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Ext 5000/41(6) 'PERSIAN SITUATION: MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS' [‎326r] (651/920)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (460 folios). It was created in 7 Jul 1942-12 Apr 1943. It was written in English. 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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Sir R. Bullard. D. September 2nd, 1942*
R* 5*00 p.m* September 17th, 1942.
September 2nd, 1942.
Repeated to FOREIGN OFFICE, No. 100* SAVING.
Minister of State. Cairo No. 185 SaVING.
Government of India N o. 127* SAVING. _
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Food situation . Government has instructed local Finance
Departments to buy peasants share of grain crop at official price
half payable cash half in tea, sugar and piece goods at official
prices, and to encourage delivery of landowners^ surplus at
central depots by payment of reasonable additional freight*
2. Following is summary Prime Minister’s Circular telegram
to Ustandars, Farmandars and Finance Departments published press*
Urgent measures to collect wheat must be taken; punishment for
hoarders must be severe even as far as death penalty. Slack
officials will be punished. Persons pretending to be Allied
purchasing agents must be arrested unless they possess special
Government peimission to buy.
3* Suspects . Persian Government has now agreed to hand over
suspects already arrested by Persian authorities to British
military authorities for interrogation at Sultanatad. Press campaign
has ceased. Prime Minister has shown firmness in dealing with
his colleagues and with Majlis.
Security* Qashqai situation is deteriorating and a number
of robberies have occurred on Bushire road. We are making firm
representations about supine attitude of Prince Firuz. General
S(f'ro.^opf,Aiiierican Advisor for Gendarmerie, has arrived; he is
still in pay of United States Government and has no executive
authority.
5. Strong note has been addressed to Prime Minister requesting
condign punishment of tribe responsible for Harris’s murder,
arrest of the murderers, infliction of a collective fine and removal
of Colonel Farquhar{?)
RECd. POL. DEPi
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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.
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Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, on a wide variety of miscellaneous topics which are ordered in the volume by chronology. Topics include:

  • reopening of the railways
  • oil stocks shortage of oil
  • security of the oil-producing areas
  • appointments to the Persian government
  • actions of the Persian government

Included in the volume are letters (ff 14-16) between the British Consul-General, Tabriz (RW Urquhart) to HM Minister, Tehran (Sir Reader William Bullard) about plans for preventing a revolt by the Kurds.

The principal correspondents in the volume include the Under-Secretary of State for India and HM Minister, 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.

Extent and format
1 volume (460 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 460; 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.

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Ext 5000/41(6) 'PERSIAN SITUATION: MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS' [‎326r] (651/920), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/556, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044716432.0x000034> [accessed 23 May 2024]

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