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Coll 28/85 ‘Persia. Relations with H.M.G. Anglo-Persian Oil Company.’ [‎17v] (36/380)

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The record is made up of 1 file (187 folios). It was created in 22 Dec 1934-21 Mar 1947. 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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(3) that the Persians now had more sterling than
they knew what to do with and that there was therefore no .
gain in giving them further ''make-up ' 1 payments.
4.. We understand that Anglo Iranian Oil Company are
consulting their Tehran representative. Meanwhile Chairman
has asked for our considered views as soon as possible.
Subiect to your observations, we propose to tell the Company
that we do not think it would be to their advantage to
continue to make extra-concessionary payments, poth^ior the
reasons given in paragraph 3 and because v/e doubt whether
any favours to the Persians now will seriously affect their
attitude later, which will continue to depend primarily on
the strength of the British position in the Middle iijast.
5 ; We have not yet decided how far to press these
obiections should Company remain unconvinced, but for your
own information His Majesty's Government will not•contribute
any part of these payments even should they be made.'
Chairman has not yet been told this explicitly, but we do
not think he is under any illusions on the subject.
6 . Please telegraph your views urgently,
OTP.

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Correspondence concerning diplomatic relations between the British and Persian Governments over the concession and operations of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited (from 1935, Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited), referred to as APOC hereafter. The file includes: correspondence dated 1933 to 1935 from the British Consul at Kermanshah, reporting progress of the construction of APOC’s oil refining facilities at Kermanshah; correspondence dated 1939 and 1940 reporting on the Shah of Persia [Reza Shah Pahlavi] and his Government’s efforts to renegotiate the terms of the APOC concession, in light of the heightened strategic importance of APOC’s oil production to Britain during wartime conditions; correspondence dated 1941 reporting on wartime developments, the likelihood of German occupation of Iran, and the threat to APOC oil production in the country. The file also includes: two bound and printed copies of the APOC Concession 1933-1993, printed in French and English, and accompanied by a fold-out map of the concession area (ff 127-149, ff 150-172); an illustrated brochure, published by APOC in 1924 to commemorate the company’s stand at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924 (ff 109-126).

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1 file (187 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 188; 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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Coll 28/85 ‘Persia. Relations with H.M.G. Anglo-Persian Oil Company.’ [‎17v] (36/380), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3489, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055779979.0x000027> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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