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Ext 5000/41(3) 'Persia - General Situation (Sept. & Oct. 1941)' [‎51r] (101/466)

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The record is made up of 1 file (231 folios). It was created in 17 Sep 1941-10 Nov 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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PROM TEHRRPI TO FOREIGN OFFICE.
Sir R* Bullard
Ro. 101 8 D, 1.15 p.uio 19th October, 1941.
19th October, 1941. R u 7.0 a.m. 20th October, 1941.
•Repeated to Foreign, Simla No. 826
copy to Cairo,
Angora,
Moscow,
Bagdad for General Iraq.
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(pA 0 My telegram No. 995. R*|: 5 SI
British military authorities at Sultanabad report
riot caused by shortage and high price of sugar which the
Governor attributes to hoarding by merchants, Sultanabad
awaiting the. arrival of seven waggons of sugar from
Ahwaz for which the British military authorities could
secure_priority_if necessary* General sugar shortage will
be relieved it is hoped by rationing which is to be tried
in some towns, bp local production now beginning, by
gradual arrival of 45,000 tons ordered in Netherlands Bast
Indies and by any_ sugar that India sends.* It will be
remembered that with normal local production Persia
requires about 90,000 tons of sugar per annum from overseas.
2. I'here is also the question of prices. Controlled
price is low but sugar obtained legitimately or
illegitimately is re-sold at very high prices. The
Government are thinking of raising controlled price to cover
increased cost of transport. Our competition for lorries
has probably tended to raise cost of internal transport
and.sea freight is heavy especially from Netherlands East
Indies. The reason for raising price of bread was
explained in my telegram above-mentioned.
5. British Officer-Commanding at Sultanabad suggests
that the Governor should be instructed from Tehran to
ensure release of food of all kinds at low price. So far as
sugar and bread are concerned, where there lias been complete
State^control, reduction in price means that State must pay
the difference. Fixing of prices for other commodities is'
not rigidly effective in Persia, where it often exists in
name, as sellers withhold goods and sell privately.
4. Nevertheless, wo cannot wash our hands of this
question which.affects public security, especially as wo
broadcast our intention to send food after the troops. It
is/

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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to situation in Persia [Iran] following the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in August 1941.

The discussion in the volume relates to the measures taken by Britain in consultation with the United States of America and the Soviet Union to form a regime in Persia that was aligned with British war aims. Correspondence discusses the need to remove the Shah who was 'hand in glove with the Germans' and implement some form of 'constitutional government' (see folio 232).

Further discussion surrounds the temporary nature of these measures and guarantees to restore full sovereignty to Iran after the war, in the same way as other 'small nations'.

Issues discussed include:

  • Raids by tribesmen
  • Price of kerosene and staples such as bread
  • Unrest in Kurdistan
  • Stipulations of the Persian constitution
  • The UK relationship with Moscow
  • Installation of the new Shah and arrangements for exile of the old Shah
  • British policy towards administration of government in Persia.

The file features the following principal correspondents: the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the British Consul, Kermanshah (John Francis Robert Vaughan-Russell); HM Minister, Tehran (Sir Reader William Bullard).

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1 file (231 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 233; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-232; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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