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Coll 28/107 ‘Persia (Iran) Movements of the ex-Shah.’ [78r] (155/361)
The record is made up of 1 file (178 folios). It was created in 15 Sep 1941-3 Oct 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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E7544/5954
[Cypher]
No. .1075
FHOLi FOFvEIGN OFFICE TO TEHRAN.
22nd November, 1941c
D: 4 .,10 a.m. 25rd November 1941.
Repeated to Government of India telegram No. 15048.
PPPPPPPP
Your tel egram No. 1151 [of the 15th November: Future
residence of ex-snaii]* ——-
You may reply to the Shah that it was the original
view of.His Majesty’s Government that the ex-Shah had better,
in the interests of all concerned, remain until the end of
che war in Mauritius, where he would be free from Nazi agents
and propagandists, political intriguers, and .journalists. It
was probably^best from the point of view of the stability
of the new regime in Persia that he should for the time being
remain in retirement from the political scene. Nor was it
considered that residence in Mauritius was in any way a
hardship; and it was hoped that ex-Shah himself would not
regard it in that light. The Governor of Mauritius had been
instructed.to arrange that he should be treated with every
consiaerauion, that there was of course no question of treating
him-as a prisoner, but that on the contrary every effort should
be made to render his^ stay in the island as agreeable as possible,
iou may. add that His Majesty’s Government have of course no
"k° res ^ r i c "k the ex-Shah’s freedom to a greater extent than
the.general situation requires, and that they will be ready to
[ review the i/hole situation from time to time with a view to
, seeing whether some different arrangement might then be made.
2. You may, however, supplement official reply in
preceding paragraph with a personal statement as from yourself
hac you have reason to believe that His Majesty’s Government
win be prepared, a.s ..sgon.. as the Treaty is signed., to see
whe-cher arrangements can be made to transfer the ex-Shah to some
other part of the Empire, if this would be in accordance with
ex -Shah_ sj^n wishes.
o. For your ovm information, steps are already being taken
to ascertain whether such a transfer could be arranged, but I
;unk uiat you should for the present show the Persian authorities
, ve are no ^ Prepared to be agreeable about anything until
tne Treaty has been signed and has entered into force.
4. Je have no objection to -return tn PencHo n r
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Correspondence concerning the movements of the former Shah of Persia [Iran], Reza Shah Pahlavi, in the wake of his enforced abdication by the British Government in September 1941. The papers cover: arrangements for the removal of Reza Shah from Persia; discussion amongst British officials over where the Shah should be sent into exile, with Mauritius, British East Africa [Kenya], the Seychelles, Canada, and South Africa all discussed; reports of Reza Shah’s departure from the Persian port of Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] on 27 September 1941 (ff 85-86, ff 80-82); arrangements for the passage of Reza Shah and his touring party; Reza Shah’s stay in Mauritius, and his opinion of the islands; Reza Shah’s passage to South Africa; the movements of other members of the Persian royal family, including Reza Shah’s wives and children. The file’s principal correspondents are: the British Minister at Tehran, Reader William Bullard; the Foreign Office; the Governor of Mauritius, Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford; the External Affairs Department of the Government of India.
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 (178 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 180; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3518
- Title
- Coll 28/107 ‘Persia (Iran) Movements of the ex-Shah.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:85v, 87r:180v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence