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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [96v] (192/320)
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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3. It is said that most of the arrivals up to date are from Kirovabad
(Ganjeh) and Erivan districts and those villages nearest to the frontier and
it is anticipated that a considerable number will eventually come from the
Tiflis area. The rumour was doubtless brought by these refugees that all
Mohammedan Russians in the Caucasus are being removed from the frontier
to Siberia.
4. Those refugees who have relatives in Iran, and most of them have,
are being sent to rejoin their own people so that the cost of their maintenance
by the Government is reduced to a minimum and the problem of their re-
absorption by the country is not likely to worry the Government unduly.
5. About two years ago, I understand, these people were given the
opportunity of acquiring Soviet citizen-ship but they preferred to retain
their original nationality. Consideration of conscription was doubtless
a deciding factor in many cases. Now, they are not being given any option
but are merely being warned to return to their country of origin. Some
of them were, in fact, accorded the privilege of a police escort as far as the
frontier. From this it would appear that the evacuation is not merely
retaliation for loss of trade, although it may have been precipitated by the
unsatisfactory commercial relations, but is rather due to the Soviet deter
mination to rid the country of all foreigners who are not valuable to them as
technical experts or skilled artisans.
6. My Turkish colleague informed me that many Turkish citizens are
leaving via Batoum but suggested that they were leaving of their own free
will. He was, however, obviously not anxious to discuss the question from
the point of his own nationals and I was therefore unable to obtain further
details as to number or the localities from which they were leaving.
(63)
Letter from British Legation, Tehran, No. 124 (82/11/38), dated
the 30th June 1938.
With reference to my despatch No. 63 [ S. No. (34)] of the 8th April,
regarding the possible recruitment in India of engine drivers for the Trans-
iranian Railway, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that I have
received further information from the Acting British Consul at Ahwaz con
cerning the pay and conditions of service of drivers employed by the Iranian
Government.
2. Drivers are normally engaged on a three-year contract, during which
they receive a wage of Rials 1,200—1,300 per mensem. After this they may
be given a further contract at Rials 1,400—1,500. One-third of the wage
is payable in
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, the remainder in rials. In addition, they receive a
free deck passage from India, free medical attendance, and allowances for
rent.
3. I am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majesty’s Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and to His Majesty’s Consul at
Ahwaz.
(64)
Endorsement by the External Affairs Department, No. D. 2699-N/38,
dated the 26th July 1938.
A copy of the undermentioned paper is forwarded to the Department
of Education, Health and Lands, for information and necessary action, in
continuation of endorsement from the Government of India in the External
Affairs Department No. D. 1556-N/38 [ S. No. (35)], dated the 28th May
1938 i—
Despatch from His Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires, Tehran, No. 124(82/
11/38) [S. No. (64)], dated the 30th June 1938.
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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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- 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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