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PZ 2031/35 'Mines and Mining Concessions in Persia' [14r] (27/62)
The record is made up of 1 file (31 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1935-20 Aug 1943. It was written in English and French. 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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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to mines and mining concessions in Persia.
Correspondence discusses German mining ventures in relation to nickel, copper and gold deposits in Anarek and contracts between the Government of Iran and German companies.
The discussion in the volume also relates to the approval and ratification of a contact signed between the Iranian Ministry of Industry and Mines, and a Dutch company, Algemeine Exploratic Masstaschappij [exploration company], to prospect and exploit mineral wealth, including oil and red oxide. Further discussion surrounds the delimitation of the concession area in a northern and a southern part. Included in the file (folio 24) is a map of the two concession areas and also the text (ff 18-23) of the agreement (in French) from Le Journal de Tehran .
The file features the following principal correspondents: HM Minister, Tehran (Sir Reader William Bullard); the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Anthony Eden); and the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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- 1 file (31 folios)
- Arrangement
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 the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at f 35, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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 4-35; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/133
- Title
- PZ 2031/35 'Mines and Mining Concessions in Persia'
- Pages
- 1r:6v, 9r:17v, 25r:31v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence