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Ext 5000/41(2) 'Persia: general affairs, situation, etc, after the Allied occupation' [120r] (239/401)
The record is made up of 1 volume (297 folios). It was created in 29 Aug 1941-22 Oct 1941. 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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No- 662 . h. 8.15 p.m. 4th September, 1941.
4th September, 1941. °‘ 10 a,m - 5th September, 1941.
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Your telegram No. 612.
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Soviet Ambassador. Most urgent.
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- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the occupation of Iran following the British-Soviet invasion 25 August 1941.
The discussion in the volume includes:
- consideration given to a restoration of the Qajar dynasty and possible candidates for the position of Shah (folio 297)
- the necessity of controlling Persia due to its vital importance for the defence of the Middle East and India
- the vital importance of keeping German forces out of Persia which would threaten India
- concerns about Germans established in key posts throughout the country
- the logistics and specific measures relating to the expulsion or internment of German advisors to the Shah
The volume includes the minutes (ff 93-95) of a meeting of the War Committee chaired by the Prime Minister (Sir Winston Churchill) and the policy agreed to accept the Persian offer to intern the Germans if implemented promptly.
The principal correspondents in the volume include the Viceroy; Secretary of State for India; the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Anthony Eden); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the War Cabinet; and HM Ambassador to Russia (Sir Stafford Cripps) .
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (297 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 297; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/552
- Title
- Ext 5000/41(2) 'Persia: general affairs, situation, etc, after the Allied occupation'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:200v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence