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Ext 5000/41(3) 'Persia - General Situation (Sept. & Oct. 1941)' [74r] (147/466)
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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OUTWARD TELEGRAM
[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should be
kept under Lock and Key.]
[Tbis teilegram i s of particular secrecy and should be retained
by the authorised recipient and not passed on. ]
[CYPHER]
WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION.
T O; PERSIA.
FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO TEHRAN .
D. 12.30 a.m. 9th October, 1941,
No. 874.
8th October, 1941.
Repeated to Moscow No. 1439
Government of India No.12578
Bagdad No. 1040
Angora No. 2186
Cairo No. 3474
IMMEDIATE.
JJJJJ
Anglo-Soviet droops fTOS e fehfan]M gram [proposed ^drawa! of
d 1 id not know whether substance of this
letter.had been telegraphed to your Soviet colleague for
communication to the Persian Government at a suitable foment,
2. I thanked the Ambassador and said that I was all the
more pleased to receive this letter since I feared that
K™ erS had no i been going well in Persia lately. There had
been rumours of separatist movements encouraged by the Soviet
^erfiaijan and Khorasan.- rnerl hai also been
some fnction between Persian and Soviet authorities. The
Persian Government had delivered a note to the Soviet
™ 8ado r a 5 d . b ? onnselves which was clearly unwise, and you
aad ■P^B?? ssed view to the Persian Government, but I thought
we should not allow ourselves to be provoked by this act of
foplishness on the part of the Persian Government. Prom the
pomt.ol view of our common war effort there was nothing to
n? § ai oi e + aild 4 .? ucb to be lost by disorders in Persia, I knew
a lt Qr native Government to the present Government, and.if
t ao l da B sed Jf 6 should be left with the formidable task of
t0 run ,^he country for ourselves. Ifthat we wanted in
aa was a through route for supplies for Russia. To ensure
we wanted a peaceful and friendly Persia.
Ambassador said that he agreed v/ith all that I
S!; d said3 , and D pgS e h me to believe that the only reason for his
Government s delay in replying to my various messages was that
w e P e n ? w P re occupiea m Moscow v/ith the military situation*,
the W Treaty r ^ y ex P eG ^ ln R* lo receive his Government’s reply about
ed _ ^hat I fully understood the difficulties and
n -fcomplain c. Our only concern in Persia was to be
i a tde T 0V iP. Government and secure a safe winter route
t"? 3 i dn res P e ct Persia was of real importance
to the Allied v/ar effort*
th
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Ext 5000/41(3) 'Persia - General Situation (Sept. & Oct. 1941)'
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- front, front-i, 2r:232v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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