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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [107r] (213/320)
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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His Imperial Majesty had any special question in mind I do not know,^
and he did not give any example of what he meant. The assertion of
equality and reciprocal treatment is, however, a cardinal point of Iranian
policy, and it may be that the Shah took a convenient opportunity of again
reminding us of it.
6 . In conclusion, the Shah again expressed his sincere appreciation of
The King's gift, and his pleasure at possessing this mark of His Majesty’s
friendship. I ventured to say that The King would, I knew, be happy to
know that an example of English art would form an item in the fine col
lection which adorns the new imperial palace.
7. I am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majesty’s Ambassador
at Angora.
P)
No. 20 .
To
The Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs
Department, New Delhi.
With the compliments
°f
His Majesty's Representative.
Tehran despatch No. 36 of 8 th February 1939 to Foreign Office.
British Legation,
Tehran,
Sth February, 1939.
Enclosure I to S. No. (7).
Despatch from His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, to the Foreign Office,
London, No. 36 (1/21/39), dated the 8th February, 1939.
Copies to India No. 20.
Bagdad No. 4.
Paris (1/21/39).
With reference to my telegram No. 11 of January 13th, I have the
honour to report that no change has yet taken place in the situation result ing
from the rupture of diplomatic relations between Iran and France. The
Iranian Minister to France, Monsieur Sepahbodi, has arrived in Tehran
after closing the Legation in Paris, and it is generally believed that his
reception has been rather frigid. The French Minister and his stafl are
still in Tehran.
2. Monsieur Bodard is still undergoing medical treatment and is more
or less confined to his room. He told me yesterday that he was not without
hope that it would be possible soon to bring the present misunderstanding
to a close. There are in fact rumours that relations may be renewed before
Ion 0, but such information as I have been able to obtain points rather m
the^opposite direction. There is no doubt that the members of the Iranian
Government would like to see normal relations restored, but their influence
is small. From the point of view of the Shah the effect of the gesture of
breaking off relations is somewhat marred by the fact that the French Lega
tion has°remained in full strength at Tehran, and most of my colleagues feel
that it would be easier to reach a settlement if the Minister had left. This
I think is probably the truth.
" 3. Not only do the French Legation show no sign of leaving, but the
staff has actually been increased by the arrival, a week ago, of a new mili-
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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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