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Ext 5000/41(3) 'Persia - General Situation (Sept. & Oct. 1941)' [217v] (434/466)
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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Crown Prince but because w_e have surely had enough
accusations of responsibility for Government
be drove che Shah out but change was
effected very capably by the Cabinet and to evade
responsibility we could give belated recognition of
their act based as it is on constitution,,
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, There ^is no general or o/-en considerable
demand for a Qajar ruler u Prime Minister is against that
dynasty. We could force the country to accept
bk'«ji$as^an (or anyone else) but i should have thought
* .'^ s agaorance of Persia^ a serious bar and his English
r r's eaucatiosi a source of embarrassment sooner or later
, * . •»hP.'y?the Persians and Russians^ Another
+ ^P^Qtion 43 that .there are hundreds of (repeat
hundrejs bl) Qa^ars.in the country and they are all
waiting hungn^ many of them on my doorstep for
% tur^i pf tife day^ wnen the country was bled not by
one leech but by hundreds.
US
6c Acceptance of Crown Prince offers I think,
solution least disturbing to the country. People
could then get on with the thousand urgent jobs waiting
to be done* We have upset economic life of the country
and to restore it will take time and much thought and
labour. Re-opening of constitutional question would
I fear interfere witht-ief? restoration]. I left the
Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs in
consternation after telling them about ^our telegram
under reference.
7. I have throughout encouraged Prime Minister
and Minister for Foreign Affairs to act on their own
responsibility and not to expect His Majesty’s
Government to make and run their Government and they
acted accordingly. But for threatened Soviet-British
occupation yesterday Government could have postponed
the issue of a proclamation about the Shah’s abdication
until we could learn whether.Great BritMn and
U.S*S*R. approved but situation was very disturbed and
delay would have.been dangerous, Soviet Ambassador and
I told Prime Minister that v/e realised that proclamation
could not be delayed but v/e did not f? commit] our
Governments and I added that after all Crown Prince
could also abdicate if necessary; but I hope it will
not come to that just at present.
8. Is it quite certain that Russians do not
want violent change ? Soviet Ambassador says no but
I hear that Moscow radio last night was rather violent.
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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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- 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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