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Coll 30/59 'Persian Gulf. Creation of Persian Navy, etc' [172r] (344/624)
The record is made up of 1 file (310 folios). It was created in 25 Sep 1929-21 Dec 1936. 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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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should
returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.]
s/
TO PERSIA.
(E. 2765/36/34)
Cypher telegram to Sir R. Clive (Tehran)
Foreign Office, 30th May 1930i 9.35 p.m#
No. 122.
Your telegram No. 117 (of May 4th: Persian naval
proposals).
I agree that equivocal attitude of Minister of Court
has rendered it useless to discuss naval proposals further
with him for the present. It is, however, the definite viev;
of His Majesty’s Government that there would he advantage
in some arrangement whereby Persian patrol vessels in the
Gulf would he commanded hy British officers. Similarly,
there would in their opinion he strong objection to Persian
patrol vessels being commanded hy officers of another
European Power. You should hear in mind these considera
tions, and if Persian government were in fact to show signs
of any real desire to employ British officers to command
these boats, you should encourage them to put forward
detailed proposals.
As regards the suggestion in Minister of Court’s
letter of March 31ist that Persian cadets should he accepted
for training in the British Navy, Admiralty would prefer
that you should not raise this question. They are
not anxious to receive foreign cadets for training unless
there is some substantial advantage to he gained.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning their response to the Government of Iran's desire to establish a navy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Topics discussed include what role the British Government should play in terms of supplying ships, personnel and training and the subsequent role of the Italian Government in this regard. Much of the later correspondence in the file relates to the specifics of Italy's involvement in supplying Iran's fledgling naval force.
The file contains a limited amount of correspondence in French between Britain's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. in Tehran, Sir Robert Henry Clive and the Iranian Minister, Abdolhossein Teymourtash.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:
- 'Report of Visit to Persian Gunboat "Babr" on 20th January 1935' (folios 22-23)
- 'Precis of conversation with Lieutenant Bucconi of the Italian Navy attached to the Persian Navy', 1933 (folios 46-48)
- 'Anglo-Persian Negotiations. Suggested sale to Persia by Great Britain of Patrol Vessels for anti-contraband work in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and proposed British Naval Mission for Persia' (folios 237-248)
- 'Persian Naval Proposals' - minutes of meetings held on the topic at the Foreign Office in 1929 (folios 292-302, 272-283).
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 (310 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 311; 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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- Coll 30/59 'Persian Gulf. Creation of Persian Navy, etc'
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- front, front-i, 2r:59v, 61r:189r, 190r:307v, 309r:311v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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