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PZ 7629/33 'Persia: Persian armaments' [162r] (211/247)
The record is made up of 1 file (120 folios). It was created in 15 Nov 1933-6 Mar 1940. 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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in 1932*
: Mtinitm Pans*
fluid
SPfllX*'g? a «
delivery*
(b) 24 B*S,A* H«d« for airoraft are ready now for
(d) 39 Cseohoslovak Ugat It.as* are now to b®
aa foilowai- 9 for ho nut lug In the new Tiger m%h*
for np anting in Ui# 12 Hawker Faria a and la Hawker
(i.e. 2 in oaoh).
aa follows*- 9 for wonting In the new Tiger Hotha
for ftp anting in the 12 Hawker Furies and la Hawker
ordered
and 60
Audax #
^moored pars.
i* iyarr?.
23 Maaflon d-wheelera have boon delivered* They
may have traek attashtsenta and are believed to he 3 yo h*p*
witri forward speed of 36 m.p.h* and reverse speed of 23 m*p*h*
Onladen weight 4 tone*
2* Aeoeaaorlea.
2 staff ears eapable of earrying motor-eyeles have
been delivered*
.iaoriine ®ixrm a
2B CseerioSlovak light M*0s* are being or iered for
the armoured ears*
1* S*A*A* ^«inufaotaring
Belgian firm is undertaking the erection and
running of additional plant in Persia to increase output
of existing plant to 30 f 2oQ rounds per day* Additional
plant was shipped on 6.6*1902*
2. Cartridge filling plant and electric forge# purchased
from demany and shipped December 1932*
3* cartridg g-maki^ ^aohlne * Believed to be German*
.Shipped on 'So 3* i¥S3*
4 # Cordite
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
* purchased from Bofors {Sweden)•
output ISO kilos per dayV Machinery began being delivered
in April 1933 and is probably now coisiplete*
3* s.A»A* a f OwO # coo rounds purchased from Belgium and
delivered bj i^ovember 1932*
Tracer* 37 # 6^o rounds shipped October 1933*
s\dvx>lver* order placed for 5oo # vOo *45 amMunition
since June
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The file contains papers regarding actual and attemptedpurchases of armaments and military equipment by Persia. The primarycorrespondents are: War Office; 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. ; Foreign Office; British Legation,Tehran; Export Credits Guarantee Department.
Folios 91-177 cover War Office reports of arms and equipmentordered and received by Persia between 1931 and 1936, and concerns over increasedlevels of Persian armament.
Folios 83-90 cover an application by a UK firm for a licenceto export ammunition to Persia, and concerns that the ammunition may be sent onto Spain.
Folios 81-82 cover an order placed by Persia for arms andammunition from Czechoslovakia.
Folios 58-80 cover attempted arms purchases byPersia during the Second World War, including meetings between Persian andBritish officials, reports of Persian approaches to Germany and Japan, andconsiderations of the potential military threat to Persia from the SovietUnion.
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- 1 file (120 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 for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 57, and terminates at f 177, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/87
- Title
- PZ 7629/33 'Persia: Persian armaments'
- Pages
- 57r:179v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence