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Ext 5000/41(1) 'Persia: situation leading up to, and after, the Allied occupation' [150r] (299/606)
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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INDIA DIRECT
[This telegram is of x icy and should be
retained by the authorised recipient and not. passed on]
icy and should be
FRCM IR AN (PERSIA )
FRQi TEHRAN TO FOREIGN OFFICE.
Sir R. Bullard.
No. 504 .
7th August, 1941
D. 12.50 a.m. 7th August, 1941
R. 2.10 p.m. 7th August, 1941
2.10 p.m. 7th August, 1941
Repeated to Government of India
Cairo
Moscow
Bagdad
Angora.
IMMEDIATE .
Government of India telegram to
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.
.No. 5690.
20th July and iny telegram No. ::: 466* (~ne ilner' aHToressea to*
Bagdad or Axigottf.
MOST SECRET .
The question of propaganda against the Shah would be
completely altered in tne case of Russian-British ultimatum,
which was to be followed by military action in a few days in
case of non-compliance. To forestall the Germans and to
make prospect of occupation more palatable we might
simultaneously with ultimatum release articles and wireless
talks about Iran (Persia), referring not only to "fhe good
points, but to the great defects of the present regime,
e.g. compulsory acquisition of the best land at dishonestly
low prices and enormous rise in the cost of living on account
of monopolies. By then it should be too late for the Shah
to throw himself into the arms of the Germans, while the army,
which is strongly anti-Shah, would be encouraged to turn
against him rather than obey any order he might give to
resist occupation. All this is speculation and it is
notoriously difficult to foretell how -tortuous- Iranian
(Persian) *minds* will work, but I am sure that the policy i
suergested is ^safer than to do nothing and- to let the people
conclude with Germans encouragement that we are still : * : in league ^
with the Shah*.
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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
- Title
- Ext 5000/41(1) 'Persia: situation leading up to, and after, the Allied occupation'
- Pages
- 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