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Coll 28/110 ‘Persia. Economic & Financial Assistance by H.M.G.’ [38r] (75/79)
The record is made up of 1 file (38 folios). It was created in 20 Nov 1941-6 Apr 1944. 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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Ext.7392/41.
Extract from Secret Telegram No.1149,
from Tehran to Foreign Office, dated
16th Noveriber, 1941.
A* i
4. The question of financial assistance
is admittedly more difficult hut apart from
the fact that, as I have said before, we
S ^ a -H have to assist Persia financially sooner
or later, I v/ould advance three arguments in
support of ray proposal (a) Persia would
naturally think it highly unlikely that we
gave British protection to the late Shah, and
refused help to present regime, (b) grant of
financial assistance would give us the
right oi criticism of finance and revenue
administration. The suggestion has been made
in various quarters (most recently as a
private enquiry from Simla) that foreign
adviser should be employed by the Persian
Government. Only adviser we could recommend
would, I think, be Americans, (sic). Previous
experience has not been happy but in present
circumstances Americans might be less hostile
to or it ish influence, "while the Russians being
dependent on American help, might be less
hostile to the adviser. Negotiation of an
agreement for financial assistance v/ould
enable us to raise the adviser question if
we thought fit, (c) in considering the amount
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Correspondence concerning the provision of financial assistance to Persia [Iran] following Britain’s occupation of parts of the country after the Anglo-Soviet invasion of August 1941. The correspondence discusses: ways in which financial assistance could be given to Persia; trade between Britain/India and Persia; financial assistance as part of Britain’s broader propaganda effort across Persia, considered in a number of letters (ff 23-24, ff 12-17, ff 7-8) alongside infrastructure and public works development, cultural activities, medical assistance, and the rehabilitation of Persia’s armed forces. The file’s principal correspondents are: the British Legation in Tehran; and the Foreign Office.
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 (38 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 40; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3521
- Title
- Coll 28/110 ‘Persia. Economic & Financial Assistance by H.M.G.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:39v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence