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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [115v] (230/320)
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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Enclo. I to S. No. (12).
Despatch from His Majesty’s Mcnister, Tehran, to the Foreign Office,
London, No. 65, (320/2/39), dated the 2nd March 1939.
Copy to India No. 31.
Bagdad No. 9.
I have the honour to transmit to Your Lordship herewith copies of a
report prepared by the Military Attache to this Legation on the military
review held on the 22nd February in celebration of the 18th anniversary of
the Coup d’Etat.
2. I am sending copies of this despatch and its enclosure to the Secre
tary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department, New
Delhi, and to His Majesty’s Ambassador at Bagdad.
Enclosure II to S. No. (12).
THE ANNUAL MILITARY REVIEW.
The Annual Military Review took place at the Race-course at Jalalieh
on the 22nd February, the anniversary of the Coup d’Etat of 1921.
The Ministry of War had issued invitations to the whole of the Dip
lomatic Corps as well as to over 2,000 other guests. Accommodation in
the three large public stands was therefore totally inadequate for the
numbers invited. All the foreign military attaches including the new
French military attach^ (Commandant Alessandri) were present. The
police arrangements for traffic control on the roads leading to Jalalieh were
distinctly poor and no attempt was made to organize traffic lanes. Car
parking arrangements were also inadequate. All cars and carriages were
parked in rows in a car park with only one exit. As the general public
were allowed to use this exit and walk through the car park the confusion
was indescribable.
The weather was fine though bitterly cold.
The parade was drawn up on the North side of the race-course in mass
in an “L” shaped formation. The total number of trocps and youth
organizations on parade was approximately 35,000.
A Royal Guard of Honour of one squadron was furnished by the' 1 st
(Pahlevi) Lancers and was mounted outside the Royal Pavilion.
The parade was announced to commence at 13-30 hours. Their Royal
Highnesses Princes Shahpur Ali Reza, Ghulam Reza, Ahmad Reza,
Mahmud Reza and Hamid Reza, dressed in khaki uniform of the Tehran
Military School arrived at 13-35 hours. They were shortly followed by
His Royal Highness Shahpur Muhammad Reza Pahlevi the Crown Prince.
The latter was dressed in the uniform of a Lieutenant of the General Staff.
Prior to the arrival of the Shah the younger Princes posed for press photo
graphers.
His Imperial Majesty the Shah arrived at 14-05 hours attired in his
usual khaki uniform but wearing a greatcoat. On alighting from his car
the National Anthem was played. His Majesty gazed slowly round the
bowmg Cabinet Ministers and saluting officers and then beckoned for his
charger. He immediately mounted and accompanied by His Royal High
ness the Crown Prince and a staff of six rode along the front rank of the
parade. The assembled troops cheered His Majesty loudly as he passed
each unit.
The Shah then ordered Sarlashgar (Major-General) Hadi Shaqaqi
(Hisn-ud-Dowleh), Inspector of Cavalry, and in command of the parade to
order arms and begin the march past. General Shaqaqi galloped off but
was nearly unseated by his excited charger and only good horsemanship
saved the day.
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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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