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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [68v] (136/320)
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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2. It appears that on the present occasion the trouble began with an
article in the “ Paris-Soir ” about the journey of the Queen to Europe, in ^
which 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.
said that the comfort in which the Queen travelled recalled
the luxury of the Persian court. This provoked an article in the Ettela
at ”, a translation of which appeared in the “ Journal de Teheran ” headed
“ Encore la presse fran 5 aise ”, containing an attack on France virulent out
of all proportion. The next day another long article appeared in the “ Journal
de Teheran ” ridiculing the French for holding a Cat Show, of which an
account had been given in the Paris “ Journal ”. The reader familiar with
Iranian susceptibilities was not surprised to find in the last paragraph of this
long article that the offence of 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.
in the “ Journal ” was to make the
old pun on the words “ Shah ” and “ chat ”.
3. The French Charge d’Affaires has informed me that he went to see the
Minister of Foreign Affairs after the publication of these two articles. He
found the Minister in a state of some excitement. M. Samii told him that the
article in the “ Paris-Soir ” about the Queen’s journey was humiliating to
modern Iran. His Excellency added that the Iranian Government had been
on the point of selecting a new Minister for Paris, but that the articles in the
French press had changed the situation.
4. M. de la Blanchetai told me that he was uncertain whether the Iranian
Government would really refuse to appoint a new Minister on such grounds
as these. He concluded by saying that his visit had at least had the effect
of stopping the publication of a further series of attacks on France which he
knew to be ready.
5. I am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majesty’s Ambassador at
Paris.
( 14 )
India No. 19.
Letter from His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, to Foreign Office,
London, No. 39 (250/1/38), dated the 5th February 1938.
In my despatch No. 17 of the 19th January, I had the honour to transmit
to you a translation of a law for the reorganisation of the Iranian provincial
system, passed by the Majlis on the 7th November, 1937. I now have the
honour to transmit a translation of another important piece of legislation
passed by the Majlis at the same time, namely a law concerning agricultural
development, passed on the 16th November, 1937. This law should be read
in connexion with that concerning the provincial reorganisation, since its
provisions are based throughout on the new system to be introduced under
the latter law.
2. The law of the 12th November imposes on land-owners the legal
obligation to develop and to exploit their property fully. If they fail to do
so, their land can be taken over and administered on their behalf, or else
leased from them, by companies to be formed for the purpose. This pro
vision is interesting and should be salutary if properly used. But given
the conditions existing in this country, there is of course a danger that it may
become another engine of oppression. At the same time Article 5 of the law
may well provide opportunities for endless wrangling and delay before any
effective action can be taken for the improvement of the estates of negligent
land-owners.
3. Other useful features of the law are the provision of loans to land-
owners who lack the means to develop their estates, and the preparation of
comprehensive plans for public works in each district. If the law is effectively
and equitably enforced, it should do much to increase the agricultural re
sources of the country. But everything will depend on the efficiency of the
new administrative system now to be introduced.
4. I am sending copies of this despatch to the Secretary to the Govern
ment of India in the External Affairs Department and to His Majesty*s
Consular Officers in Iran.
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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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- Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’
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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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