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[Enclosure in Air Mail letter No. 13, dated 24th March 1939, from Secre
tary, Political and Secret Department, 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. .]
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter, dated 22nd March 1939.
^Despatch from His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, to the Foreign Office,
London, No. 39 (259/2/39), dated the 10th February 1939.
I have the honour to report that Monsieur Ali Soheily, formerly
Iranian Minister in London, who was dismissed from the post of Minister
for Foreign Affairs in July last, has been appointed Governor-General of
Kerman. Details of his career will be found under No. 200 in my 1938
Personalities Report.
2. In view of the important posts which he has held in the past,
Monsieur Soheily’s appointment to the Governorship of the impoverished
province of Kerman indicates that he has not yet returned to full favour with
the Shah. He has however very small private resources and will, I have no
doubt, be glad to put his foot onto the official ladder again.
3. Of other Minister who fell into disfavour last year it may be worth
mentioning that Monsieur Hikmat, who was well known to His Majesty’s
Legation during his tenure of the post of Minister of Education, has I hear
returned to Tehran and there are reports that he may be re-employed before
long. Monsieur Hussein Ala, who will be well remembered as an active
representative of the Iranian Government in London, still remains under a
cloud.
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Enclosure in Foreign Office covering, letter, dated 22nd March 1939.
Despatch from His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, to the Forbtgn Office,
London, No. 43 (252/2/39), dated the 11th February 1939.
I have the honour to report that Monsieur Ibrahim Alam has been
appointed Minister of Posts and Telegraphs. Monsieur Alam, who was
formerly known as Muhammad Ibrahim Shaukat (Shaukat-ul-Mulk)
C.I.E., was formerly Governor General of the Province of Ears. An
account of his career will be found in my 1938 Personalities Report under
No. 195, where the name should have been given as Alam, not A’lam.
2. The last Minister of Posts and Telegraphs was Monsieur Nizam-ud-
Din Hikmat, who died in January, 1937. No successor to Monsieur Hikmat
was appointed, and the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs has been in the
hands of acting Ministers, of whom Monsieur Mohamed Hakimi was the
most recent.
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No. 31,
To
The Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs
Department, New Delhi.
With the compliments
His Majesty's Representative.
Copy of Tehran despatch No. 65 of 2nd March 1939 to Foreign Office.
British Legation,
Tehran,
'find March, 1939.