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Coll 28/16 ‘Persia; Imperial Bank of Persia; relations with the Persian Government.’ [12r] (23/247)
The record is made up of 1 file (122 folios). It was created in 15 Apr 1931-21 Nov 1935. 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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(
Ssm
•o British Logstlon,
Tehran#
17th May,1936.
No.213
(S 3441/3441/34)
Sir,
With reference to previous correspondence on
the subject of the royalties payable by the Imperial Bank of
Persia to the Iranian Government, I have the honour to
transmit to you, herewith, a copy of a letter dated 15th May
which has been addressed to me by Mr# O.A# ‘Utters, Chief
Manager of the Bank# Enclosed in Mr# Butters* letter is a
copy of a letter from the Minister of Finance summoning the
Bank to pay, within one month, the arrears of royalties since
1916 in accordance with the calculations of the Iranian
authorities#
referred to arbitration, which is provided for in Appendix 6
to the Bank’s concession. Mr. Butters expressed his
satisfaction that the case had at last come to a head, and at
action which could usefully be taken by me on the Bank’s behalf,
but he did not consider any such action was called for at
present# I propose, therefore, at preaent merely to watch
developments and to keep in touch with Mr# Butters#
It seems inevitable that the matter must now be
the prospects of arbitration. I asked him if there were any
3# I am sending copies of this despatch to the
Department of Overse*s Trade (No#0#T.(B).98)#
I have, etc#,
(Sgd) H#M.Knatchbull—Hugeseen#
The Eight Honourable
Sir John Simon, G.C.S.I.,
etc., etc., etc.,
Foreign Office.
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Copies of correspondence and other papers relating to British Government officials’ response to the deteriorating state of relations between the Persian Government and the Imperial Bank of Persia, in light of the Persian Government’s imposition of restraints upon the bank (such as monopoly laws, restrictions on foreign trade), seen as benefitting the new National bank of Iran (or Bank Melli Iran).
The file’s key correspondents are: representatives of the Government of Persia, including the Persian Minister of Finance (Taqizadeh Hassan) and the Persian Foreign Minister (Mirza Mohamad Ali Khan Feroughi); representatives of the Imperial Bank of Persia (E Wilkinson, E M Eldrid, Ord Adams Butters); British Government officials in Persia (Robert Henry Clive, Charles Dodd, Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugesson). Some of the file’s papers are in French.
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- 1 file (122 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 main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 123; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-122; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
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- Coll 28/16 ‘Persia; Imperial Bank of Persia; relations with the Persian Government.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:9v, 11r:12v, 16r:16v, 18r:20v, 24r:28v, 30r:30v, 32r:34v, 37r:39v, 41r:43v, 45r:47v, 48v:54r, 55r:79v, 81r:81v, 84r:94v, 100r:119v, 122v:123v, back
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