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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [125v] (250/320)
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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44
( 20 )
Enclosure in Air Mail Letter No. 21 , dated 23rd May, 1939, from Secretary,
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 19th May 1939.
Despatch from His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, to the Foreign Office
London, No. 118-(429/2/39), dated the 18th April, 1939.
I have the honour to transmit herewith a copy of an interestino-
despatch from His Majesty s Consul at Ahwaz regarding the recent visit
of His Imperial Majesty the Shah to Khuzistan.
regard to paragraph 9 of Mr. Gardener’s despatch if a
alace is built for the Shah on the site proposed it seems unlikely that His
opposite LnkTfThTriver t0 COnStrUCt a C ° nsulate on the
Ahwaz A C ° Py ° f thiS deSPatCh ‘ S bemg sent t0 His Majesty’s Consul at
Enclosure to S. No. ( 20 ).
Despatch from His Majesty’s Consul at Ahwaz. to His Majesty’s
Minister, Tehran, No. 4, dated the 23rd March, 1939.
I have the honour tc report that His Imperial Majesty the Shah
accompanied by Qawam-ul-Mulk of Shiraz; Aqa Sami’ee, Head of the
Koyal Court; Aqa Shokuh-ul-Mulk, Head of the Royal Cabinet; and Aqa
C^a em-Maqam-ul-Mulk, left Tehran on the 6 th instant to pay his lomr
expected visit to Khuzistan. The preparations made for His Imperial
Majesty s arrival and the state of excitement which reigned here before
and during the visit are constant features of such occasions and are there
fore not worth describing. I therefore propose to relate only the special
features of His Majesty’s visit. 1
2 . Actually, the visit started in rather unfortunate circumstances,
n about the 4th March, a violent rainstorm damaged the railwav line and
blocked the motor road between Belarud and Mazu. Repairs were started
butafurthBr storm did still more, damage with the result that for some time
t looked as if His Imperial Majesty’s train would not be able to pass A
thk d nroSf 100 Wa fi S ln , ade t0 the Shah that he should Postpone his visit but
this pioposal was firmly rejected.
3. However hundreds of
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
were drafted into the. area and thanks
Aaa MusheCfh ° n th u f rf ° f the railwa y engineers headed bv
A< P Musher, the newly promoted head of the Railways the track had been
sufficiently repaired to permit the royal train to pass on the 7 th instant
at Ahw.fCT m l day the ? th instant His Imperial Majesty arrived
see^s He waT K . 6 S n S 10n “C a PP roach roads w ore crowded with sight
seers He was obliged to make an undignified exit from the train as the
military band struck up the Iranian anthem too soon.
on foot^thfnTT’i ? 18 Ma i est y decided t0 make a detailed inspection
“heoourse of his JalCn "f’ Ti’ ° n t he right bank of the Ka ™n. In
Oil Company wWMr 6 Z ° f the A ^ lo -I™nian
together 'with Aqa Qawamf the Ahwa" a luclwScY
'was''presented ^Tthe^ah^th^l‘n Shah , h ™ self - When Mr. Pattinson
It is eleven vears sinc^ ’ th ? Said he reco ^ msed Mr. Pattinson.
is surpHs"n y The Shah y tn ’ • S ° th? r f c °P ition if indeed spontaneous,,
(-ompanv dfd , ,ns P ec te d the depot and asked why the
Pattinsnn ssiH ih < 6V vi t ^ 16 banks and make a proper port there. Mr.
3 WI lln Slx months this work, which the Company had
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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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