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Ext 5000/41(3) 'Persia - General Situation (Sept. & Oct. 1941)' [‎103r] (205/466)

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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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WiR CABINET DISTRIBUTION,
FROM PERSIA.
FROM T.CHRRN TO FOREIGN OFFICE ,
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Sir R 0 Bullard.
No, 925
5Tn "Occober, 1941.
D: 7. 40 p.m. 5th October 1941.#4/#L
R: 10.00 p.m. 5th October 1941.
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Repeated to Government of India,
Moscow,
Bagdad,
Cairo,
Angora Saving.
P P P
MEDIATE.
I am disturbed by signs that Soviet authorities
here are suspicious of us. According to Governor of
Tehran, Soviet Military Attach^ a few days ago, after
enjoining secrecy, said that Soviet authorities suspected
that British 'were working against Soviet interests and
asked him to watch us and report. I might have believed
this to be invented to sow dissension between allies
but just then Soviet Military Attach^ who had been asked
by our Military Attach^ for a pass for the Caspian for
two British officers replied in writing that owing to
storms on the Caspian visit would not interest the
officers. Also four Royal Air Force officers who, acting
on orders from Bagdad, asked Soviet Military authorities
for permission to return to Iraq via Tabriz and to
inspect Persian aerodromes on the way had waited a week
without reply.
2. Suspicioins may be due to fact that before passes
began to be required British officers entered Soviet
°rea rather freely. I understand that the two officers
referred to in paragraph 1 were in fact going on
reconnaisance, that a British Intelligence Officer
travelling in Azerbaijan with an American observer was
arrested by Soviet authorities and interrogated at great
length, and that Soviet Command in Tiflis were very
suspicious at our sending there as Royal Air Force
officer Mr. Lockhart of Anglo-Persian Company. Perhaps
Soviet Government [? spotted] connexion betv/een such
visits and your appeal to Soviet Ambassador in London
about Azerbaijan (your ngm™ jin. 1815h _ Acts which
might noTdTsturb other’allies might seem highly
suspicious to Soviet minds. It appears on the other hand
that no Soviet officers have attempted to enter territory
occupied by us except as members of official parties and
with our consent and I gather that we should not welcome
such attempt.
RCCo* POL. DKPr»
7 OCT 941
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.
3. /

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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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