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Coll 28/80 ‘Persia. Education; Establishment of a language academy.’ [‎14r] (27/40)

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The record is made up of 1 file (18 folios). It was created in 25 Aug 1934-3 Jan 1938. 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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OP HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
PERSIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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May 9. 1934.
Section 6.
[E 2960/2960/34] No. 1.
Sir R. Hoare to Sir John Simon.—{Received May 9.)
gi r? ^ Tehran, April 19, 1934.
’ I HAVE the honour to transmit to you herewith copies of three despatches
which I have received from His Majesty’s consul at Tabriz regarding the
difficulties of the Soviet and Armenian schools in Azerbaijan.
2. From enquiries which I have made in Tehran, it appears that in future
the course of study at all the Armenian schools in Persia (that is, Tehran, Julfa,
Tabriz, &c.) is to^be the same. The exact details have not been settled, as the
Armenian school authorities are still trying to modify the proposals of the
Ministry of Education, which are that in each school month 120 hours of
instruction will be given in the Persian language and 9o in the Armenian
language. Apart from this, no foreign language may be taught in the elementary
schools. In all secondary schools French must be taught instead of English or
Russian. For the present year secondary school pupils without Government
elementary certificates may remain in the schools; the point has not been settled
as regards next year, but it is doubtful whether the concession will be allowed.
3. I am informed that the local Armenian school at Resht has already been
closed owing to its inability to conform with the latest requirements of the
Ministry of Education. n 1 . . . . , .
4 . ' The treatment of the Armenian schools is entirely in keeping with that
of the foreign primary schools. TT . ^ . i * rp u -
5 . I am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majesty s consul at labriz
(No - 10) ' I have, &c.
T? H HOARF
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Consul Palmer to Sir R. Hoare.
(No. 7. Confidential.) . oo iqqa
gi r • Tabriz, January 22, 1934.
’ I HAVE the honour to report that, following upon the closure of the
American schools at Rezaieh, the Ministry of Education has now directed its
attention to the Armenian schools of Tabriz—in this case no doubt on its own
initiative entirely. . . f * -
About the 10th January orders were received from lehran that the two
elementary schools were to adopt exactly the same programme as the Peisian
schools. . . , . .
2. This order was at first communicated verbally at an interview to which
the two school directors were summoned.
The chief of police, who was also present, apparently attempted to moaii\
the abruptness of the order by saying that a progressive change in their
curriculum should be made. ,
3 The school directors appealed to their agreement made with the present
Minister of Education’s predecessor, under which extra Persian lessons had been
introduced.^ ^ ^ replied that any agreement made with a former Minister was
superseded by the present definite instructions.
P The directors replied that they must consult their boards of control.
[115 i— 6 ]

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Correspondence sent by the British Legation at Tehran, reporting on the Persian Government’s plans to establish educational institutions, including language academies, in Persia [Iran], and the status of existing educational establishments in the country:

  • In 1934, a new law authorising the foundation of a university in Tehran (ff 17-18)
  • Also in 1934, reports on the status of Armenian schools in Azerbaijan (ff 13-16)
  • In 1935, the renaming of Church Missionary Society schools in Persia (ff 10-11)
  • Also in 1935, Iranian Government plans to establish a language academy (ff 8-9)
  • A note, prepared by the Military Attaché at the British Legation in Tehran in 1937, which comments on a speech made by His Excellency Hassan Vossuq [Hassan Vossug ed Dowleh], President of the Academy of the Iranian language (now called the Academy of Persian Language and Literature), which appeared in the local press (ff 3-7). The note contains extracts written in Persian.

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 (18 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 20; 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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