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Coll 28/107 ‘Persia (Iran) Movements of the ex-Shah.’ [141r] (281/361)
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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Government of India 2 Ext* Affre* Dept- n «
to Secretary of State for India*
fated
Received
Simla. 14,10 hours# 5rd Gctcfber, 1941.
12.00 ho\n n e ? 3rd Octo'ber ? 194-1.
XXX
IMWErIATS.
5447,
Most Secret, Addressed to Secretary of
State for India repeated to Governor of Mauritius v
Your te? en-ram No, 12258 of Qoto’be^ 2 nd*
(2) Skrine. has "been detailed accompany ex-Shah to
Mauritius,
(5) Bandra arrived at Bombay morning of October
2nd and was met by Slcrine six miles, out. Ship will be- out
in stream with naval guard# ana crew is not 'being allowed
entrance until ex’Shah departs after transhipment to
(Y Burma > pr do ably * on Oct'o'ber 6 th*
(4-) Skrine oroke news and stormy interview
resulted. Ex Shah's request to despatch following message
te Shah iehran. Ec^ir»•
We have arrived at
mb ay -
I. sprescntative of Government of India (? and) some soldiers
have come on hoard to tell us no one (? is) permitted to
disemhark and that according to British Government’s
decision T shall have.hco '? go and'Jive in Mauritius. In.
pth$r ^or.d^ we are treated as prisoners although I
** Persia of my own free will and British Government
sed to.-mo 1 ft>e;j.r'approval of my going to America
please a'&i^ rea^o^ t]?.iq sud^hsa decision. Ws are i
(? good)
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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