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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [83r] (165/320)
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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{Received on 24th April 1938 with Political Secretary''s letter No. 14, dated the
7th April 1938.)
PERSIA. March 14, 1938.
CONFIDENTIAL. Section 2.
[E 1392/1178/34] Copy No. 76.
Mr. Seymour to Mr. Eden.—{Received March 14.)
(No. 66. Confidential.)
Sir, Tehran, February 18, 1938.
I HAVE the honour to report that, according to information supplied
by the Belgian Minister at Tehran, the Iranian Government have recently
concluded a contract for the purchase of 200,000 rifles and 500,000 rounds of
small arms ammunition from Czechoslovakia. I presume this purchase must
have been made from the Skoda
factory
An East India Company trading post.
.
2. The counsellor to His Majesty’s Legation, to whom this information
was given, gathered that the terms of the contract were severe, namely 184,000
United States dollars down, and the remainder (the sum was not stated)
on delivery. It appears, if this information is correct, that the Skoda firm
have cut out a Belgian firm, as they did in 1936 over a similar order for 200,000
rifles. M. Braeffe said that we were paying for the rifles, referring no doubt
to Anglo-Iranian Oil Company royalties.
3. He also said that Colonel Bever was impressed by the aircraft
factory
An East India Company trading post.
outlay—tools included. The Iranian Government wanted to renew Colonel
Bever’s contract for another year, but there might be some difficulty as it
was time that Colonel Bever took an active command in the Belgian army.
I have, &c.
H. J. SEYMOUR.
( 37 )
India No. 33 of 2nd March 1938.
Confidential letter from the Military Attach^ to Hts Majesty’s
Minister, British Legation, Tehran, No. 61/1/1938, dated the 26th
February 1938.
I have the honour to forward herewith three copies of a report on the
military review which was held on the 22nd February at the Jelalieh parade
ground on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the Coup d’Etat.
Copies have been sent to the Director of Military Operations and Intelli
gence, The War Office, Whitehall, S. W. 1. The Senior General Staff Officer,
Army Headquarters, India, New Delhi and the Air Officer Commanding,
British Forces in Iraq, Air Headquarters, Dhibban, Iraq.
The arrangements for the parade were precisely the same as in the past
two years.
Immediately after his arrival. His Imperial Majesty The Shah mounted
his charger and rode past the front rank of the leading formations. The troops
cheered. He was accompanied by the Crown Prince and a staff of six. After
his return to the royal pavilion sixty-five aeroplanes flew over the parade in
formation. They consisted of “ Tiger-Moths ” in six flights of five each and
44 Audax and Furies ” in seven flights of five each.
The march past then started. The order was as follows :
(1) Girl Guides 40 troops of an average strength of 25.
(2) Boy Scouts 70 troops of an average strength of 20.
(3) Students from the secondary schools—75 platoons of an average
strength of 40.
17 (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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- front, front-i, 2r:7r, 8r:11r, 12v:14v, 16r:16v, 20r, 23r:32r, 34r:41v, 42v:48r, 50v:55r, 56r:61r, 63r:65r, 68r:69r, 71v, 75v:77v, 79r:81v, 82v:85v, 89r, 91r:91v, 92v:93r, 94v:96v, 97v:101r, 102v:108v, 115r:118r, 124r, 125r:130v, 132r:134r, 136r:139r, 141r:141v, 145r:146v, 149r:151r, 152r:153v, 154v:159v, back-i, back
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