Ext 5000/41(6) 'PERSIAN SITUATION: MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS' [336r] (671/920)
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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POLITICAL DISTRIBUTION Wlth th ® Compliments
Under Secretary of State
for Forei gn Aff^tr»a
FROM: PERSIA
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AMD TO ALL CONSULAR POSTS
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Sir R# Bullard
No# 33 GUIDANCE
28th August, 1942
D. Untimed# 28th August, 1942
R. 4.45 p.m, 11th September, 1942
REPEATED TO FOREIGN OFFICE NO# 97 SAVING ^
Minister of State. Cairo No# 179 Saving,
Government of India No# 122 Saving
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DETENTION OF SUSPECTS # We are having greatest
difficuliiy in obtaining satisfaction for our demands for intern
ment in area where British troops are stationed# ^otrong
representations have been made both in Tehran and in London#
Anti-Allied press campaign occurred against alleged illegality
of arrest without trial# Using as a pretext murder of ^
General Shabah, Government have, however, drawn the public s
attention to the need for national unity and stated their
determination to use the wide powers of arrest and detention
laid down by the Military Governorship Law# We have incidentally
also made representations about the press# Two newspapers iiuve
already been suppressed.
F OOD SITUATION is still unsatisfactory# Tehran is living
on last of imported stocks# Main producing areas deny having^
any surplus for Tehran and fail even A + 0r
own towns# Persian Government have asked for 190,000 tons oi
wheat to meet town deficit, but we have made it clear that^no
more imports of wheat are to be expected and that in our view
Persians have done nothing adequate to collect surplus /meat which
should easily suffice.
3* Notwithstanding agreement of 26th May last another crisis
seems to be imminent about supply of rials#
[Copies sent to Mr# Armstrong#]
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/556
- Title
- Ext 5000/41(6) 'PERSIAN SITUATION: MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:459v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence