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Ext 5000/41(1) 'Persia: situation leading up to, and after, the Allied occupation' [‎174r] (347/606)

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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OUTWARD TELEGRAM J! ' DlA D,R ECI|^
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This Docnment is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be
kept under Lock and Key.]
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[This telegram is of particular secrecy and should he retained by the
authorised recipient and not passed on].
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Sypher]
IVAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION.
TO: IRiiN (PERSIA).
FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO TEHRM.
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19 4
No. 503.
9th ^ugust, 191 . 1 ,
D. 2.00 p.n. 10th August, 19A1.
Repeated to G-overniiient of India No. 9141.
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You should on 11-th August present to the Iranian Grovernment a
memorandum in the following terms, and should also endeavour if
possible to hand a copy to the Shah, or at least to ensure that His
Majesty receives a copy without delay. If you think it desirable,
you are authorised to explain that the memorandum may be regarded
as a document confirming an oral communication which you have been
instructed to make.
Memorandum begins:
!f The Imperial Iranian Government have on many occasions affirmed
their desire to maintain an attitude of the most scrupulous neutrality
towards the conflict which has been forced upon the world by the
aggressive ambitions of the present rulers of Germany. This, ( desire
to remain outside the zone of hostilities was equally felt by'other
States who have since been attacked or overrun by the German armed
forces,. It is in the light of this incontestable fact that His
Majesty’s Government now feel themselves obliged to put forwaru in
the most friendly spirit certain observations to which they must
draw the Iranian Government's serious attention,
2, In the first place His Majesty's Government wish to
emphasise the fact that they themselves fully accept and endorse the
Iranian policy of neutrality. They have themselves no designs
against Iran's political independence. It is their sincere desire
to maintain that policy of friendship and co-operation with Iran
which they believe to be in the best interests of both Iran and the
British Empire.
3. With the development of the war, however, a serious danger
both to Iranian and to British interests has become manifest, m So
long ago as January last .Bis Majesty's Government brought to the
notice of the Iranian authorities their grave concern in regard to
the excessively large number of German nationals who have been
permitted to reside in Iran, Since that date they have repeatedly
warned the Iranian Government of v the potential dangers arising from
the activities of these German nationals, and of the importance, in
Iran's/

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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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