PZ 7102/35 'Ownership of land by foreign subjects in Persia'

Content

The file concerns the ownership of land by foreign subjects in Persia.

It consists of:

• correspondence from Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen, British Minister in Tehran to Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs;
• a circular issued by the General Registration Department to the Registry Offices in the capital and the provinces, concerning the implication of treaties and regulations on the right of ownership by foreign nationals;
• an extract from a 'Translation of the law of registration of landed properties and documents relating to various transactions enacted by the Persian Government' originally dated 22 March 1923-20 April 1923.

Extent and format

1 file (5 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 1, and terminates at f 5, it is the first file in a larger physical volume, each file has its own foliation sequence; these numbers are written in pencil, 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/182

Former external reference(s)

PZ 7102/35

History of this record

Date(s)

Aug 1935-Oct 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Property ownershipRegulationsLawLand ownership

Places

Persia

People & organisations

HM Ambassador to IranSecretary of State for Foreign AffairsGeneral Registration Department, Tehran

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PZ 7102/35 'Ownership of land by foreign subjects in Persia', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/182, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0001d9> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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