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'File 10/18 Contemplated Purchase of Certain Oil-Burning Vessels by the Persian Government' [5r] (9/12)
The record is made up of 1 file (6 folios). It was created in 16 Jul 1933 - 27 Jan 1934. 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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S.No. 1. Printed letter 110.733 dated the 27th January 1934 from
the Secretary to P*R« Bushire*
P. A.
Papers may be filed please.
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British Consulate General Bushire copy of letter from British Legation, Gulhek, Persia to the Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the Department of Overseas Trade (sent under flying seal Letters which could be freely opened before reaching their destination. from His Majesty's Minister Teheran [Tehran]), dated 16 July 1933, discussing the possibility of an order through the Department of Overseas Trade by the government of Persia for two or three oil-burning vessels of 6,000 to 7,000 tons capacity. The letter states that the main object of the Persian Government in placing the order was to show the Persian flag in foreign ports. Because they were afraid of getting the worst of the deal if they bought second-hand vessels, their preference was to buy new ones, and they wished to obtain advice from the Department of Trade before placing any orders. It was therefore desirable that any such order should be placed in the United Kingdom. With covering letter from the British 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. and Consulate-General, Bushire to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, dated 27 January 1934.
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- 1 file (6 folios)
- Arrangement
The file consists of the covering letter, the main letter and a single folio of file notes, running from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the system in use appears enclosed in a circle in the top right corner of each folio. The three folios of the one document in this file (excluding the file notes at the rear) are also numbered 1-3 (not enclosed in a circle).
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- IOR/R/15/2/1354
- Title
- 'File 10/18 Contemplated Purchase of Certain Oil-Burning Vessels by the Persian Government'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence