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Coll 28/37 ‘Persia. Position of British Subjects & British Protected persons under Persian Nationality Law.’ [‎86r] (176/1116)

The record is made up of 1 volume (553 folios). It was created in 14 Jul 1924-23 Oct 1935. It was written in English, French and Persian. 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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Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office, .
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fOSStGH 03'S'ICE, S.W.l
10th. July, 1931.
Sir,
I am directed by Mr* Secretary Henderson to refer to
your letter Ho*70328/30 of the 3rd November last relative
to the national status of children bom abroad of natives
af British protected States and to inform you that he concurs
in Lord Passfield l s proposals.
2. I am however to observe, with regard to paragraph
4 of your letter under reference, that as a matter of
principle the non-existence of a ruler would seem to be
L
an insuperable objection to creating a nationalicy in a
protectorate or mandated territory, and I am to instance, in
this connexion the cases of Palestine and North Borneo.
3. Copy of correspondence which has passed with the
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. is enclosed herewith,
I am etc ,,
(Sd) H. Q-* HOWE.

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Correspondence and other papers relating to the status of British Indian subjects and British-protected persons in Persia [Iran], in the wake of the ratification of the Persian Law of Nationality in 1929. Correspondence is chiefly exchanged between representatives of the British Legation at Tehran, the Foreign Office, the Government of India’s Foreign and Political Department, and the 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. . The file includes:

  • Correspondence between British officials over the status of persons of Kashmiri and Kurrami origin, now resident in Persia.
  • English-translated copies of the Persian Law of Nationality of 1929, along with subsequent supplementary articles and revisions.
  • Sample copies of statutory declarations for British Indians and British-protected subjects living in Persia.

The file contains a number of items in French (Government of Persia correspondence) and a single item in Persian (f 67).

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1 volume (553 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 555; 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 4-552; these numbers are also written in pencil and. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English, French and Persian in Latin and Arabic script
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