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Coll 28/77 ‘Persia. Foreign medical practitioners in Persia.’ [‎5v] (10/333)

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The record is made up of 1 file (165 folios). It was created in 13 Oct 1933-18 Dec 1942. 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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Correspondence and papers relating to the Persian Government’s regulation of foreign medical practitioners working in Persia [Iran]. The file contains: correspondence sent by HM’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at Tehran to the Foreign Office in London, reporting on the new laws and regulations; correspondence between HM’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at Tehran, and Persian Government officials over the implementation of the regulations; and circulars sent by HM’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. to British consular officers in Persia, with instructions for the implementation of the new regulations.

The correspondence covers: the conditions under which foreign practitioners could work in Persia; institutions whose medical diplomas the Persian Government recognised (an official list of international medical schools and faculties can be found at folios 121-122); the rights of foreign doctors to use the title Doctor; a request made by the British Government to the Iranian Government that Lieutenant-Colonel John Clark Pyper, Medical Officer and ex-officio Vice-Consul at Zabul, be permitted to practice medicine.

The file also includes a printed booklet entitled ‘Statements comparing the Expenditure incurred by the Government of India on Diplomatic and Consular Services in Persia in the year 1932-1933 with that in the previous year’, published by the Government of India Press in 1934 (ff 80-94).

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 (165 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 166; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-166; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled.

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Coll 28/77 ‘Persia. Foreign medical practitioners in Persia.’ [‎5v] (10/333), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3481, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100047863900.0x00000d> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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