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Ext 5000/41(1) 'Persia: situation leading up to, and after, the Allied occupation' [89r] (177/606)
The record is made up of 1 volume (301 folios). It was created in 7 Jul 1941-9 Sep 1941. 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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[CYPHER] WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION.
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of the
Mer aacr^tacy o ' 1 Stata
toe Foreign Afeii’-s
FROM: PERSIA .
FROM TEHRAN TO FOREIGN OFFICE.
2 7 AUG 194/
SECRET
Sir R. Bullard
No. 599.
H5th August^ 1941,
Repeated to Government of India,
Moscow,
tSbor/ .iU, ^ Bagdad,
1 Angora.
Do 10.56 p.m. 25th August, 1941.
Ro 8.45 a.m. 26th August, 1941.
IMMEDIATE.
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My telegram 598.
_ Shah Ipoked old and rather feeble. V/e both gained
the impression that he was taken aback by the invasion
because he had supposed that everything was going nicely
and we saw clear evidence that he had not been kept
fully informed by his Ministers.
Prime Minister who was not present had not
conveyed to the Shah^the statement, based on your
telegram 543, which I had made to him some hours before.
Not that the Shah was impressed by the statement when I
repeated it to him: he said it was an odd thing to hear
when his towns in Azerbaijan were being bombed. We
spent much time in giving him information about the
German menace in Persia and the [grp. undec.J of it
seemed to be new to him. If, however, he has been
acting in ignorance', it is his own fault since he could
have summoned us after our representations of July 19th
instead of now. Moreover it is possible that any attempt
at a settlement would have been wrecked on the
invincible objection he showed to communicating to us
lists of Germans sent away. That he said would have
been in conflict with his 20 years struggle to maintain
the independence of Persia.
2« The Shah asked whether Great Britain and Russia
were at war with Persia. I recalled passage in my
communication of today "these measures will in no way be
directed against Persian people"o
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The volume comprises telegrams, letters, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the situation in Persia leading up to, and after, the Allied occupation in August 1941.
The discussion in the volume relates to:
- relations with the Shah and the Persian Government prior to the Allied occupation
- Anglo-Persian military operations in Persia
- perceptions of the government of the United States of America on the situation
- safety and security of the British community in Persia
- reaction of different groups within Persia to the Allied occupation
- establishment of supply routes to Russia via Persia involving military occupation
- security of oil supplies
The principal correspondents in the volume include the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and the Secretary of State for India.
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 (301 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 303; 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/12/551
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- Ext 5000/41(1) 'Persia: situation leading up to, and after, the Allied occupation'
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- front, front-i, 2r:302v, 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