Coll 28/33 ‘Persia., Internal. Probable happenings on the death of the Shah.’ [36r] (71/108)
The record is made up of 1 file (52 folios). It was created in 15 Jan 1926-30 Nov 1931. 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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having achieved his ambition, is relaxing his hold on
the army, in fact the op ositeis evident and it is freely
stated and generally understood in the army that present plans
allow for a force of 100,000 men in two or three years time.
The army is pampered to a degree which should make its
loyalty a matter of no doubt and under no other leader
could it hope for anything like the preferential and
favoured treatment it now receives. The budget of the
fighting forces is approximately one third of the national
income, the Ministry of War, even in the present financial
crisis, has ample funds at its disposal and the pay of the
army is not allowed to get in arrears for more than two months
at a time.
The soldier in the ranks is better off than he has
ever been in Persia before. New barracks are being constructed
in almost all centres, his pay, though in many cases but the
meagre dole of a conscript, is regular, his clothing far
better than in civilian life and his prestige and position
upheld by the Shah himself. At a banquet in lushed last week
the Shah said that up to two years ago, previous to the
introduction of general conscription, he was not quite certain
of his army but today, after the success which has attended
the enforcement of conscription, he had complete confidence
in his troops.
I have heard recently the two following remarks.
From a senior officer - T, Ten years ago I used to dream
of Persia being ruled by a strong character who would do
exactly what the present Shah is doing for the country' 1 , and
from a junior officer - ?, If I was the Shah I would do exactly
what Shah Heza is doing".
When he first came to the throne, the Shah, who is of
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Correspondence and notes relating to the law of succession in Persia [Iran], and possible events in Persia, in the event of the death of the Shah, Reza Shah Pahlavi. The file includes:
- Correspondence from the British Embassy in Paris, dated 1 March 1930, informing Government of the death in France of the ex-Shah of Persia, Ahmed Kadjar [Ahmad Qajar], along with cuttings from the French newspapers Le Temps and Le Matin , reporting on ex-Shah’s death (ff 42-45).
- A report, written by Lieutenant-Colonel Percy C R Dodd, Military Attaché at the British Legation, Tehran, dated 3 December 1930, on the present relations between the Shah and his army, and its bearing on the stability of the Pahlavi regime (ff 35-38).
- A report entitled The Future of Persia , written by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard William Craven Fowle, dated October 1931 (ff 14-30).
- The text of an interview between an American journalist called Mr James, and the Persian Prime Minister Abdolhossein Teymourtache [Teymourtash], undated. Notes from a demi-official letter enclosing the text, from Captain John Ignatius Ennis, Intelligence Officer at the Baluchistan Intelligence Bureau in Quetta, dated 12 August 1931, also give details of James’ impressions of his visit to Russia (ff 3-12).
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- 1 file (52 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate 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 54; 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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- Coll 28/33 ‘Persia., Internal. Probable happenings on the death of the Shah.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 13r:41v, 44r:53v, back-i, back
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