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File 1000/1918 Pt 4 'Persia: policy' [183r] (362/375)
The record is made up of 1 item (187 folios). It was created in 19 Nov 1918-15 Apr 1919. 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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friendly porer wiio may oe ready to spend money and lend
personnel vlthout soclinj political interests in the
country and. they V'oull vcIcolio her participation in this
way. Finally a con .sideratio proportion recognise that
to he of any use a very wide measure of control will he
necessary; that if personnel for such control is select
ed from various nationalities friction and rivalry will
inevitably result and that task must consequently pe en
trusted to a single power and one enjoying good will and
support, of Great Britain.
If it is decided by Assembled Towers that Persian
nettle must be grasped in general interests of civilisa
tion and welfare of neighbouring States I am convinced
only completely satisfactory solution will be to have a
trained administrator in control of every Department of
the State and in every provincial Government. Thi
would be for a specified time of years during which (? as
a matter of fact) Persians would be associated with these
administrators and trained with a view to taking their
place in due course.
It goes without saying public opinion in Persia
(voiced at Teheran) would not as a whole accept such a
measure of control spontaneously but I believe Persia
would resign herself to it if it was imposed upon her byv
a decision of the Assembled powers for a specified period
and in return for full guarantees of her independence and
integrity and safeguards against unscrupulous exploita
tion. Until machine got into working order at any rate
the European Administrators must have a backing of force
and
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The item contains correspondence regarding affairs in Persia [Iran] in November 1918-March 1919, in the aftermath of the First World War, particularly in relation to considerations over the future of Anglo-Persian relations and to Persian attempts to be admitted as a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference.
The primary correspondent is HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. to Persia. Other correspondents include the Government of India and the Foreign Office.
The item contains a single folio in French, folio 65, a letter from HM Envoy to the Prime Minister of Persia. An English translation is included on folio 66.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/735/2
- Title
- File 1000/1918 Pt 4 'Persia: policy'
- Pages
- 3r:63v, 64v:66v, 69r:121v, 122ar, 122v, 122v:189v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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