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File 200/1928 Pt 5 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Relations, Treaty Negotiations' [‎333r] (670/1132)

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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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Telegrain fr? 1 ? of State to Viceroy .Foreign
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Foreign Office telegransto Tehran Nos 0 36 9 37 and
38 of 25th February repeated to you and Bughire,regarding
Bushire Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. 0 I shall be glad of your views as earty
as possible end particularly on question whether more
explicit assurances from Persia are desirablec Draft notes
however seem at any rate suitable as a basis for discussion
and we shall probably do best to rely on comprehensive
provision for "unrestricted access" with special proviso
as regards passports rather than attempt to provide in C
detail against particular restrlctions 0
20 Clive hoped last month that Treaty might be initial
led by 21st March and ratified immediately afterwardSo If
this hope is realised contents of Notes will then become
public and it will not be possible to conceal our intention
to move to Arab side of Gulf* It is therefore necessary
now to decide future location of Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. so that the
Ruler of Arab State selected can if possible be approached
before publication of notes 0 Please let me have your
views as early as you conveniently cano
Please ask Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. to repeat any comments
sent by him to Tehran on draft notes 0
Addressed Viceroy 707o Repeated Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. B
Bushlre, 708 0

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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.

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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.

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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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English and French in Latin script
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