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Coll 28/67 ‘Persia. Annual Reports, 1932–’ [‎61r] (121/644)

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The record is made up of 1 file (320 folios). It was created in 6 Dec 1933-27 Mar 1947. It was written in English and French. 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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At the same time, the local military authorities took energetic action on the
Shah’s direct orders. In the meanwhile, however, the Lurs concerned had decided
to surrender Mr. Carroll voluntarily in return for certain.assurances regarding
their future treatment by the Persian Government, so that neither the ransom
nor the military measures proved necessary. It seems that the Lurs mistook
^ Mr. Carroll for the railway paymaster.
119. The schemes of Dr. Friedlieb for securing various trade monopolies
on behalf of the Persian-American Trading Corporation ended in smoke (see
paragraph 543), even his tobacco monopoly falling through in the summer. He
himself left for Europe in August, but returned in November.
120. Towards the end of the year the American Presbyterian Mission were
engaged in discussions with the Persian Government regarding proposals for
the closing of their mission and schools at Rezaiyeh, the recognition of the
“ university ” degrees granted by the college in Tehran, and certain subsidiary
questions, including that of the right of the mission to move its doctors from
one post to another without the prior sanction of the Persian Government. The
results of the work at Rezaiyeh, which is mainly among Assyrians, have for
some time failed to repay the money and the energy expended there, and the
mission are not sorry to close down. They expect to give some of the buildings
to the Assyrian community and to sell the rest to the Persian Government.
Rezaiyeh is the oldest existing mission in Persia.
121. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt passed through Persia in June on his
way home from the Philippines, and was received in audience by the Shah.
Mr. Hart resigned his appointment as American Minister when President
Roosevelt came into office, and eventually left Tehran in November.
Japan.
122. The commercial treaty of the 18th October, 1932, remained unratified.
123. Japanese trade with Persia continued, however, to expand, although
there were signs that Persian dealers were beginning to be dissatisfied with the
quality of Japanese goods, especially textiles. Large quantities of Persian
cotton were bought and shipped to Japan in exchange for textiles, china, &c.
Japanese trade flourished as before mainly at the expense of the Soviet Union.
124. A new Minister, Mr. Okamoto, arrived in March.
Belgium.
125. The Societe de Traction et d’Electricity de Bruxelles signed a contract
for the erection of an electric power plant for Tehran on the 13th January.
The contract was not, however, ratified, the reason being, according to the
Belgian Minister, that the allowance for profits had been cut to so fine a point as
to leave no margin for unforeseen damage. The contract was eventually put
up to tender in October, the tenders to be submitted in January 1934.
Netherlands.
126. The Royal Dutch Air Lines (K.L.M.) continued to use the Persian coast
route throughout the year. The difficulties placed in the way of this ser\ice
by the Persian authorities decreased as the year went on, but the Netherlands
Government nevertheless pursued their enquiries as to the possibility of using
the Arab coast route if need arose.
Greece.
127. No progress was made with the claim of M. Dracos Pilides. A numbei
of other cases engaged the attention of His Majesty s Legation and consulates,
mostly cases in which difficulties arose over the administration of the estates ol
deceased Greek citizens.
128. A Greek mission visited Persia in September to investigate the
possibility of relieving unemployment among Greek engineers by taking up
contracts for the construction of sections of the 1 rans-Persian Railway. I he
mission left without forming definite plans, but their investigations had disposed
them to proceed with caution.
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Annual reports for Persia [Iran] produced by staff at the British Legation in Tehran. The reports were sent to the Foreign Office by HM’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at Tehran (from 1943, Ambassador to Iran). The reports cover the following years: 1932 (ff 2-50); 1933 (ff 51-98); 1934 (ff 99-128); 1935 (ff 129-165); 1936 (ff 166-195); 1937 (ff 196-227); 1938 (ff 228-249); 1939 (ff 250-251); 1940 (ff 252-257); 1941 (ff 258-266); 1942 (ff 267-277); 1943 (ff 278-289); 1944 (ff 290-306); 1945 (ff 307-317); 1946 (ff 318-320).

The reports for 1932 to 1938 are comprehensive in nature (each containing their own table of contents), and cover: an introductory statement on affairs in Persia, with a focus on the Shah’s programme of modernisation across the country; an overview of foreign relations between Persia and other nations, including with the United Kingdom, British India, and Iraq; Persia’s involvement in international conventions and agreements, for example the League of Nations and the Slave Traffic Convention; British interests in or associated with Persia, including Bahrain and Bahrainis resident in Persia, the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Imperial Bank of Persia, and the Imperial and International Communications Company; political affairs in Persia, including court and officials, majlis, tribes and security; economic affairs in Persia (government finances and budgets, trade, industry, agriculture, opium production); communications (aviation, railways, roads); consular matters; military matters (army, navy, air force).

Reports from 1939 to 1946 are briefer in nature, Reports from 1941 onwards focusing on the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Persia, and the role of United States advisors in the Persian Government’s administration.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (320 folios)
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The file’s reports are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Each report for the years 1932-1938 begins with a table of contents referring to that report’s own printed pagination sequence.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 321; 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.

The file contains one foliation anomaly, f 308A

Pagination: Each of the reports included in the file has its own printed pagination system, commencing at 1 on the first page of the report.

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