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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [134r] (267/320)
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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This is the first that we have heard of this appointment but you and
the Tehran Chancery to whom we are sending a copy of this letter may be
interested to have the following details which are all that we have been
able to ascertain of M. Philimonov’s previous career. Born in 1904,
graduated in 1932 at the Moscow' Institute of Transport, subsequently
became a teacher there, and for the last 2| years has held various positions
in the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs.
(39)
Received on 9th December 1939, with Political Secretary’s letter No. 44,
dated 31st October 1939.
Enclosure in weekly letter No. 44, dated 31st October 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 23rd October 1939.
Despatch from His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, to the Foreign Office,
London, No. 310 (252/7/39), dated the 26th September 1939.
I have the honour to report that Monsieur Mohammad Ismail Mir’at
and Dr. Mohammad Sajjadi have been appointed to the posts of Minister
of Education and Minister of Roads and Communications respectively.
2. Both ministers have hitherto been holding these posts in an acting
capacity, Monsieur Mir’at since the termination of the appointment of
Monsieur Hikmat as Minister of Education in July 1938, [see my telegram
No. 88 of 15th July 1938 (S. No. 65 in F. 7-N./38)] and Dr. Sajjadi since
the dismissal of Monsieur Majid Ahy in December 1938 [see my despatch
No. 390 of 13th December 1938 (S. No. 80 in F. 7-N./38)]. The present
appointments are therefore confirmations only.
(40)
Received on 10th December 1939.
Enclosure in weekly letter No. 45, dated 8th October 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 3rd November 1939.
Telegram from His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, to the Foreign Office,
London, No. 165, dated the 28th October 1939.
On the occasion of the opening of the new parliament on October 26th'
the Government has resigned and will be reconstituted by Doctor Matin
Daftary, Minister of Justice in the last cabinet. Monsieur Djam has been
appointed Minister of Court.
(41)
No. 161.
To
The Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs
Department, Simla.
With the compliments
of
His Majesty's Representative.
Tehran despatch No. 378 (768/5/39), dated 5th December 1939.
To the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Office, with
enclosures.
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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)
- Arrangement
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–’
- Pages
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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