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Coll 28/21 ‘Persia; Azerbaijan; Persia-Russian & Persia-Turkish Frontier.’ [306v] (612/845)
The record is made up of 1 file (421 folios). It was created in 21 Jul 1930-3 May 1946. 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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corrupt ^nd inefficient^ ofXici^l§, sent from Tehran, All ^
revenue of, the,'country is sucked into^ehran, 7 and what "Is left"
wh^,n "army'and gendarm 6 rip^ have heen^paid^for^is plainly spent
•on' ministries, which <fo / little'and ^employ"three time^ as many""
officials as would be Required "even if^they^idlnuch.' iDvery—■*
• little flatter ^in the 'provinces ‘ is deferred to'Tehran ^and ^
Ministries are^hokodA/ith^unanswered reguests Tor 'Instructions/"
Even the mayors of "provincial downs' are 'sent-f rom' Tehran/^ My
six J^ars "experience'iiere' 1 ias"cpnvinced He that^greedy Hind ^—
short-Highted "as Host"Persian’s "are,^provincial ^notableg> 6 f ten ^
have "strong'local^pride/and patriotism^Which could be’ utilised
on "local Councils. <[f some proportion of-^evenue Raised'fronr
each province "^Supplemented from Central ^exchequer'tfhe re the"
province"'is < poor-e. g. eh the^ersian GulfJ-^puld be^retained
in the province 'and Expended *by-provincial "council-on ^suoh Things
as^secondary Poads "and preventiveTSedicinej^ersiaHnight 'Begin—*
to "look up^^
3. ^ Similarly, I consider that it is safer to treat the
language*puestion,^md "Such Hat ters ^as "employment of "'local -
people'H.n'local ^official /p'osts,^as"^ffecting &ll Hinorities"^nd
not Azerbaijan/^lone^Tt 'submit "that anything i/hich 'ad tit's "even^
by'implication tliatAzerbaijan Is llnique^in"Persia is aPtep^-
towards Annexation by thefKUSsians,. X
/ /
During theAast fej/ir^years^I have 'frequently^discussed
with habinej/-ministers and A) ther "Persian s/this "question of‘:
provincial councils, -and I Po
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./d:
not Think that # l' / ever w Peaj , d"any x
argument Against the plan feccept ^rhat tha""time not'opportune.
His Majesty the ^hah ls y I knovr^trongly in favour"bf some -Such
scheme,/I request "permission toput the^ahove-PuggestionA* as'my
private/views To the ^rime Minister and the Shah,
Foreign Office please pass to Washington and Government of
India as my telegrams Nos.121 and 388 respectively.
[Repeated to Washington under Foreign Office NoJL899]
[Copies sent to Telegraph Branch
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.
for repetition
to Government of India],
O.T.P.
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Papers concerning affairs on the northeast frontiers of Persia [Iran], with a focus on Iranian Azerbaijan, sent to and from British Government officials based in Persia, including those at the British Consulate at Tabriz and the British Embassy in Tehran, and the Foreign Office in London.
The correspondence covers the following:
- Throughout the period June 1930 to July 1931 (ff 379-421), the situation on the Perso-Russian and Perso-Turkish borders, and relations in the region between Persia and Russia. These papers predominantly comprise reports from the British Consul at Tabriz (Clarence Edward Stanhope Palmer).
- During October and November 1932, calls to boycott the elections to the new Persian majlis by an organisation describing itself as the Nationalist Organisation of Azerbaijan (ff 368-378). Papers include a translation of a manifesto issued by the organisation (ff 369-370).
- In 1935, reports responding to rumours of civil unrest in Tabriz (ff 357-363).
- In 1938, deteriorating relations between Iran and Russia, partly in response to Russia’s unease at an increase in trade between Germany and Iran (ff 337-352).
- The political crisis brought about by the declaration of the Azerbaijan People’s Government in November 1945, and the ensuing Iran-Azerbaijan Crisis, which arose from Soviet Russia’s refusal to relinquish Iranian territory originally occupied by Russia during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in 1941 (ff 4-336). Papers include a declaration (in French) made by the National Congress of Iranian Azerbaijan (ff 259-260), and the translated texts of programmes and laws announced by the Azerbaijan National Government (ff 207-209, f 92, ff 77-79, ff 61-63).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (421 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 422; 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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- Coll 28/21 ‘Persia; Azerbaijan; Persia-Russian & Persia-Turkish Frontier.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:60v, 64r:76v, 80r:91v, 93r:124v, 127r:139v, 146r:152v, 155r:206v, 210r:240v, 244r:259v, 262r:354v, 356r:368v, 371r:376v, 379r:422v, back
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