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Coll 28/29 ‘Persia. Russia. Russian Refugees in Persia.’ [9r] (17/411)
The record is made up of 1 file (204 folios). It was created in 29 Aug 1931-17 Dec 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
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PERSIA.
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December 3, 1934.
CONFIDENTIAL.
. 1935
Section 8.
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[E 7223/43/34]
No. 1.
Sir R. Hoare to Sir John Simon.—(Received December 3.)
(No. 495.)
Sir, Tehran, November 9, 1934.
I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith a copy of a despatch from the
acting British consul-general at Meshed on the subject of the influx of refugees
from Russia into Persia. This despatch and its enclosures constitute a valuable
addition to the previous correspondence on the subject, ending with my despatch
No. 583 of the 16th December, 1933.
2. I have the honour to suggest for consideration that the original Russian
text of the letter and report be forwarded to the Nansen Committee, but if this
is not considered desirable, I shall be glad if it can be returned through me to
M. Mirbadaleff, in order that he may be able to forward it by post, if he so desires.
3. I have retained no copy of the Russian text, which is not being sent to
his Excellency the Viceroy of India, to whom I am sending a copy of this
despatch. I am also sending a copy, without the Russian text, to His Majesty's
consul at Tabriz (No. 25), and one without any enclosures to His Majesty’s consul-
general at Meshed (No. 84).
I have, &c.
R. H. HOARE.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Consul-General Gastrell to Sir R. Hoare.
(No. 141-8/8. Confidential.)
Sir, Meshed, October 25, 1934.
I HAVE the honour to submit herewith copies of a despatch No. 262 of the
27 th September, 1934, and enclosures, which I have received from
Major L. G. W. Hamber, secretary to this consulate-general.
2. The enclosures include a confidential note by the translator, which
confirms and enlarges on the points brought forward by M. Mirbadalefi, the
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
of the letter intended for the Nansen Committee of the League of Nations.
3. If you have no objection, it is suggested that the above-mentioned letter
may be transmitted to the Nansen Committee by safe means.
4. The translator’s note may perhaps be considered as a document
unsuitable for transmission to the Nansen Committee, but kept as a confidential
record confirming the practice of exchanging refugees by the Persian and Russian
authorities on the Khorassan frontier.
5. In this connexion I beg to refer to Colonel Daly’s despatch No. 36 of the
15th November, 1933.
I have, &c.
E. H. GASTRELL.
Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Major Hamber to Consul-General Gastrell.
(No. 262.)
Sir, Meshed, September 27, 1934.
I HAVE the honour to forward for such action as you consider necessary
a translation of a report furnished at the request of the Nansen Committee of
the League of Nations, Geneva, by their local representative, M. Haidar Khoja
Mirbadaleff. M. Mirbadaleff is a Turkoman, formerly a Minister of the Emir of
Bokhara, a man of intelligence and great integrity, long resident in Meshed. He
was instrumental in saving the life of the last British consul-general at Tashkent,
Colonel Bailey (now Resident at Sikkim), during the Bolshevik revolution.
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Correspondence and papers collected in response to an influx of refugees arriving in the northern provinces of Persia [Iran] from Soviet Russia, reaching a peak during 1932 and 1933, as a result of a chronic famine affecting parts of southern Russia.
- Extracts from consular diaries and intelligence summaries, submitted by the British Consulates and Vice Consulates at Meshed [Mashhad] (Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett; Major L G W Hamber; Major Clive Kirkpatrick Daly), Tabriz (Clarence Edward Stanhope Palmer) and Resht [Rasht] (Archibald William Davis).
- Reports and memoranda on refugees from Russia in Persia (their numbers, condition, treatment at the hands of Russian and Persian authorities, movements) compiled by British officials at Meshed, Tabriz and Resht, and submitted to Government by the British Legation in Tehran (Reginald Hervey Hoare).
- Correspondence exchanged between 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. and Foreign Office representatives in response to the reports received from Persia, discussing what actions might be taken.
Many of the reports and correspondence provide evidence of British officials’ suspicions of Communist (or Bolshevik) conspirators amongst the refugees, whom they suspect of intending to foment unrest in Persia. The papers also give indication of the various different ethnic groups and peoples comprising the refugees from Russia (including Turcoman [Turkmen], Armenian, Khirgis [Kyrgyz], Bukharan Jewish), and differences in the treatment and movements of these different groups, including, for example, Bukharan Jewish refugees’ attempts to obtain visas for travel to Palestine.
The file contains a single item of correspondence in French, being a copy of a letter from the Secretary General of the League of Nations (f 9).
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- 1 file (204 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 205; 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.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 28/29 ‘Persia. Russia. Russian Refugees in Persia.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:9r, 10r:20v, 21v:30v, 33r:85v, 90r:201v, 202v:205v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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