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Coll 29/104 'Appointment of an Indian to the Tehran Legation (First Secretary or Trade Commissioner)' [‎45v] (90/243)

The record is made up of 1 file (120 folios). It was created in 8 Jun 1940-11 Dec 1946. 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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(t>) A special effort should he made to supply more ^
m achinery (especially Diesel engines) and spare parts (mainly for
jerman engines).
*(c) Develo-pment of trade vdth India .
This would of course he of mutual benefit to Persia
and India and would also indirectly benefit British interests and
influence. An essential step is the appointment of an Indian
Trade Commissioner in Tehran.
(d) Air Transport .
Persia has poor ground communications and is there
fore a promising field for the development of air transport.
Persian State Airlines have urgently requested one or at most two
small (DH 89) aircraft from us and nrovision of these would
greatly ease present transport difficulties and increase the
Central Government’s authority in the provinces. If we do not
prpvide them Americans will doubtless do so sooner or later.
/ (e) Public Works and Industrial Develo-pment .
There is enormous scope for irrigation and hydro
electric development in which British firms might participate,
i'he first would help Persia’s basic industry, agriculture^ and at:
the same time provide water power for industrial development.
The Tehran area has good possibilities of this kind which are
being investigated by American irrigation adviser to the Persian
Government, Furthermore, the capital has not yet a piped water
supply. Similar development can be carried out in and near other
\large cities. With cheap power available industry (especially
chemical), mining and transport could-be developed with profit.
(f) Technical Hein . '
(i) The ex-Shah’s programme of industrialisation
required the help of European technicians to build and
run factories. Many of these were Germans. It will
be some years before the Persians are good enough
engineers and administrators to be independent of
foreign helpj and we now have an excellent opportunity
of getting rid of German influence, which is still very
strong in the commercial community, by placing British
technicians, and machinery in the industries and
factories. The Middle East Supply Centre has a
nucleus of British specialists who are working to keep
Persian industry operating and would be an excellent
channel through whom permanent appointments of this kind
could be made.
(ii) Experts are needed for the textile industry
(especially the cotton section) to improve methods of
production and to advise on the maintenance of existing
equipment and the ordering of more machinery. They
v/ould also select young Persians for training In the
United Kingdom. The railway needs* trained men to take
/over

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The file concerns the proposal of the Government of India to appoint an Indian as Trade Representative (or First Secretary) at the HM Legation at Tehran. After discussions and arrangements, the appointment was made in 1945.

The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the HM Legation at Tehran, the Foreign Office, 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 Secretary of State for India, and the Government of India.

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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 (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 121; 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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