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Coll 28/3(2) ‘Persia. Financial situation.’ [104v] (208/817)
The record is made up of 1 file (407 folios). It was created in 7 Sep 1938-1 Jan 1946. 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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more vigilant supervision than we can in the ( enter: and they can do so
without the necessity of sending automobiles on long trips out of lehran.
Because of the incalculable advantage of decentralizing inspection and su-y^
pervision, I have been deeply disappointed over the delay in obtaining fa
cilities for Mr. Gordon to proceed to his post at Meshed. ] his delay is caus
ing irreparable losses to the Government and to the people of Khorassan.
As soon as an irregularity is discovered, we do everything within our
power (1) lo punish the guilty person or persons; (2) to recover any losses
suffered by the Government; and (3) to establish safeguards against the oc
currence of irregularities in the future. But, while we shall do everything
within our power, it must be understood that adequate and effective action
against wrongdoers depends on the cooperation of the police, the prosecu-
^ tors, and the courts. These agencies should not interfere or participate in
our inspections, unless invited to do so, because our inspectors must un
derstand their responsibility. Joint inspections result in delay and division
of responsibility. On the other hand, when we have made our inspections
and gathered evidence, we expect the Ministry ol Justice to proceed prompt
ly and vigorously with the prosecution and trial of the accused persons.
I am confident that in this respect we shall receive the full cooperation of
the Ministry of Justice.
Since the arrival of Mr. Brownrigg about two months ago and his
appointment as Director-General of the Personnel Administration, praise
worthy progress has been made in bringing the work of that Administration
up to date, in Ihe disposal of troublesome cases, and in the planning of
new projects and procedures. Two months ago, the Pension Department had
an accumulation of about 12,000 cases awaiting action. These have now been
disposed of. Various matters that resulted in the delayed payment or non
payment of employees have been attended to. As this work continues, we
may look forward to more just treatment of the Government personnel and
to less dissatisfaction on their part. The Personnel Administration is also
making a detailed study of the Civil Service Law and of other personnel
laws and regulations, and a project for a new Civil Service Law is in course
of preparation.
I am glad to record the recent arrival and assignments of the follow
ing Americans: Mr. Monroe Keass and Mr. James V. Lang, Price Stabiliza
tion Section; and Mr. Albert J. Angell, Jr., Road I ransport Administration.
Mr. Melville Monk has been appointed Director-General of the Internal
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Papers reporting on the financial situation in Iran, sent by staff at the British Legation at Tehran (Horace James Seymour; Reader William Bullard) to the Foreign Office, London. The file is a direct chronological continuation of Coll 28/3 ‘Persia. Financial situation’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3394).
The file includes:
- Covering letters enclosing copies of the monthly Bulletin , produced by the Bank Melli Iran (also referred to as the Mellié Iran Bank, and Banque Mellié Iran). The copies of Bulletin are not included in the file (although some front covers do survive), however the covering letters give short summaries of their lead articles.
- Details and estimates for Iran’s annual budgets, with numerous statistical tables.
- Correspondence dated December 1939 to February 1940 relating to irrevocable documentary confirmed credits (irrevocable letters of credit) opened by Bank Melli Iran through banks in India (ff 356-361).
- Copies of laws passed by the Iranian Parliament, including a law relating to war credits and treasury bills (in French, f 334), a Law for the Prevention of Hoarding (ff 325-329) and an Income Tax Law (ff 262-271).
- Correspondence and budget reports dated 1943-1944, produced during the takeover of the administration of Iran’s Finance Ministry by a mission from the United States, led by Arthur Chester Millspaugh.
At the front of the file (ff 4-200) are fourteen monthly reports of the Administrator General of the Finances of Iran (Millspaugh), produced according to the Solar Hijri calender, and dating from Ordibehesht 1322 (equivalent to the Gregorian calendar date of 22 April to 22 May 1943) to Mehr 1323 (23 September to 22 October 1944). The reports, which also contain lists of staff of the Iranian Ministry of Finance and its connected organisations, summarise Iranian finances. Many of the reports contain a map of Iran (for example, folio 185), showing borders, roads and railways, major towns and cities, and districts, which are numbered 1 to 10.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (407 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. The file’s correspondence begins at folio 202 and ends at folio 407. Printed reports occupy the front portion of the file (with an enclosing note, ff 4-201), and are also arranged in reverse chronological order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 408; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3396
- Title
- Coll 28/3(2) ‘Persia. Financial situation.’
- Pages
- 187r:200v, 176r:186v, 162r:175v, 149r:161v, 138r:148v, 126r:137v, 109r:125v, 84r:108v, 68r:83v
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- Bank Melli Iran
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