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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [116r] (231/320)
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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The Shah returning direct to the Royal Pavilion dismounted and dis
appeared within.
At 14-26 hours seventy-five aeroplanes flew over from South to North
in flights of five. The machines were as follows : —
De Havilland “Tiger-Moth”—25.
Hawker “Audax”—25.
Hawker “Hind”—15.
Hawker “Fury”— 10 .
Formations varied. The normal distance of two wing lengths was not
adopted by all flights. Most of the aircraft flew past at a height of between
800—1,000 feet with the exception of the “Hinds” which were nearer 1,500
feet. During the fly past His Majesty emerged on the verandah of the
Royal Pavilion, glanced upwards and again retired into the verandah door
way where he remained the whole afternoon invisible to the general public
and only just visible to the formations marching past. The march past
which lasted for 3f hours then commenced in the following order: —
1. Youth Organizations —
(i) Girl Guides—50 troops of an average strength of 25.
(ii) Boy Scouts —110 troops of an average strength of 30.
(iii) Boy Scout Cyclists—280.
(iv) Students from the University, Technical Schools and Colleges
in alphabetical order—80 platoons of an average strength of
2. Cadets of the Military College —
Two battalions of Infantry—720 all ranks.
One battalion of Engineers and Artillery—300 all ranksr
3. The Imperial Iranian Navy. —A detachment of the Imperial Iranian
Navy consisting of three platoons of 60 ratings each.
4. The Imperial Iranian Air Force —
A detachment of the Imperial Iranian Air Force consisting of
(i) Officers Training School—one platoon (40).
(ii) Air Force other ranks—two platoons (40 each).
(iii) Cadets of the Air Force Technical School—one platoon (40).
5. Engineers. — 1 st and 2nd battalions of Engineers.
6 . Infantry —
1st Infant'ry Division consisting of: —
1 st (Pahlevi) Guard Regiment. (Three battalions each.)
2 nd (Ahanin) Guard Regiment.
3rd (Bahadur) Regiment.
20 th Infantry Regiment.
2nd Infantry Division consisting of :—
5th (Razapur) Regiment. i
6 th (Nadiri) Regiment.
7th Infantry Regiment.
21st Infantry Regiment.
7. Artillery —
3rd Regiment (Mountain) Artillery on pack 6 x 4 gun batteries—75 mm
Bofors.
(S) 61 EAD *
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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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- Title
- 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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