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File 5924/1920 Pt 3 ‘Persia: Debt to H.M.G. Private claims against Persian Govt.’ [‎456r] (59/216)

The record is made up of 1 item (108 folios). It was created in 2 Nov 1926-25 Nov 1932. 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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Kiioloaure la Tehran aBspato.Ii lo, 443
ourns.
The aei*® I thlag about these elaiae the
that a solution can only he found by the
the olaisus into the fiollo
{£} War elaiae.
{&) X'ost war olaias*
■«ts* x’wjnssiHji nuiiway ; ! '> 1
i.0 tlSt 0 of }.■ *C • wwv4ktun<nmavu.«
Co. Claiia.
Claims under 1, 2, 3, aan be divided under sub-heada
She manner of tMa treating these ei&Ms will have to be oon<
aide red and X feel that each on© will have to be treated on its
merit® if any tangible result is to ba obtained, 1 would point
out that the claims filed in Tehran ar® not in a state of pr®
to present them and discuss them
before any form of tsoimiBsion. Vo attain aastooljbSBSQnDcttranB the
nooesaaxy degree of arrangement and preparation will require a
great deal of work and will neeeesit&to one man being detailed
for the
I see no reason why! whatever the forts ol negotiation may
be, the special olelraa should be dependent on the diaousBion
or settlement of the other ol&ims* These special claims
out of saooial cmseo l.e* contracts with the .u-'ersian Govern
ment or with i’ezwian

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This part contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, telegrams and minutes regarding the private and commercial financial claims made by British subjects and companies against the Government of Persia [Iran], as well as Persia’s financial affairs generally.

The papers notably cover:

  • Claims of British subjects against the Persian Government, and the forming of an Anglo-Persian commission of enquiry to assess these claims
  • British Government proposals for a final inclusive settlement to be paid by the Persian Government, in return for the liquidation of all outstanding British claims
  • Persian railways
  • British financial interests in Persia.

Also included in the volume are reports and detailed summaries of British Indian and British claims against Persia (ff 465-466 and ff 485-489 respectively).

The principal correspondents are as follows: British Legation, Tehran (correspondence sometimes comes from Gulhek [Qolhak, also written as Gula Hek], which was the Legation’s summer hill station); Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Imperial Bank of Persia, Treasury; Foreign Office.

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File 5924/1920 Pt 3 ‘Persia: Debt to H.M.G. Private claims against Persian Govt.’ [‎456r] (59/216), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/921/2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100121411447.0x000076> [accessed 2 January 2025]

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