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Ext 5000/41(1) 'Persia: situation leading up to, and after, the Allied occupation' [248r] (495/606)
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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No. 151 .
22nd July, 1941.,
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9,30 p.m. 22nd July, 1941
11-0 a,m- 23rd July, 1941
Repeated to Governnent of India No, 336-
Cairo No 74.
Bagdad No. 1 68.
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.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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lour tele grains 162 ; No, J2 and No t . 396,
o0viei; ^cassador receive:! instructions to make
and T 1 ?tnd e htu S flM aU0 “', /I r e / n C0DStant coniTunioation
d d 1316 and hel Pful (with reference to
onlv^ust^rt fortunately he and the Counsellor have
the sovt t ' HOreover 1 find to ay great concern that
affairr^tht^th^ ^cesdinglyill-infomed about local
inf-oii+H t t i: s ambassador seeas to depend on me for
information even about the Tabriz demonstration,
+h* il, W f.. totd sa ’5 the Prime Minister and I have since seen
the acting Minister for Foreign Affaix-s and had a second
interview with ohe Prime minister., We agree that they are in
general well disposed - an opinion shared by all my .Allied
decT'n^ e +i- a + a w by - the -. j:iI,ierican Minister. The Prime Minister
d ®°+ a f tdat ha 13 a -reniy refusing to prolong any German
tract ox engagement and any residence permits of other
3 Wl11 ^ glad to send away any Germans whose
conauct is suspect or who can he replaced hy Iranians
(Persians; and he promises to give me figures of departures
m confidence 0 He stated however that to order a large
portion of the Germans^to leave within a short time could be
based on no criterion that would appear reasonable, that it would
be contrary to neutrality and that [?will] bring Iran
(Persia) into the conflict with Germany c The Prime Minister
declared (probably with truth) thae the Iranian Government
had resisted great pressure from the ^xis during hostilities in
Iraq and tha u the Iranian Government were entitled to our
thanks for that u I suggested that they had done their duty
but no more^ I frequently used the argument that neutrality
requires limitation of numbers and activities of Germans who
have elsewhere violated neutrality so outrageously 0
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RECo. POL.DEPt.
IUL 941
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.
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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