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Coll 28/94 ‘Iran. Difficulties experienced by British subjects in Iran in remitting money abroad.’ [74r] (147/247)
The record is made up of 1 file (121 folios). It was created in 13 Jun 1936-5 Apr 1940. 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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His Excellency,
The Governor General
and Viceroy of India, New Delhi
Sir,
We the British Indian Subjects, at present residing
in Abadan and Khorramshahr and engaged in business and private
service, most humbly and respectfully venture to approach Your
Excellency through the medium of this petition explaining our
grievances with a view to finding a redress at Your Excellency's
generous hands, trusting confidently that adequate means would
be forthcoming to save us from the present precarious sitratioru
Most of our community are resident in this country
for the past 20 years or so* Many of them are leading merchants
some of them private medical practitioners and some are engaged
by us from amongst us as employees* And every one of us is
honourably earning his living*
Iran is pacing rapidly with its advancement towards
industries, railway construction and organization, and European
civilization, enacting new laws under the most illustrious
regime of its present ruler, His Imperial Majesty Reza Shah
Pahlavi. We all agree to this that whatever is being done
is Being done
in his country he for the welfare and the good of his
subjects, although it does give a little brusing ill effect
on the foreign element who peacefully like to earn their honest
bread in his progressing country. One of the recent laws for
bidding the priveleges of free foreign exchange, that has been
previously enjoyed by all of us in this countr/, has especially
affected the foreign national so gravely that it has made all of
us highly concerned and has crippled our trade, hence this ybvent
of feelings before Your Excellency.
We beg to request Your Excellency to do the needful in
the matter, relieving us from these uncalled for worries by
which are now faced.
All legal channels to obtain foreign exchange have been
officially closed by law, under which law one has to undergo
imprisonment ranging from three months to three years and in
addition the imprisonment a fine is also payable, if one is
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Correspondence relating to the difficulties encountered by British (predominantly British-Indian) subjects in Iran, in remitting money abroad after the introduction of the Iranian Government’s Foreign Exchange Control Law on 1 March 1936. The correspondence is chiefly exchanged between: officials at the British Legation in Tehran, including HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. Horace James Seymour, Acting Counsellor Nevile Montagu Butler, and Second Secretary P N Loxley; 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. ; and the Foreign Office. The file includes: copies of correspondence sent to the Iranian Government on the problems encountered by British subjects in remitting money abroad from Iran; discussion amongst British Government representatives on what methods could be used to facilitate the remittance of money abroad; copies of petitions and letters written by representatives of the British-Indian community in Iran.
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- 1 file (121 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 123; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 74r:75v
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