Coll 28/93 ‘Persia. Persian Legation in London.’

IOR/L/PS/12/3499

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The record is made up of 1 file (26 folios). It was created in 25 Jun 1929-8 Feb 1944. 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: Correspondence exchanged between HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. in Tehran and the Foreign Office in London. The correspondence concerns appointments to the Persian Legation in London: in 1929, the appointment of the Governor of Khorassan [Khorāsān] Sayyed Hasan Taqizādeh (spelt in various ways throughout the file) to London, with an extract of Taqizādeh’s entry in the 1926 edition of Persian Who’s Who ; in 1933, the recall of the Persian Minister and First Secretary from London; in 1936, the appointment of Ali Soheily to London; in 1941, the reappointment to London of Taqizādeh; in 1942, the appointment of a Persian Military Attaché to London; in 1944, the raising of the status of the Persian Legation in London to an Embassy.
Extent and format: 1 file (26 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 (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 28; 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.
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Archival file

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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/12/3499
Former external reference(s): Coll 28/93
Date(s): 25 Jun 1929-8 Feb 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: DiplomacyEmbassies and consulates
People & organisations: HM Ambassador to IranForeign OfficeGovernor-General of KhorassanPersian Legation, London

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/12/3499
Title: Coll 28/93 ‘Persia. Persian Legation in London.’
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:27v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence