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Coll 30/59 'Persian Gulf. Creation of Persian Navy, etc' [‎208r] (416/624)

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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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CABINET 1 (3C).
14-th January 1930.
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8EEN BY SIR A. HIRTZF!
1 7 JAN 1930
AN LO-PERSIAN
NEGOTIATIONS.
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 49(28)
Conclusion 1).
1. The Cabinet had before them a Note by the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (C.P.8(30))
covering a Memorandum pre ared in the Foreign
Office on the suggested sale to Persia by Great
Britain of patrol vessels for anti-contraband work
in the 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.
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The attention of the Cabinet was drawn to
the possibility of the remission of debt incurred
in war-time owing to military operations in the case
of Persia being used as a precedent later on in
the case of Iraq, but it v/as pointed out that
the cases were not identical.
The Cabinet agreed -
That general instructions should be sent
to Sir R. Clive, His Majesty’s Minister
at Teheran, authorising him*'to proceed in
accordance with the penultimate paragraph
of the Foreign Office Memorandum
(C.P. 8(30)), on the clear understanding
that the purchase by Persia of her
naval requirements in British shipyards
was an essential condition of any
settlement.

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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)
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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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English and French in Latin script
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