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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [103r] (205/320)
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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2 . While the disputes which took place in the summer may have been
dropped, relations between Iran and the Soviet Union cannot be described as
cordial. Soviet encouragement is seen, rightly or wrongly, in the case of the
fifty-three persons accused of Communist activities (my despatch No. 372 of
the 23rd November) and the Soviet Union is at present regarded with much
suspicion.
( 83 )
Demi-official letter from Lt.-Col. W. K. Fraser-Tytler C.M.G., M.C.,
His Majesty’s, Minister Kabul, No. 11-S. (E), dated the 10th
January 1939.
I enclose herewith a copy of my demi-official letter No. 11-S. dated the
10th January, 1939, to Seymour.
Demi-official letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Fraser-Tytler, to
H. J. Seymour, Esq., C.M.G., His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
No. 11-S., DATED THE 10TH JANUARY 1939.
Many thanks for your letter (713/2/38), dated 13th December, about
Mahmud Taqi Gushbegi. It was interesting to hear that the Japanese Minis
ter had been trying to get in touch with him. It all fits in with the information
we get from time to time of Japanese attempts at intrigue along Russia’s
southern borders.
2. But I don’t think the Ex-Amir of Bokhara is in the picture now. You
may remember that some twelve to fifteen years ago he was a focus for intrigue
in Kabul, but he has gradually faded out. He is blind, and lives very quietly
in the city of Kabul. He is still carefully watched by the Afghan Intelligence
Department but I rather doubt whether even the Japanese think it worth
while to keep in touch with him.
3. There is another Ex-Amir here, of Khotan in Southern Sinkiang. I
think the Japanese are in fairly close touch with him, and may some day try
to use him to help them against the Soviet. He frequently tries to enlist our
sympathy and would much like to get down to India, but the Government
of India won’t have him. I think the Japs may some day try to push him
across the Pamir by Wakhan, to raise his country against Soviet influence.
They are certainly very interested in the southern borders of Soviet
Turkestan.
4. I am sending a copy of this letter to Metcalfe.
GIPD—17(S) ExAffaiisDept—82—18,7.30—25,
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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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