Ext 5000/41(5) 'PERSIAN SITUATION: MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS'

IOR/L/PS/12/555

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The record is made up of 1 volume (229 folios). It was created in 4 Apr 1942-11 Jul 1942. 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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Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, on a wide variety of miscellaneous topics which are ordered in the volume by chronology. Topics include:

  • lend-lease for Iraq
  • security of roads and attacks from brigands
  • supplies of wheat and food
  • appointments to the Persian government
  • actions of the Persian government
  • distributing pro-Axis or anti-Allied literature
  • implications of the Anglo-Soviet Treaty for Persia
  • tribal grievances in Persia and British assistance to the Persian government to deal with rebel tribesmen
  • notes of meetings with the Shah
  • victories by Persian troops over the Kurds

Included in the volume is a report on tribal policy in Khuzistan (ff 18-19) by the British Consul, Khorramshahr (Frederick Charles Leslie Chauncy).

The principal correspondents in the volume include the Under-Secretary of State for India; HM Minister, Tehran; the British Consul, Khorramshar; and the British Embassy (Baghdad).

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 (229 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 231; 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.

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English in Latin script
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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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IOR/L/PS/12/555

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4 Apr 1942-11 Jul 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

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Ext 5000/41(5) 'PERSIAN SITUATION: MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/555, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x000100> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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