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'File 60/20 I (C 93) Imperial Bank of Iran: Bahrain, etc' [‎90r] (180/409)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (201 folios). It was created in 22 Jan 1918-Feb 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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
PERSIA. r jUjh'V June 7, 1933.
CONFIDENTIAL. Section 2.
fE 2980/2302/341 No. 1.
Mr. to Sir John Simon.—(Received June 7. )
(No. 241.)
Sir, Tehran, May 20, 1933.
I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith a copy of the letter from the
Customs Administration to the Imperial Bank of Persia, referred to in my
telegram No. 101 of the 12th May, and a copy of the bank's reply definitely
declining to renounce its rights to customs immunity under article 5 of its
concession.
2. When Mr. Wilkinson informed me of the matter I undertook to bring it
to the notice of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and we agreed that he should
invoke the assistance of the Prime Minister.
3. Having received yesterday morning your telegram No. 75, I asked the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, whom I met at the local races, whether he had any
news for me of this matter, and said that the action of the Minister of Finance
had made a bad impression in London. Feroughi replied that he had written to
Taghizadeh, but had as yet had no reply. I shall be seeing Feroughi to-morrow,
when I will press him for a speedy and satisfactory answer.
4. I understand from Mr. Wilkinson that the apparent attempt to infringe
the bank's concession may possibly be due to inter-departmental jealousies
between the Ministry of Finance and the Department of Industry.
I have, &c.
R. H. HOARE.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Administrator-General of Customs to Imperial Bank of Persia.
Administration des Douanes, Teheran,
Messieurs, 11 mai 1933.
J'AI 1'honneur de vous faire connaitre que par sa lettre du 18 Ordibehecht
courant le Ministere des Finances m'a avis^ qu'on ne pouvait pas exempter du
payement des droits de douane, taxes, &c., les marchandises importees par la
banque pour ses besoins.
En consequence, je vous prie de vouloir bien donner les instructions
necessaires a toutes vos agences d'acquitter les droits et taxes ordinaires sur tous
les obiets importes.
Veuillez, &c.
L'Administrateur general des Douanes,
DEKERCKHEER.
Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Imperial Bank of Persia to Administrator-General of Customs.
Imperial Bank of Persia, Tehran,
Sir, May 13, 1933.
' WE have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 11th May,
in which you inform us that you have been advised by the Ministry ot tinance
not to exempt from customs duty, taxes, &c., goods imported by this ban' 01 i s
own requirements.
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The volume contains correspondence relating to banking in Persia, Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The majority of the correspondence is between the British Ministry in Tehran, the Government of India, High Commissioner in Iraq (later the British Ambassador), Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the Foreign and Indian Offices in London, Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, the British Consulates in Shiraz and Bandar Abbas, the British Minister in Jeddah, the British Ambassador in Cairo, employees of the Imperial Bank Persia (later Imperial Bank Iran) and the Eastern Bank, and the Persian Government. Included as enclosures are several newspaper cuttings and transcripts.

The documents cover discussions over the Imperial Bank's operations in the region, including growing hostility in an increasingly nationalist Iran and the plans to open a branch in Bahrain. Much of the volume pertains to the work of rival banks in Bahrain and Dhahran in Saudi Arabia. These banks include the Eastern Bank, the Ottoman Bank and the National City Bank.

Folio 146 is a map of al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia, produced by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company.

Folios 191-198 are internal office notes.

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1 volume (201 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found 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 second foliation sequence is also present between ff 4-190; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Circled index numbers in red and blue crayon can also be found throughout the volume. There are the following irregularities: f 33 is followed by f 34a and f 34b.

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