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Coll 28/15 ‘Persia. Internal Affairs. Political and Administrative Changes.’ [‎61r] (122/286)

The record is made up of 1 file (141 folios). It was created in 22 Jul 1931-30 Jun 1940. 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 BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
PERSIA.
ft
5788
August 16, 1937.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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Section 3.
[E 4759/904/34] Copy No. g g
Mr. Seymour to Mr, Eden.—(Received August 16.)
(No. 296.)
Sir, Tehran, July 31, 1937.
I HAVE the honour to inform you that General Amanullah Jehanbani
(“ Personalities in Iran,” No. 102) has been dismissed from his post of head of
the Department of Industry and Mines. It is not known for certain why he has
again fallen from favour. But the rumour which has found most favour in
Tehran is that he incurred the Shah’s displeasure by approaching him, at the
request of the French Minister, in connexion with some matter affecting the
officers of the French military mission. An officer of the mission has, however,
told me that there is no truth in this report. General Jehanbani is a Kajar and
an officer of some distinction. It is not the first time that he has fallen from
favour.
2. His place at the Department of Industry and Mines has been taken by
M. Moussa Noury Fsfandiary (“ Personalities in Iran,” No. 75). The whole of
M. Noury Esfandiary’s career has been passed in the Ministry for Foreign
Affairs or the Diplomatic Service. He does not appear to be a man of any great
ability or forcefulness, and his appointment to this important post is surprising.
3. I was recently told by the Prime Minister, who has hitherto retained
his former post of Minister of the Interior, that M. Abolghassem Ferouhar
(“ Personalities in Iran,” No. 83) has been selected for the post of Acting
Minister of the Interior. M. Ferouhar’s recent career affords an excellent
example of the changes and chances of the life of an official in this country. A
year ago he went from being Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Finance to be
Iranian Minister in Paris. He was recalled in January owing to the appearance
in the French press of articles objectionable to the Shah, and on his return he
was for a short time imprisoned. Subsequently, he was appointed legal adviser
to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, from which comparatively unimportant post
he is apparently to become a member of the Cabinet.
4 . I am sending copies of this despatch to the Secretary to the Government
of India in the External Affairs Department.
I have, &c.
H. J. SEYMOUR.
[89 q—3]

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Correspondence relating to changes within the Persian Government: the appointment and dismissal of ministers by the Shah of Persia (Reza Shah Pahlavi); the resignation or death during duty of ministers; the reorganisation of governmental departments (both central and provincial) at the instigation of the Shah.

Items of note in the file include:

  • A text containing a number of articles concerning changes to addresses and titles in the Persian royal and government hierarchy. The text is undated and with no indication of author, but is presumably a translation from the French or Persian and dates to around 1935, being part of the Shah’s programme of modernisation of Persian society (ff 102-103).
  • A translation of regulations relating to the reorganisation of the Persian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ff 80-89).

The correspondence is chiefly sent by various officials at the British Legation in Tehran (Robert Henry Clive, Reginald Hervey Hoare, Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen, Victor Alexander Louis Mallet, Nevile Montagu Butler, Horace James Seymour). A small number of items in the file are in French.

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1 file (141 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 142; 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 2-141; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.

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English and French in Latin script
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