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Ext 5000/41(8) 'Persian situation: miscellaneous reports on wheat situation' [‎111r] (221/560)

The record is made up of 1 volume (278 folios). It was created in 13 Apr 1943-11 Nov 1946. 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, F5.
COPY OF
TRANSPORT RaOULATlON;
P4• M3.
DATED 15TH ABA N - 1322
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The following Road Transport Regulation No. F5 P4 M3 dated
15th Ahan 1322 has been issued by the Administrator General of
the Finances:
Pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Law of 13th
Ordibehesht, 1322:
(1) This Regulation replaces Article 30, 31, 33, 34, 35,
36, 37, 38 and 39 of Chapter III of the Road Transport
Regulations of 30th Aban, 1321 (20th November 1942) and the above
mentioned Articles are hereby declared to be null and void.
(2) Except for the special categories below, the transport
of all goods in Iran by truck is hereby declared to be under the
control of the Government,
(3) The following classifications of truck transport are
considered to be outside the scope of this Regulation:
Goods being transported by trucks owned by:
(a) The Iranian Army and Gendarme Force;
(b) The Allied Military Forces;
(c) The United Kingdom Corporation (Iran) Ltd;
(d) Iran-Sov-Trans;
(e) The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Ltd.
(4) With the exceptions indicated in Article 3, all truck
transport in Iran will be classified in one of the following
categories:
(a) Under contract or ownership, directly or indirectly,
to the Road Transport Department;
(b) Under contract to the United Kingdom Commercial
Corporation (Iran) Ltd. , Iran-Sov-Trans, and the Anglo-
Iranian Oil Company Ltd.
(c) Under contract or ownership, directly or indirectly,
to Government Departments, or other organisations but
with a special licence issued by the Road Transport
Department for transporting certain specified goods over
certain roads. The Road Transport Department may, at
its discretion, deny the issue of a Special Licence to
any truck.
( 5) All trucks identified in Articles 4 (a) and 4 (b) must
operate only in accordance with Waybills issued for each journey
by the. related organisation and the trucks indicated in Article
4 (c) will operate in accordance with the terms of the Special
Licence issued for monthly periods by the Road Transport Department.
(6) Any goods being transported without coverage by proper
documents (i.e. Waybill or Special Licence) issued in accordance
with the normal operating regulations of the Road Transport
Department, or such other organisations as are authorised by this
Regulation, will be subject to seizure and confiscation by the
Road Transport Department through the co-operation and assistance
of the Iranian Civil Police, the Iranian Gendarme Force, Road
transport Department officials or other authorised individuals

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Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the production and supply of wheat in Persia.

The discussion in the volume includes:

  • the UK-US coordination efforts and its relationship with supplies from the Soviet Union
  • UK-US staffing of personnel in the Persian government concerned with wheat supply deficiencies and their impact on the high cost of living
  • inefficiency of the Persian government in managing a bumper harvest in 1944
  • quotas, laws and transport issues relating to wheat production

Included in the volume is a copy (ff 122r:122v) of the 'Progress Report: Wheat Supervision Scheme, September 1943'.

The principal correspondents in the volume include the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Under-Secretary of State for India; the Ministry of Food, London; the Middle East Supply Centre, Cairo; and the War Cabinet.

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 (278 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 280; 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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English in Latin script
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