Coll 28/103 ‘Persia. Perso Russian Relations’ [36r] (71/190)
The record is made up of 1 file (92 folios). It was created in 19 Apr 1940-16 Aug 1946. 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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dfee patoh to you Ko >2 gQ of I9f4, I have
the honour to tr&hiraTt herewith a eooy of a report
from the Cairo City Police regardin^ the movements
in x.gypt of Profe©a ox* ^brahaiaian and hia
Secretary.
In an interview with the press, the
Profeasor said that Armenia was the first country
to make Christianity its state religion. He said
that the Armenians were among the most pious people
i# the world and that they followed devoutly their
Christian practices. The belief widespread
outside the Soviet Union that religion was not suf
ficiently favoured there was untrue. For example,
he was himself a university professor and a civil
servant and ©t the same time Secretary of the
Supreme Ecclesiastical See. Moreover, during the
war, men of religion of all aeaoainstione had in
creased contacts witii the state and even Muslims in
the Soviet Union prayed fornthe victory of the Ked
Amor*
Christian group** Professor Abrahamian replied that
Uiese were not very great. However, it was ^
necessary for each Church to retain its national
cachet. * He concluded his statement to the press
Byp eying tribute to the glorious culture of ancient
and modern Egypt and by expressing hi© thanks to the
King and people of Egypt for the hospitality which
they had always shown to members of his Church*
4 # X m sending copies of this despatch to the
Minister Resident in the Middle ^ast, to His Majesty*®
isjubassadors at iioscow, hagdad and Tehran, to ilia
Majesty’s Minister at belrut and to the Officer Aa-*
ninistiring the Oovemment of Palestine.
I have the honour to be,
With the highest respect,
Your most obedient, humble dervant
(Sd.) TERENC
The night Honourable
Anthony Eden, .0., M.P.,
etc., etc., ^ i«c.
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Correspondence and papers, some marked Most Secret, concerning relations between the Soviet Union and Persia [Iran]. Much of the file concerns the British Government’s concerns about Soviet interference and influence in Persia, particularly at the end and in the aftermath of the Second World War. The file covers: relations between Persia, the Soviet Union and Germany, 1940; the Persian Government’s desire to replace British personnel working in its aviation operations with personnel from the USA, and the proposed use of Persian aerodromes by the Soviet Government, 1940; reports of German infiltration in Persia, 1941; British concerns about an increase in Soviet propaganda in Iran, 1943; the activities of the Anglo-Soviet-Persian Censorship office, 1944; reports that the Soviet Consulate in Ahwaz [Ahvāz] wished to open a ‘propaganda shop’ at Abadan, 1945; notes about the Soviet Union and North Persia, written by the British Ambassador in Tehran, Reader William Bullard (ff 18-22, ff 3-4).
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 (92 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 94; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 28/103 ‘Persia. Perso Russian Relations’
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- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 3v:21v, 23r:76v, 78r:94v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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