Ext 5000/41(1) 'Persia: situation leading up to, and after, the Allied occupation' [57r] (113/606)
The record is made up of 1 volume (301 folios). It was created in 7 Jul 1941-9 Sep 1941. It was written in English. 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 Documentjs the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should he kept
of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should he kept
under Lock and Key.] INDIA DIRECT /
under Lock and Key.]
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From: PERSIA. 19 41
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FROM TEHRAN TO FOREIGN OFFICE
Sir R. Bullard,
No# 606 .
27th August, 1941
D. 8.00 p.m,
R. 11^25 a.m,
8.00 p.m,
27th August, 1941
28th August, 1941
Repeated to -Foreign Simla
Nev; Delhi
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IMPORTANT .
Assuming from the nature and time of the presentation
of the communication which I was to hand in on"August 25th
that hostilities were about to begin, I had warning sent
to all British subjects early on August 25th and they
assembled quickly and without fuss either at the legation,
Tehran, or the summer legation 7 miles away. Indians are
in the town legation. Two or three British subjects
preferred to stay outside.
2. Tehran is quiet except for bread queues. Germans
are too much concerned about their own fate to stir up
trouble against Englishmen (Indians would, I think, be
safe from this in any case) and the people of Tehran are
too much scared of the Russians to let themselves be
stirred up. Nevertheless, British subjects will continue
to live at the legations on arrival. Officials of the
Imperial Bank of Persia and nucleus of the Anglo-Iranian
Oil Company continue their work. Military are requisitioning
lorries and private cars but so far no cars with Europeans
in them have been taken.
3, When hostilities seemed imminent His Majesty's
Consul at Kermanshah sent away the women and children from
there and from Hamadan. His Majesty's Consul-General,
Meshed, sent to India the ladies from Meshed, Otherwise
; the^ situation is as report ed, in mv telemra m No, 4S4- ohoumh. ,
- onsul at Bushire that a
. _ _ -, - — - informed the Consuls at
Shiraz and Isfahan in case any British subjects from there
like to take advantage of this opportunity.
Senior Naval Officer
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The volume comprises telegrams, letters, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the situation in Persia leading up to, and after, the Allied occupation in August 1941.
The discussion in the volume relates to:
- relations with the Shah and the Persian Government prior to the Allied occupation
- Anglo-Persian military operations in Persia
- perceptions of the government of the United States of America on the situation
- safety and security of the British community in Persia
- reaction of different groups within Persia to the Allied occupation
- establishment of supply routes to Russia via Persia involving military occupation
- security of oil supplies
The principal correspondents in the volume include the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; 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. ; and the Secretary of State for India.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (301 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 303; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/551
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- Ext 5000/41(1) 'Persia: situation leading up to, and after, the Allied occupation'
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- front, front-i, 2r:302v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence