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Ext 5000/41(3) 'Persia - General Situation (Sept. & Oct. 1941)' [169r] (337/466)
The record is made up of 1 file (231 folios). It was created in 17 Sep 1941-10 Nov 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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1941
FRCi. i TEH RAN TO FOREIGN OFFICE .
Sir l\. Bullard. D. 11.50 p.m. 22nd. September, 1941.
No. 818.
22nd September, 1941. 6.50 p.m. 25rd September, 1941.
Repeated to Simla/New Delhi No. 663.
BBCGDIATE.
Iy telegram No. 815.
Cabinet is good on the whole. All are "personalities”
except Minister of Finance who was Assistant Under Secretary
and was made Minister by the late Shah for his statement
that crown jewels were all in the Bank. I believe that
certain deputies are going to protest against his
appointment and that of Minister of Health who is in fact
not suitable. Minister of Industry, Minister of the
Interior, Minister of Agriculture are all very good.
Minister of Finance. Minister of War and Minister of
Education satisfactory. Minister of Posts very anti
Russian but friendly to us. Minister of Justice who is
satisfactory seems to be under-study to the Prime Minister.
Minister for Foreign Affairs has supported Prime Minister
well throughout the crisis. He gets on well with the
Russians though he distrusts them profoundly.
2. I tola Minister for Foreign Affairs to-day that
I was not sure thau the Minister or Communications was
capable of adapting himself to the new railway policy which
we regarded as essential. Minister for Foreign Affairs
said that any Minister to whom we objected would be changed.
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to situation in Persia [Iran] following the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in August 1941.
The discussion in the volume relates to the measures taken by Britain in consultation with the United States of America and the Soviet Union to form a regime in Persia that was aligned with British war aims. Correspondence discusses the need to remove the Shah who was 'hand in glove with the Germans' and implement some form of 'constitutional government' (see folio 232).
Further discussion surrounds the temporary nature of these measures and guarantees to restore full sovereignty to Iran after the war, in the same way as other 'small nations'.
Issues discussed include:
- Raids by tribesmen
- Price of kerosene and staples such as bread
- Unrest in Kurdistan
- Stipulations of the Persian constitution
- The UK relationship with Moscow
- Installation of the new Shah and arrangements for exile of the old Shah
- British policy towards administration of government in Persia.
The file features the following principal correspondents: the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the British Consul, Kermanshah (John Francis Robert Vaughan-Russell); HM Minister, Tehran (Sir Reader William Bullard).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (231 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 233; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-232; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/553
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- Ext 5000/41(3) 'Persia - General Situation (Sept. & Oct. 1941)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:232v, 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