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Coll 28/67 ‘Persia. Annual Reports, 1932–’ [101v] (202/644)
The record is made up of 1 file (320 folios). It was created in 6 Dec 1933-27 Mar 1947. 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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31. Trouble still continued (see paragraph 176 of the annual report for
1933) over the issue of visas by the Persian authorities on passports bearing the
endorsements “Bahrein” or “Koweit.” His Majesty’s Minister broached the
matter to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, but was unable to obtain any satisfac
tion, and in August his Majesty’s consular officers were instructed to issue to
travellers, who might become involved in difficulties with the Persian authorities,
a separate passport to enable them to proceed to Bahrein, this passport to be
surrendered after the journey had been made. In some cases the Persian Govern
ment showed themselves willing to grant visas on a separate sheet when a passport
bore the endorsement Bahrein.
(b) A rms Traffic.
32. No reply was received during 1934 to the note addressed to the Persian
Charge d’Affaires in London on the 3rd June, 1933 (see paragraph 187 of the
annual report for 1933), and the whole foundation of the British proposals was
destroyed by a note addressed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs in April to
Sir R. Hoare, in which Kazemi stated that the Persian Government “ withdrew ”
the draft exchange of notes originally submitted by Teymourtache in 1932. The
reasons which had led the Persian Government to take this step were not at the
moment clear, but the situation was clarified a month later, when a further note
was received enclosing a new draft agreement.
33. This document contained the offer to allow His Majesty’s ships to
verify the Persian flag in the case of vessels of under 500 tons, but, as had been
foreseen, only on the basis of reciprocity. In the case of vessels flying the flag
of third parties or no flag at all, the Persian Government would collaborate “ on
a footing of equality ” in preventing the traffic in arms. This draft was
obviously unacceptable to His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom,
and after interdepartmental discussion in London, a reply was addressed in
November to the Persian Minister in London. In this note it was explained to
Hussein Khan Ala that the Persian proposals would give the Persian naval
authorities rights of control over vessels, amongst others, belonging to the Arab
States of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; that the Persian Government had hitherto not
recognised these States or abandoned their claims to the territory of some of
them; and that they had not seen their way to recognise the special treaty
relations between His Majesty’s Government and these rulers. In these circum
stances, the rulers in question could not be expected to acquiesce in a situation
by which their ships would be subject to interference by the Persian naval
authorities and His Majesty’s Government could not advise them to do so. For
these reasons, His Majesty’s Government regretted that they were unable to
accept the Persian proposals.
34. This note provoked a reply from the Persian Minister at the end of
the year. He stated that he had referred to Tehran for further instructions and
expressed his regret that the attitude of His Majesty’s Government should be so
unhelpful.
35. Meanwhile, a further example of Persian activity had come to light.
In June the United States Senate ratified the Arms Traffic Convention of 1925,
but with a reservation providing, among other things, that adherence to the
treaty should not be construed ‘ ‘ as denying any right of sovereignty which the
Kingdom of Persia may have in and to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
or to the waters
thereof.”
36. Enquiries in Washington elicited the information that the Persian
Minister there (Ghaffar Khan Jelal) had approached the State Department with
a request for their assistance in obtaining the insertion by the Senate of this
reservation. When this request was refused, he applied to Senator King, who
promised to help him. Unfortunately, the State Department’s efforts to block
the reservation broke down, and it was passed without explanation, discussion
or debate.
37. Steps were at once taken to explain the British point of view to the
American Embassy in London and to the State Department, and at the end of
the year some hope was entertained that the President would withdraw the
reservation, since he now realised that it was an “ interpretative reservation ”
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Annual reports for Persia [Iran] produced by staff at the British Legation in Tehran. The reports were sent to the Foreign Office by HM’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at Tehran (from 1943, Ambassador to Iran). The reports cover the following years: 1932 (ff 2-50); 1933 (ff 51-98); 1934 (ff 99-128); 1935 (ff 129-165); 1936 (ff 166-195); 1937 (ff 196-227); 1938 (ff 228-249); 1939 (ff 250-251); 1940 (ff 252-257); 1941 (ff 258-266); 1942 (ff 267-277); 1943 (ff 278-289); 1944 (ff 290-306); 1945 (ff 307-317); 1946 (ff 318-320).
The reports for 1932 to 1938 are comprehensive in nature (each containing their own table of contents), and cover: an introductory statement on affairs in Persia, with a focus on the Shah’s programme of modernisation across the country; an overview of foreign relations between Persia and other nations, including with the United Kingdom, British India, and Iraq; Persia’s involvement in international conventions and agreements, for example the League of Nations and the Slave Traffic Convention; British interests in or associated with Persia, including Bahrain and Bahrainis resident in Persia, the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Imperial Bank of Persia, and the Imperial and International Communications Company; political affairs in Persia, including court and officials, majlis, tribes and security; economic affairs in Persia (government finances and budgets, trade, industry, agriculture, opium production); communications (aviation, railways, roads); consular matters; military matters (army, navy, air force).
Reports from 1939 to 1946 are briefer in nature, Reports from 1941 onwards focusing on the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Persia, and the role of United States advisors in the Persian Government’s administration.
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 file (320 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s reports are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Each report for the years 1932-1938 begins with a table of contents referring to that report’s own printed pagination sequence.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 321; 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.
The file contains one foliation anomaly, f 308A
Pagination: Each of the reports included in the file has its own printed pagination system, commencing at 1 on the first page of the report.
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- front, front-i, 2r:91r, 92r:308v, 308ar:308av, 309r:320v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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