcoholic drinks in which it has
sharps
8. Taxes on slaughter-houses, and miscellaneous ....
9. Fees for registration of vehicles not run by motor-power and arrears
10. Receipts from forests and miscellaneous
11. Miscellaneous indirect revenue, including income from lotteries and auctions
Rials.
55.000. 000
70.000. 000
42.000. 000
10 . 000 . 000
800,000
7.000. 000
1.000. 000
Customs.
12. Customs duty on sugar and tea and other imported and exported goods,
chancellory fees, plumb fees, storage, etc
421,500,000
Monopolies.
13. Revenue from the Tobacco Monopoly ....
14. Revenue from the Opium Monopoly and fees charged on the export of
opium ...•••••••
15. Revenue from Cotton piece goods monopoly ...•••
16. Revenue from match monopoly
180,000,000
85.000. 000
82.000. 000
5,000,000
Concessions.
17. Telephone concession fees and arrears thereof . . . . •
18. Concession fees and Government receipts from the Fisheries Company, and
arrears thereof
19. Receipts from other concessions and arrears thereof ....
20. Salaries of the Government’s representatives in the A. I. O. C. (naft-i-Jonub).
200,000
11 , 200,000
320.000
200.000
Profits from Government's shares.
21. Dividend on shares in the Bank Mellie, Iran 85,000,000
22. Dividend on shares in the Cotton Piece Goods Co. . . « • • 5,000,000
23. Dividend on shares of the A. I. O. C. (naft-i-Jonub) .... 4,000,000
24. Dividend on shares in the Industrial and Agricultural Bank . . . 2,000,000
25. Dividend on shares in the Iran Insurance Co. 800,000
26. Dividend on shares in the Central Share-holding Company (Sherkat-i-
Sohami Markazi) i « 10,000,000
27. 15 per cent, of the Commission of the Automobile Section of the Central
Share-holding Company 15,000,000
Croum Lands — Mines—Internal Fisheries.
28. Receipts from crown lands 15,000,000
29. Receipts from mines, and red oxide, and 10 per cent, tax collected on surface
working mines and internal fisheries ....... 18,000,000
Receipts transferred from special funds.
30. 3 per cent, of the road tax and of the receipts from sugar and tea monopoly
for expenses of collection
31. The Ministry of Education’s share of the road tax according to Section B of
Article 6 of the Law of Road Tax, passed on the 8th of Sharivar, 1311 .
32. The Ministry of Health’s share of the road tax, according to Section C of the
above Article . * • • •. t
33. The Ministry of Health’s share of the Port (Bandari) revenues, according to
Article 4 of the Law authorising collection of port charges at the rate of
50 dinars per 300 kilogrammes of cargo ......
34. 4 per cent, of the price of lamb skin exported, being the subject of Article 2 of
the Law of 14th Tir, 1304 >•••••••
Government's claims.
35. Government’s claims from private individuals, which are collected through
the Ministry of Finance .........
8.300.000
2,606,607
724,130
440,000
2.500.000
2 , 000,000
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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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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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