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File 200/1928 Pt 5 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Relations, Treaty Negotiations' [147v] (299/1132)
The record is made up of 1 volume (562 folios). It was created in 19 Aug 1929-29 Jul 1931. It was written in English and French. 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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From para.4 of that letter it will he seen that
Sir R.Clive was authorised to inform the
Minister of Court that H.M.G. were prepared to
agree that paras.3 & 4 of the draft Article could
he embodied in a protocol or a published exchange
of notes.to he annexed to the Treaty.
Article 3. Visits of British warships to
Persian ports. The text of this Article
presented to the Minister of Court in August last will
he found in Tehran Despatch Do.426 of 10th August, at
the bottom of the file. The difficulties raised in
connection with it by Taimourtache are set out in
Tehran telegram Uo.64 of 19th March, para.2. on
P.1951, and Ho.73 of 28th March on P.2108 flagged.
*
Sir R.Clive has now been instructed that we are
prepared to agree to Taimourtache’s suggestion that
the main reasons for our wish for British warships
stationed in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
to visit Persian ports
should be explained in an exchange of notes, and that
we have no objection to the reasons proposed for
visits to Abadan, Bushire and Blinder Abbas, provided
that these are quoted only as typical reasons, and
that visits to those places for other purposes are not
precluded. On the question of SF formal exchange
of lettersT'we may await the views of the Admiralty.
Article 4. Henjara. We originally asked for a
50-year lease. The Minister of Court made a counter
proposal of 20, to which Sir R.Clive replied demanding 30,
and this figure was inserted in the latest draft presented
to the Persians. tv»
Sub-para. 6. Police supervision. Sir R. Clive
was given alternative drafts, the first of which provided
that administration and jurisdiction in the concession
A
&rea should be exercised by H.M.G. on behalf of Persia. ^
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This volume contains correspondence regarding wide-ranging negotiations that took place between Reza Shah's Minister of Court, ‘Abdolhossein Khan Teymourtache [Teymurtash], and the British Legation in Tehran, the aim of which was the agreement of a bilateral treaty between the two governments in order to resolve a number of outstanding issues. The majority of the correspondence in the volume is internal correspondence between British officials, but it also contains a limited amount of correspondence in French that was exchanged between the British Minister in Tehran, Sir Robert Clive, and Teymourtache.
In addition to this correspondence, the volume contains the following documents:
- 'Minutes of an Inter-departmental conference held at the Foreign Office on Wednesday, July 29th, 1931', (folios 6-13)
- Draft text of general treaty between Persia and Britain written in French, (folios 62-83)
- Copy of the concession granted to Baron Julius de Reuter to establish a bank in the Persian Empire under the name of 'The Imperial Bank of Persia' in 1889, (folios 341-342).
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (562 folios)
- Arrangement
The subject 200 (Anglo-Persian Treaty Negotiations) consists of eight volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/1250-1257. The volumes are divided into ten parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume, parts 3, 4 and 5 comprising one volume each, parts 6 and 7 comprising the fifth volume, and parts 8, 9 and 10 comprising one volume each.
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 564; 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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- File 200/1928 Pt 5 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Relations, Treaty Negotiations'
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- front, back, spine, spine , 1v:100v, 102r:255v, 257r:303v, 305r:554v, 558r:564r
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