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Coll 28/3 ‘Persia. Financial situation’ [‎3v] (17/396)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (190 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1935-22 Jul 1938. 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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Papers reporting on the financial situation in Persia [Iran] sent by staff at the British Legation at Tehran (Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen; Horace James Seymour; Nevile Montagu Butler) to the Foreign Office, London. The letters frequently refer to reports or statements produced by the Government of Iran, or the Bank Melli Iran (the National Bank of Iran, also referred to in the volume as the Banque Mellié Iran, or Bank Mellié Iran) that were enclosed with the originals, which are not included in the file. However, many of the letters do contain summary descriptions and commentaries of the items that were enclosed.

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The volume includes numerous cuttings and typewritten extracts taken from the newspapers Le Journal de Teheran , and Le Messager de Teheran , all of which are in French. Also included is an annual report in French ( Bilan de L’Exercise ) for the Bank Melli Iran, published 20 March 1937 (ff 24-42).

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1 volume (190 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 190; 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. The front and back covers, along with the two leading and two ending flyleaves, have not been foliated.

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English and French in Latin script
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Coll 28/3 ‘Persia. Financial situation’ [‎3v] (17/396), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3394, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100037162093.0x000012> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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