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Coll 28/80 ‘Persia. Education; Establishment of a language academy.’ [‎16r] (31/40)

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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 OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
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PERSIA.
L 1954, ,
November 19, 1934.
Section 1.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 6964/2960/34]
No. 1.
Sir R. Hoare to Sir John Simon.—(Received November 19.)
(No. 482.)
Sir, Tehran, November 2, 1934.
WITH reference to my despatch No. 197 of the 19th April last, I have the
honour to transmit to you herewith a copy of a further despatch from His
Majesty’s consul at Tabriz regarding the difficulties of Armenian schools in
Azerbaijan.(')
2. The general attitude of the Persian Government at present is that no
foreign school can be allowed to bear the name of a foreign country. Such names
as “American College’’ or “English Girls’ School" will therefore no longer
be tolerated. In accordance with this standpoint, the educational authorities
lately issued a circular laying down that, in future, Armenian, American and
Israelite Alliance schools, established in Persia for the benefit of Persian subjects,
must possess suitable names, such as those of historical characters or abstract
qualities. The latter category was subsequently defined as including such virtues /
as “ Politeness,’’ “ Honesty ’’ and “ Truth.” These instructions were explicitly '
stated not to apply to the French schools, since these all bear such names as
St. Louis or Jeanne d’Arc.
3. Remarkably enough, this order was enforced in the provinces before it
was brought to the notice of the foreign schools in the capital, and the American
schools at Resht and Hamadan found themselves faced with the necessity of
choosing new names within about twenty-four hours. Acting quite independently,
they both selected the name of “ Avicenna,” a famous Persian physician, and
it is now possible that the same name will be adopted by all the American
missionary institutions in Persia. While there is, however, a certain advantage
in the new name having the same initial letter as the old, some of the American
authorities object to the idea of their schools bearing the name of a Moslem.
4. While the above-mentioned circular omits all reference to English schools,
I understand that difficulties are arising over the name “ Stuart Memorial
College ” at Isfahan, though it still appears possible that the Persian authori
ties there may be persuaded to agree to the retention of the name. At any rate,
the matter does not appear to be urgent and the college is not worrying over i
it unduly. I believe, however, that the girls’ schools at Yezd and Kerman are
usually known by the name “ English School,” in which case new appellations
will presumably have to be devised. j
5 . I am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majesty’s consul at Tabriz
(No. 24).
I have, &c.
R. H. HOARE.
(’) Not printed.
[265 t—1]

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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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