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Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [274v] (548/749)
The record is made up of 1 file (373 folios). It was created in 9 Jul 1942-8 Feb 1946. 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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APPENDIX “ B.”
Regulations Governing the Sale of “ Foreign Goods, proposed by the Ministry of
Finance and Approved by the Cabinet (Bayat) —10^ April, 1945.
Article 1.—When foreign military authorities desire to sell worn out goods
and equipment or articles which they no longer require they must inform the local _
customs or the nearest customs department, to enable that department to take
steps to collect import dues and charges payable by the purchaser.
Note.—Should it be desired the ^seller may first carry out the customs
formalities in respect of the goods to be disposed of, and hand over to the
purchaser a special certificate bearing the number and the date of the customs
clearance document.
Art. 2.—Before the payment of import dues and charges has been guaran
teed by the purchaser or seller, the purchaser will not take possession of the pur
chased goods. Contravention of this article will render the offender liable to
punishment according to the law laying down penalties for smuggling.
Art. 3.—Regardless of the type of goods the customs department may
place such articles, provided that they are used (second hand) in the category
covered by article 2204 of the Customs Tariff (goods other than classified in the
Tariff).
A r t' 4 .—The goods in question will not be subject to import quota or
Foreign Trade Control Regulations, but 6 per cent, of the stamp fees payable
on the import licence, and in certain cases monopoly dues, will be payable.
Art. 5.—The price of such goods will be reckoned at the net selling price
inside the country instead of at the former price at the Persian frontier.
Art. 6 .—Goods of which the import is legally forbidden, i.e., arms, war
equipment, sporting guns, and explosive material will not come under this type
of transaction except with the special permission of the Government.
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Copies of intelligence summaries prepared on a weekly basis by the Military Attaché at the British Legation in Tehran, and received by the 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. via the Foreign Office. The file’s contents follow on chronologically from Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3503). The summaries cover a broad range of information relating to wartime conditions in Iran: the activities of the Iranian government, including political instabilities, the resignation and appointment of governments and government ministers; the financial situation in Iran, including the reappointment in 1942 and subsequent economic policies of Arthur Chester Millspaugh, who was recruited to organise the government’s finances; internal security in Iran, including increasing political unrest in the north of the country (specifically in Azerbaijan) brought about by a growing Soviet presence, wartime propaganda, and the activities of the Tudeh Party of Iran; concerns over wheat production and supply, including reports of food shortages and famine conditions in 1942/43; the Iran military, including its movements, activities and appointments; foreign interests (primarily USA, British, and Soviet); reports of the numbers of Polish refugees in camps in Tehran, Isfahan and Ahwaz [Ahvāz].
The file contains a single item in French, being a copy of the declaration of the Congrès National d’Azerbaidjan (Nation Congress of Azerbaijan, f 359).
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- 1 file (373 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 375; 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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