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Coll 28/39 ‘Persia: Printed Correspondence 1929-1936’ [53r] (116/1174)
The record is made up of 1 volume (583 folios). It was created in 10 Mar 1930-1 Feb 1937. 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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Official Visiis.
-Ambassadors and ATinisters, after having submitted their credentials will
pay visits to the Prime Minister, the President of the Majlis and the Minister
for Foreign Affairs, and they will leave cards on the Other Ministers, Acting
Ministers, Independent Directors of Government Departments, Presidents of
the Imperial Court and Assistants to the Ministries. The persons above men
tioned must all immediately reciprocate by leaving cards ou the Ambassadors
and Ministers.
Chapter 6.
Article /.--The official Royal and Civil Decorations of Iran are as follows:
1. —The Pahlavi Decoration.
2. —The Decoration of the Iranian Crown.
3. —The Homayoun Decoration.
Article 2 .—His Imperial Majesty is the supreme Commander of the above
mentioned three Decorations.
Article 3. —The Pahlavi Decoration which is the highest Decoration of the
State belongs to the Royal Family in Iran and may only be conferred upon
foreign Kings, Presidents of States, and Princes of the first rank.
Article -I.—The Pahlavi Decoration comprises one necklace belonging to
the Supreme Commander of the Decoration, and one degree with sash.
Article 5 .—The Crown alid Homayoun Decorations are conferred in
recognition of important services and remarkable ability shown by State
authorities and Government officials.
Article 6 .—The Crown and Homayoun Decorations are also conferred
upon foreign nationals who have fulfilled the prescribed conditions of compe
tency and merit, or as an expression of the Royal grace, or by way of reci
procity.
Article 7 .—Each of the Crown and Homayoun Decorations has five degrees
the conferment of which will start with the fifth degree of the Homayoun Decoi a-
tion and wall end with the first degree of the Crown Decoration, the two being
conferred alternatively.
Article The Homayoun Decoration will comprise a medal called “ The
Homayoun Medal ” made of gold, silver or metal in accordance with the grade
and will be conferred in recognition of service.
Article 2 .—The conferment of any of the Decorations, subject to the
prescribed Regulations and conditions, depends on the Royal permission and
the issue of a Rescript.
Article 10.—At the Department of Court Ceremonies a special Office named
the Decoration Office will be opened and this Office will deal with all questions
relating to proposals, requests, conferment of Decorations, and le issu
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j .• rm lp conditions of conferment, the method of use, and the
approved by the Council of Ministers and sanctioned by the Snah.
Chapter 7.
Addresses.
Article I,-All existing addresses are hereby abolished and in their ,-ace
following will be used : on . , , . . „ m -
la) The Shah of Iran .—“ Aala Hazrat-i-Homayoun Shahanshalu (His
August Imperial Majesty) .
m n oa. n-f Tran ■“ ITlia Hazrat ” (Her Majesty).
Ihe Queen of 7/ a • Hazrat-i-Homayouni ” (His August
The Croum Prince of Iran. v
Royal _« Vala Hazrat ” (His or Her Royal High-
The Princes and 1 fine esses.
ness). ~
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Printed correspondence from the Government of India’s Foreign and Political Department (later referred to as the External Affairs Department) relating to Persia [Iran]. The original correspondence was exchanged between British representatives in Persia (chiefly the British Legation in Tehran), the Foreign Office, 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 correspondence concerns: the announcement by the Persian Government of laws, decrees, regulations, budgets, and other governmental communiqués, the texts of which were usually published in Persian newspapers (including Le Journal de Tehran , Shafaq-e-Surkh , Le Messenger de Teheran and Iran ); reports on provincial affairs in Persia, chiefly in the form of reports submitted by British Consuls; Persia’s foreign relations, particularly those with Soviet Russia [Soviet Union, USSR]; correspondence dated 1929 and 1930 reporting on events in northern Persia (Azerbaijan and Khorasan) where large numbers of Russian refugees settled in the wake of the October Revolution; copies of diplomatic exchanges between the British Legation in Tehran and the Persian Government, the latter represented by figures including the Persian Prime Minister Mirza Mohamed Ali Khan Feroughi, the Minister of the Court of Iran Abdolhossein Teymourtash, and Hassan Ali Ghaffari of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the activities of the Shah, with a particular focus on his modernisation policies that were implemented across Persia during the 1930s.
A large number of items in the file are in French. These include the texts of Persian Government laws, Persian newspaper articles, and correspondence from Persian politicians. The file also includes a memorandum on the Persian renderings of ‘imperial’ that contains Persian text (ff 305-306).
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 volume (583 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 579; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 28/39 ‘Persia: Printed Correspondence 1929-1936’
- Pages
- 20v:27v, 49v:53v, 78v:80v, 86r, 95r, 108r:108v, 120r, 126r:126v, 147v:149v, 161r:162v, 164v:168v, 171r, 176v, 179r:183r, 219r:220v, 227r:227v, 229v:230v, 233r:233v, 243v:246r, 247r:253v, 260v:261r, 265r, 279v:282r, 291r, 295r:296r, 297v, 307r, 342r, 349r, 371v:373r, 384r, 395r:396r, 408v, 411r:415r, 417r:418r, 444v:445r, 452r:452v, 475r, 476r, 485v:487r, 549r, 560r:560v
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- Government of Iran
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