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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [83v] (166/320)
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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(4) The Cadets of the military college—infantry, engineers and cavalry
16 platoons and 4 troops of an average strength of 60.
(5) The Iranian Navy 3 platoons.
(6) Air Force Officers Training School 1 platoon.
(7) Air Force 0. Ranks 2 platoons.
(8) Engineers 2 battalions (one from each infantry division).
(9) Infantry. The 4 regiments (of 3 battalions each} comprising the
1st Division.
(10) Mountain Artillery. On pack mules—75 mm. Bofors—
6x4 gun batteries of the 1st Division and
6x4 gun batteries of the 2nd Division.
(11) Field Artillery. 12x4 gun batteries of Skoda 105 mm.—horse
drawn. About half were drawn by the heavy Hungarian horses
recently imported and half by locally bred horses.
(12) Cavalry. 4 regiments.
(13) Cavalry School. 7 troops.
(14) Horse Artillery. 3x4 gun batteries of 1901 Schneider. 75 pdr.
(obsolete and unserviceable).
(15) Armoured Cars. 2 companies. Each of 2 Rolls-Royce and 6
Marmon Herrington.
(16) Light Tanks. 2 battalions each of 25 tanks (crew of 2).
(17) Medium Tanks. 2 battalions each of 25 tanks (crew of 3).
(18) Mechanized Infantry. 28 Byssing Nag armoured lorries with 20
infantry in each.
(19) Mechanized Field Artillery. 4x4 gun batteries of Bofors 105
mm. (long) guns with Marmon Herrington tractors.
(20) Mechanized A. A. Artillery. 2x4 gun batteries of Bofors 75 mm.
guns with Marmon Herrington tractors.
Notes.
(I) The shortage of officers and especially senior officers was very noticeable. Regi
ments were commanded by Majors and Battalions by Captains.
Only one battery had more than one officer.
Some weeks ago there was a rumour to the effect that 52 senior officers had been placed
under arrest.
(II) The mules were much improved. They were of a good stamp and in fine
condition.
(III) The turn out of the men showed a slight improvement over last year but leather
articles of equipment and boots in particular are still in a poor state.
(IV) The marching and dressing was better than last year.
( 38 )
Copy to India No. 52.
Letter from H. M.’s Minister, Tehran, to the Foreign Office, London,
No. 116 (95/6/38), dated the 25th March 1938.
With reference to Mr. Seymour’s despatch No. 446 of the 4th December
last, I have the honour to report that I have now learnt from His Majesty’s
Consul for Khuzistan that the rebel Bahmai chieftain, together with a number
of his relatives and followers, has at last surrendered. The reascJh appears
to be that the locally engaged militia, backed by the military, hunted the re
bels from mountain to mountain, inflicting losses and finally captured Khoda
Karam Khan’s chief wife. By this vigorous pursuit the rebels’ morals was
crushed and all is now reported quiet in Kuhgilu.
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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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