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Coll 7/40(1) 'Arms and ammunition for the Persian Army' [12r] (24/85)
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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Our ref: P1/3539
Your ref: P» 12901/46
IMMEDIATE - BY HAND
The War Office,
Whitehall, S.W.I*
10th October, 1946.
-v Dear Taylor,
I am very sorry to have taken such a long time to reply to
your letter of 1st October about the supply of grenades from
India to the Persian Army, but the matter was not quite as
simple as it appeared to be at first sight*
The position is that we have already included the cost of
20,000 grenades in question in a quotation to the Persian
Government through our Military Attache at Teheran and were
proposing to ask for a settlement on the basis of a revised
quotation we were about t6 give* It is, therefore, far more
satisfactory from our point of view for the procedure suggested
in your letter of recovery from the Persian Governments
sterling balance in London to be adopted*
We originally asked that pre-payment should be arranged,
but the Persians have offered 50^ pre—payment and the balance
in June 1947* The Treasury have been consulted about Persia’s
request and have decided that we should continue to press for
100J& prepayment, only giving way if it seems that H.M*
Government’s strategic interests are likely to be adversely
affected. We are therefore informing the Military Attache that
we cannot vary our normal rule that payment must be made in
advance of the despatch of the stores. Arrangements are being
made for 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.
to be notified when we have received
the cash. Until then, the actual issue of the stores should be
held in suspense.
Presumably, you will only wish to deal in your telegram
to Mohamad Ali with the question of the channel of payment.
W. Taylor, Esq.,
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.
,
4, Central Buildings,
Matthew Parker Street, S.W. 1.
W
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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).
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- 1 file (40 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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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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- Title
- Coll 7/40(1) 'Arms and ammunition for the Persian Army'
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- 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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