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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [5v] (10/320)
The record is made up of 1 file (158 folios). It was created in 11 Oct 1937-25 Nov 1942. 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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encouragement to the large agricultural population in the district which,
with increased and more general public security here, is likely to develop
its production (especially cotton) and to become more prosperous. The Shah’s
visit did not, however, gave much satisfaction or comfort to the merchants
here who are very dissatisfied with and have been hard hit by the Shah’s
system of trade monopolies. Indeed the trading community here felt very
sore at being obliged, under threats and pressure from the Police, to buy flags
and bunting and to subscribe towards the cost of building the triumphal
arches for welcoming the Shah, whose commercial policy has so adversely
affected their business. All persons in Kermanshah and its surroundings
will agree, however, that whatever else the Shah’s visit may or may not have
caused, His Majesty has, by coming here, galvanised into activity the Public
Works and Municipal Authorities who have repaired roads amd bridges
which otherwise would have remained, possibly indefinitely, in a sad state
of disrepair.
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DESPATCH FROM HlS MAJESTY’S MINISTER, TEHRAN, TO HlS MAJESTY’S SEC
RETARY of State for Foreign Affairs, London, No. 540/133-17-36,
DATED THE 25TH DECEMBER 1936.
In paragraph 7 of your despatch No. 410 (E 6326/18/93) of the 7th Oct
ober last you asked for certain information concerning the succession to the
estate of the late Sheikh of Mohammerah. I now have the honour to report
all the information which I have hitherto been able to obtain in this matter;
I realise that many details are lacking; the meagreness of my report is due
not only to the evident inadvisability of asking direct questions, but to the
fact that the heirs have so far refrained altogether from approaching this
Legation.
2. From the Chief Manager of the Imperial Bank of Iran and another
source I learn that a lawyer named Murteza Keshvari, representing the
principal widow, the lady Batool Mafi known as Fakhr us Saltaneh, applied
to the local court for a certificate of exclusive heirship in favour of his client
on the 9th June last. After the usual formalities, which include publication
of the application in the Official Journal of the Ministry of Justice on three
successive occasions at intervals of a month in order that any objections may
be made, the certificate was issued on the 25th October. The delay seems to
have been due to objections which were made by two women, one named
Mashaqqat Khanum (represented by the lawyer Afrasiab Azad) and Nazifeh
Khanum, represented by the lawyer Abdullah Keshvari. These two ladies
who apparently alleged that they had been married to the late Sheikh, sub
sequently withdrew their claims.
3. The certificate of heirship states that one eighth part of the movable
property, together with one eighth part of the “ a’yan ” (a technical word
which means the whole of the trees, houses, and anything else above the sur
face of the ground on the landed properites of the deceased) belong to the
widow Batool Mafi. The rest of the estate belongs to the heirs cited in a long
list of twenty seven names, a copy of which I enclose. Each of the male
heirs in accordance with the civil code and the shar ’ law, take twice the por
tion of each of the female heirs. Abdol Hamid (
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Ajall) is appointed
guardian for heirs Nos. 1 to 7; the widow Batool Mafi is appointed guardian
for No. 8, who is no doubt her son; and Abdul Karim (
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Lashkar) and
a certain Muayyad Ahmedii are appointed as supervisors over the guardian
ship, I presume in regard to each of the three guardians.
4. There are no doubt other descendants and relicts of the Sheikh in
Iraq and Koweit, and perhaps also in the south of Iran. Presumably, how
ever, such persons have now lost all claim to any part of the estate in Iran.
5. As far as I can gather no actual division of the Sheikh’s property
has yet taken place. It will be a complicated business. Morteza Keshvari
represents the widow Batool Mafi only, the other heirs being represented
by a certain Manuchihr Ahmedi, probably the son of Muayyad Ahmedi
mentioned above.
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Printed correspondence from the Government of India’s Foreign and Political Department (later referred to as the External Affairs Department), collated into yearly collections under the heading ‘Iran Series’. The original correspondence was sent by British representatives in Iran (chiefly the British Legation in Tehran) to the Foreign Office. The correspondence concerns: the announcement of laws, decrees, regulations, and budgets by the Government of Iran, the texts of which were frequently published in the newspaper Le Journal de Tehran ; reports from British consular officials covering a range of subjects, including commercial activities, foreign relations and the commercial activities of foreign individuals and companies in Iran, provincial affairs, and the activities of the Shah; in 1939 and 1940, reports concerning the impact of the Second World War on Iran, with a large number of reports from the Press Attaché to the British Legation in Tehran, reporting the dissemination of propaganda and public opinion in Iran.
At the end of the file is a single item of original correspondence, sent by the Secretary to the Government of India. Dated 24 August 1942, it announces the discontinuation of the printing of the Persia [Iran] series for the duration of the war (f 159).
A large number of items in the file are in French. These include the texts of Iranian Government laws, regulations and announcements that were published in Le Journal de Tehran .
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 160; these numbers are written in pencil 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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- front, front-i, 2r:7r, 8r:11r, 12v:14v, 16r:16v, 20r, 23r:32r, 34r:41v, 42v:48r, 50v:55r, 56r:61r, 63r:65r, 68r:69r, 71v, 75v:77v, 79r:81v, 82v:85v, 89r, 91r:91v, 92v:93r, 94v:96v, 97v:101r, 102v:108v, 115r:118r, 124r, 125r:130v, 132r:134r, 136r:139r, 141r:141v, 145r:146v, 149r:151r, 152r:153v, 154v:159v, back-i, back
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