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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [14r] (27/320)
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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Despatch from His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, to His Majesty’s
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London, No. 50-E, dated
the 11th February 1937.
With reference to my despatch No. 462 of the 14th October 1936 (S. No.
92 of File No. 31-N/36), I have the honour to transmit to you herewith, a
list prepared by the Commercial Secretary giving details of the more impor
tant recent developments in connection with new companies formed in
Iran.
2. The position in respect of Monopoly Companies, does not appear to
be entirely satisfactory. In his Overseas Trade despatch No. (B) 21 of 22nd
January last, Mr. Simmonds reported the appointment of Monsieur
Ala as Director of a Board to control the activities of the Government com
panies, and also that all credit in foreign and local exchange to these com
panies has been temporarily stopped. It is generally believed that the over
head charges of these concerns are very high and probably due to the pay
ment of high salaries to large staffs composed of incompetent relatives and
friends of the heads of the companies. It is said, on good authority, that
cuts in pay are to be enforced, in some cases of 33 per cent.
3. I am sending copies of this despatch to the Department of Overseas
Trade, unnumbered, to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India
No. 22, to His Majesty’s Ambassador No. 9 and to all His Majesty’s Consular-
Officers in Iran, Circular despatch No. 7.
Enclosure to S. No. 24.
List of the more Important New Companies Formed in Iran.
1. A company has been formed at Tabriz, named “ Nouche-Azar ”,
with a capital of 800,000 rials (£10,000) for the installation of a brewery.
(Setareh-ye-Jehane, 20-10-36).
(There is already one brewery. “ Bavaria ”, at Tabriz.)
2. A company, “ Societ6 par Actions Nouchabeh Kerman et Abassi ”
has been formed at Kerman for the manufacture of alcoholic liquor. The
Agricultural Bank bought the major part of the shares. The Company will
prepare its products in accordance with a system which will ensure a pro
fitable market abroad, particularly in India. (Journal de Teheran of 26-10
36).
3. The Society Kala, which has been given the monopoly of the sale of
fish and caviar, has opened shops in different parts of Tehran. (Bazaar Re
port of 30-10-36).
4. A company has been formed at Shiraz with a capital of 20,000,000
rials (£250,000) for the sale of locally-produced cotton goods.
5. A company for making films, with a capital of 300,000 rials (£3,750)
has been formed at Tehran. ( “ Setareh-ye-Djehana ”, 18-11-36).
6. It is proposed to form a company at Sultanabad for the manufacture
of cotton carpets. Capital 300,000 rials (£3,750). (“ Setareh-ye-Djehane ”,
27-11-36).
7. A company has been formed at Kerman for the complete preparation
of “ laine et autres solon les derni&res donnees modernes ”. The capital
has been fixed at 2,600,000 rials (£32,500).
8. A company with a capital of 3 million rials (£37,500) is to be formed
at Tehran for dealing in “ tombac ” (Qalian & pipe tobacco).
The following recent developments in Azarbaijan were reported by H.M,
Consul at Tabriz on 16th January 1937 : -
(a) A campany has been formed at Tabriz under the name of Sherkat
SahamiMey Nab Azerbaijan, with a capital of 600,000 rials
42(0 Ex AffairsDept.
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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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- 1 file (158 folios)
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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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