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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [‎14v] (28/320)

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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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(£7,500), with branches at Maragha and Rezaieh (Urmia),
for the preparation and sale of alcoholic beverages over a period
of ten years.
(6) The Sherkat Sahami Ahan Mahadoud was registered on 24-10-36
at Tabriz, with a capital of 1,000,000 rials (£12,500) to import
and sell iron, ironware, industrial and agricultural machinery
and equipment.
(c) In December 1936 the Deputy for Rezaieh invited the local mer
chants and others in Rezaieh to discuss the formation of a
company which would plant hemp and manufacture sacks etc.
The meeting decided to adopt the project, and to form a com
pany with a capital of 1,500,000 rials (£18,750). The necessary
third is being collected so that the concern may be registered.
The machinery will be ordered from Germany.
9. The shareholders of the Electric Company and of the company formed
to help artisans at Shiraz (see No. 16 in list forwarded under cover of despatch
No. 41 E of 24-1-36) have decided to instal a soap factory An East India Company trading post. and a perfumery
factory An East India Company trading post. . The raw material for these productions are said to be available in
the neighbourhood of Shiraz.
(“ Journal de T6heran ”, 7-2-1937.)
S. S.,—16-2-1937.
( 25 )
Despatch from His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, to His Majesty’s
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London, No. 95-E., dated
the 12th March 1937.
With reference to Mr. Butler’s despatch No. 137-E of the 19th March
1936,1 have the honour to transmit to you herewith, a copy of the announce
ment published in “ Le Journal de Teheran ” of 8th March of the single article
concerning the budget for the year 1316 (21st March 1937 to 20th March
1938). No detailed list of the estimates has been published but the total
revenue is estimated at 1,250,002,911 rials (£15,625,036) and expenditure at
rials 1,248,031,737 (£15,600,400).
2. The detailed budget is to be submitted by 21st May 1937 ; until then
the Ministry of Finance will be authorised to effect payments under the 1316
budget, but on the basis of the detailed list of the 1315 budget.
3. The withholding of detailed estimates is no doubt due to the difficult
financial situation created by the shortage of both foreign exchange and
local currency. A considerable deficit was expected in the forthcoming budget
and it is difficult to see how the 25 per cent, increase in the expenditure
over the previous year’s total is to be met.
4. A second bill (a copy of which is furnished herewith) was submitted
to the Majliss at the same time as the budget, and this may affect the financial
situation and facilitate matters before 21st May next. This bill concerned
the purchase from various Bakhtiaris of founders shares in The First Exploita
tion Company and the Bakhtiari Oil Company, from which emerged the
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited, obtained when the former concerns
started the exploitation. I understand from the Tehran Representative
of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company that the Bakhtiaris received what was,
in the circumstances, a fair price for the shares. The number of shares now
taken over by the Iranian Government is 37,320 and the value estimated at
27,757,993-60 rials (£347,000 approximately at 80 rials to the Pound). By
the single article in this bill, the Ministry of Finance would be authorised to
use this sum for credits in connexion with organizations for public utility.
5. I am sending copies of this despatch to the Department of Overseas
Trade, unnumbered, to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India
No. 46, and to His Majesty’s Ambassador at Baghdad No. 20.

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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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