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Ext 5000/41(2) 'Persia: general affairs, situation, etc, after the Allied occupation' [126r] (251/401)
The record is made up of 1 volume (297 folios). It was created in 29 Aug 1941-22 Oct 1941. 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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OUTWARD TELEGRAM
[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should be
kept under Lock and Key.]
[This telegram is of particular secrecy and should be
retained By the authorised recipient and not passed on]
3 /G.
[CYPHER] ’/VAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION.
ith t
Tie Cem
of the
TO:
PERSIA.
0
MOST Zccter FROM FOREIGN OPE ICE TO TEHRAN.
No, 584.
^Ith August, 1941. D. 12.30 a.m. 29th August, 1941.
Repeated to Jerusalem No. 1476,
Bagdad No. 840,
Cairo No. 3063,
Government of India No. 10395.
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Please draw your Soviet colleague T s attention to
the probability that the Mufti and Arab refugees from
Iraq would.attempt to escape to Turkey, possibly in
disguise, if they_considered themselves to be in danger
of capture by Soviet or British forceso We regard it as
particularly important that the Mufti should not thus
again slip through our hands. We would urge that every
possible endeavour should be made to intercept and
arrest the Mufti, whose dangerous anti-British agitation
might seriously affect our military position in ?he
Middle East, or at least to prevent him from reaching
any territory from which he could continue his campaign
against us. You should inform Soviet Embassy that the
Mufti is Imown to be in close touch with German and
Italian Missions, and that he might well be furnished
by them with false travel documents.
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- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the occupation of Iran following the British-Soviet invasion 25 August 1941.
The discussion in the volume includes:
- consideration given to a restoration of the Qajar dynasty and possible candidates for the position of Shah (folio 297)
- the necessity of controlling Persia due to its vital importance for the defence of the Middle East and India
- the vital importance of keeping German forces out of Persia which would threaten India
- concerns about Germans established in key posts throughout the country
- the logistics and specific measures relating to the expulsion or internment of German advisors to the Shah
The volume includes the minutes (ff 93-95) of a meeting of the War Committee chaired by the Prime Minister (Sir Winston Churchill) and the policy agreed to accept the Persian offer to intern the Germans if implemented promptly.
The principal correspondents in the volume include the Viceroy; Secretary of State for India; the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Anthony Eden); 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 War Cabinet; and HM Ambassador to Russia (Sir Stafford Cripps) .
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (297 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 297; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/552
- Title
- Ext 5000/41(2) 'Persia: general affairs, situation, etc, after the Allied occupation'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:200v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence