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Ext 5000/41(3) 'Persia - General Situation (Sept. & Oct. 1941)' [146r] (291/466)
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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With the Compfimeirte
of tho
Under Secretary of State
far Foreign Affairs ^ ^ .p
[This telegram is of particular secrecy and should he
retained by the authorised recipient and not passed on], ,
[CYPHER] •.
WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION. ^ ^ A M'J ^
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FROM: PERSIA.
FROM TEHRAN TO FOREIGN OFFICE,
Sir R. Bullard.
No. 750 .
Undated.
Repeated India No. 605
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D. 11.50 p.m., 25th September, 1941.
R. 2,45 a. m., 27th September, 1941.
IMMEDIATE.
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German Minister insists that on orders from Berlin
he cannot leave while German women and children remain.
I have asked the Persian Government to tell him that if
he does not leave on September _17th. he cannot count on
safe conduct through Russian lirffsl Once Legation has
left, disposal of the remainder of men will be less
difficult. The question of women - most of whom propose
to go to Germany - can be left open till more important
matters are settled.
2. Italian Legation are preparing to leave September
17th via Tabriz taking most of community with them. There
are very few dangerous persons amongst xhem, four or five
at the most and only seriously bad one is Roccardi who
has in any case diplomatic cover. As Iraq cannot accent
them in transit, only v/ay is to send them via Russian lines.
I propose to delay departure of.few undesirables till I
receive your instructions. There has not been hitherto
any question of interning members of the Italian community.
3. _ [10 groups omitted]* September 17th. Community
can remain for the moment and some engineers and others
useful for our communications with London remain altogether.
4. Roumanians. See my telegram No. 715. If they
go it should be via Iraq frontier. There will be only
one car load of officials and if accepted by free Roumania
could be more usefully employed in Turkey. Community
consists of three Ravearet to whom there is no political
objection.
5. Bulgarian Legation should leave September 17th.
Community should stay for the present till we have time
to see to them.
Difficulty of providing car transport for all the
lead to some delays but the chief thing is to
6.
above > may „
get rid of the German Legation.
7. ^ I am using discretion to keep certain recommended
and useful Germans and other nationalities.
* [Correction to follow]
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/553
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- Ext 5000/41(3) 'Persia - General Situation (Sept. & Oct. 1941)'
- Pages
- 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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