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Coll 28/107 ‘Persia (Iran) Movements of the ex-Shah.’ [101r] (201/361)
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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5. I have told the ex-Shah that telegrams in
English and correspondence in English or French will
be forwarded subject to local censorship, and that
correspondence in Persian should be handed over to the
(joyernment for transmission via the British Ambassador,
Cairo, since Slcrine proposes to leave middle of November -
see paragraph 5 <pf Governor-General’s telegram to
or S. for India No*5616, as it would anpear unsafe
to send them via the British Minister, Tehran. Please
inform the Ambassador, Cairo, if you agree.
4. Following members of the party referred to
in paragraph 1 of Governor-General’s telegram No.5616
to S. or S. for India should, in the opinion of Sfcrine
and me, be repatriated as soon as convenient :-
No.12 who is stepsister not sister of No.2, and
No,14 who is the wife not of No.15 but of member of
Majlis .now in Tehran and has two children there.
Alternatively they enquire whether their relatives would
be allowed to visit Mauritius which would appear
undesirable unless they were prepared to remain here for
the duration of the ex-Shah’s exile. Numbers 5, 11 and
15 enquire whether their position is identical with that
of the ex-Shah and sons or whether they would be permitted
to visit other parts of the British Empire or neutral
countries other than Persia. As No.S^is most restless
member of the party, the satisfaction of any unobjectionable
demands and her tempor&iy absence will conduce to greater
contentment among the others. I do not think they should
be allowed to go elsewhere than South Africa.
5. I should be grateful for an early reply to the
questions in this telegram.
(Delayed owing to mutilation in transmission
17.50 hrs. 23/10/41)
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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.’
- Pages
- 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