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Ext 5000/41(3) 'Persia - General Situation (Sept. & Oct. 1941)' [170r] (339/466)
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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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should be
under Lock and Key.]
Af-X /-? V W, * h Compi
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[Cypher] of 8lMe
GENEIhih DISTRIlOTI^ ete* Affairs
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FROM PERSIA-
FROM KERMNSHAH T O TEHRAN .
D: 3. 30 p.m. 22nd September
R: 11.10 p.m. 23rd September
His Majesty’s Consul
No. 78
22nd September 1941,
1941.
1941.
Repeated to Foreign Office telegram No. 9
Bagdad No. 25, — i —
Government of India N o. -
P P P p
Your Circular telegram No. 40.
. General situation quiet in and near Kermanshah
but brigandage continues in outlying districts not
yrsited by uritish patrols. So far Persian military
authorities and gendarmerie have done very little to
collect arms and ammunition and restore order in disturbed
? CuU p n 01 ? e ^ ters C0 G° urs has been slow
General Ofucer Commanding here has been
able to gatner^together only limited number of efficient
oificers enjoying che respect of the troops.
Persian General Officer Commanding while outwardly
appearing 1,0 oe willing to carry out General Slim’s y
wishes regarding restoration of order in disturbed
tribal JJ'cas has shown so little vigour in discharging these
tha K cannot but suspect he is not collaborlting
sincerely but is obtaining^ British troops to carry out
military operations for v/hich Persian troops might
have been made available. F *
Abdication of the Shah stimulated pro-British
had steadily increased from the moment
geneial.public here realised that entry of British
in ^?,? ers i a held out hopes of improvement in
loc §i conditions. If these hopes are to be realised
w?Ti ao ' tori ously dishonest officials
will need to be immediately punished or at least
dismissed and replaced by good men.
mnnu rc ^ 8 carry out reforms
^^5 re suiting aisappointment will undoubtedly
produce unfavourable reactions unless steps are taken
by us to obviate such an unfortunate development.
nn+^o?? al co fnerce comparatively steady but is
i- 1 op 0l L l i^, r r ? s " t F 1 lc ’ Ged owing to shortage of transport and
wh?nh U H^ y 111 tne country side around Kermanshah
wnich discourages movements of caravans with produce
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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
- Title
- 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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- Open Government Licence