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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [89v] (178/320)
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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62
Ministry of Justice Gazette No. 2703'of the 7th Bahman, 1316 (27th
January 1938).
Regulations concerning Shahristan Administrative Councils.
Article 1. —The Shahristan Council will be composed of the Heads of the
Military and Civil Departments of each Shahristan.
Article 2. —The Farmandar will be the President of the Shahristan
Council. The Shahristan Council will elect one Vice-President and two
Secretaries from among the members of the Council by majority vote. The
Vice-President will act as President of the Council in the absence of the
Farmandar.
Article 3. —The Council will hold a regular session at least once a month.
The normal date for the meetings of the Council is the 15th of every
month, and if this day falls on an official holiday, the meeting will be held on
the day following the holiday.
In addition to the above meetings, the Farmandar, or in his absence from
the district, the Vice-President of the Council, may summon the Council.
Note. —The Farmandar’s office will be the place where the Shahristan Administrative
Council will meet.
Article 4. —The members of the Shahristan Administrative Council must
attend in person on the day and the hour fixed for the meeting of the Council,
and unless they have a reasonable excuse for absence, the President of the
Council will record their absence in the minutes of the meeting as unjustifiable
and notify it to the Ustandar and the Ministry of the Interior.
Note.— The members of the Shahristan Administrative Council cannot send other persons
to represent them at the Council. Discussions held and decisions taken at the meetings of the
Council will be recorded in minutes to be signed by the members. A copy of the minutes of
the Council’s meetings will be sent to the Ustandar and the Ministry of the Interior.
Article 5. —If a matter which is discussed in the Council is of a technical
character, experts and persons who are well-informed on the subject may be
invited for consultation. Also the Council can, when necessary, appoint a
commission composed of one or more of its members, or of well-informed
persons and experts, to make preliminary studies of any matter and report
their views to the Council.
Article 6. In cases where the subject under discussion is a matter/ofi
public interest which must be carried out at the expense of the inhabitants of
the Shahristan, the Farmandar can invite representatives of the local guilds,
landlords and local worthies to the Council in order that they may state their
views.
Article 7. The programme of the business to be attended to at the
Council will be prepared by the Farmandar. In addition, any of the Heads
of Departments who are on the Council can request that any subject be raised
and discussed at the Council.
Article 8. The principal duties of the Shahristan Administrative Council
are as follows :
1. To develop unity of action and co-operation in the promotion of the
affairs of the Shahristan.
To study and prepare measures for the development of agriculture,
public health, education and physical training in the Shahristan and for the
development of the Shahristan in general.
, 'T To examine the protests of interested persons, under Articles 2 and
and H ot the Law concerning the Development of the Country (Qanun-i-
mran), against decisions of the Bakhsh Councils and the Bakhsh agricultural
programmes which the General Department of Agriculture communicate for
execution.
• ^ To investigate any matter which the President of the Council lawfully
raises at the Council.
, f • To en ® ur ® co-operation between the Bakhsh Councils in the Shahristan
and to co-ordinate their activities..
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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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