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Coll 7/40(1) 'Arms and ammunition for the Persian Army' [8r] (15/85)
The record is made up of 1 file (40 folios). It was created in 20 Jul 1946-4 Nov 1946. 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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13th October, 1946
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1946
1946
Repeated to. Foreign Office Ro. 1672 (for War Office)
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SECRET
Following for Secretary of State for India
repeated to War Office, Government of India Armindia,
from Military Attache Tehran.
Military Attache/338
Further to our telegram Military Attache /325_
of 24th September, Ministry for War have now
reduced the demand for grenades to 10,000 (repeat
10,000). They are cabling their Air Attache in
London to pay sterling equivalent of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
60,742.5
(half of 121,485
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
) to the War Office for
transfer to India as rupee credits are not available.
Please confirm that this arrangement is suitable.
Request earliest despatch of grenades to
Mohummerah after payment has been made.
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Correspondence regarding a request to supply the Persian [Iranian] Army with grenades, mortars, pistols, and ammunition, conducted between the Government of India External Affairs Department, the Secretary of State for India, the Director of Army Requirements at the War Office, and the 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. External Department and War Staff.
Following the initial request, it was determined that the War Office were only able to supply the grenades, as they were unable to meet the ammunition requirements for the mortars without detriment to their own war reserves. The file includes discussion of payment arrangements.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (40 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough 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 42; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2210
- Title
- Coll 7/40(1) 'Arms and ammunition for the Persian Army'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 10ar, 10r:41v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence