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Coll 28/33 ‘Persia., Internal. Probable happenings on the death of the Shah.’ [47r] (93/108)
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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[This Document is the Property of His Brita nnic Majesty s Government .]
PERSIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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[Febru ary 2, 1926.]
Section 4.
[E 772/284/34] No. 1.
Sir P. Loraine to Sir Austen Chamberlain.—(Received February 2.)
^ ^ Tehran, January 14, 1926.
1 HAVE the honour to inform you that, in accordance with the Fundamental l.aw
which provides that the eldest son of the Shah, born of a Persian mother, shall be the
heir to the throne, His Majesty Tteza Shah has signed a royal decree conferring
the title of Valiahd on his eldest son, Shahpur Muhammad Reza
2 The princes of the House of Pahlavi are to take the old Persian uesignation
of “ Shahpur” instead of “ Shahzadeh,” which designation will apparently continue to
be borne by the princes of the Kajar family.
3 Shahpur Muhammad Reza is a boy of 7 years of age, of whom it is yet too
early to form an opinion. He is ao present in the charge of his maternal uncle
Amir Akram Pahlavi, who combines the functions of royal mentor with those of
Governor by proxy of the province of Mazanderan, the home of the Pahlavi family.
4. Amir Akram has come to the fore simply by reason of his relationship with
His Maiesty He has been Governor of Mazanderan for the last three years, but has
not particularly distinguished himself, although I am informed that one landed
proprietor in that province has sought refuge in Tehran m order to escape from his
exactions. copieg of this despatch to the Government of India and to His
Majesty’s Acting High Commissioner for Irak. I have &c
PERCY LORAINE.
[1209 b—4]
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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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate 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 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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