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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [153v] (306/320)
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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against Mirza Barkat All Akmadi, has been dismissed and he has been re-
em'ployed by the Anglo-lranian Oil Company.
2. I am sending a copy of this letter to His Majesty’s Minister in Tehran
(Xo. 27) and the Hon’ble the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire
(No. m).
(30)
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.
Simla, the 20th September 1940.
A copy of the undermentioned paper(s) is forwarded to (1) the Hon’ble
the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, (2) H. B. M.’s Consul, Kerman, for
information.
By order, etc.,
M. 0. DOVER,
Assistant Secretary to the Government of India.
List of papers forwarded.
Extracts from a secret report from the Central Intelligence Officer,
Karachi, received from the D. I. B. under his unofficial No. SA..1
96-(42), dated 12th September 1940.
(31)
P.Z.-3888j40.
From British Legation, Tehran, to F. 0., London, No. 145 (567|4|40)|K.-8937|
8937|234, dated the 4th June 1940.
His Majesty’s Representative presents his compliments to His Majesty’s
Principal Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and has the honour to transmit
herewith, copies of the documents mentioned in the subjoined Schedule, on the
subject of Arrest of British Indian subject from s. s. “ Varsova ”.
(Reference F. 0. letter No. K.-8937|89371234 of June 4).
Reference :—Tehran telegram to Foreign Office, No. 144 of 22nd May 1940.
Khorramshahr despatch No. 424 to H. B. M. Consul, Ahwaz, dated 22nd
May 1940.
Enclosure to Serial No. (31).
To Tehran, No. 26.
*
Despatch from British Vice-Consulate, Khorramshahr, No. 424, dated the
the 22nd May 1940.
I have the honour to refer to my telegram No. 33, dated the 21st May 1940
on the subject of the arrest of Mirza Barkat Ali Ahmadi. The full facts of the
case, as far as I can ascertain them in the absence in hospital of my inter
preter, are as follows :—
2. Mirza Barkat Ah Ahmadi, a British Indian subject, left Abadan for
Iraq m 1937, where he obtained employment with the Iraq Petroleum Com-
pan>. In March this year he returned to Abadan for a few davs, leaving
again for Iraq two months ago.
3. "When he was emploved by the Anglo-lranian Oil Companv in Abadan
previous to l936. Barkat Ali became indebted to Yusuf Ali, originally a British
Indian subject, but now a naturalised Persian and merchant in Abadan.
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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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- 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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