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Coll 28/67 ‘Persia. Annual Reports, 1932–’ [96r] (191/644)
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 one time from developing the section of the Rowanduz route between Tabriz and
the southern port of Haidarabad to the full extent of their resources, but it is to
be hoped that they have now passed this phase. The Zahedan Railway has been
dealt with separately. The light railways from Tehran to Shah Abdul Azim
and from Dar-i-Ghazineh to Masjid-i-Suleiman (the oilfields) call for no
comment. The light railway from Resht to Fir Bazar was pulled up during
the year.
(C) Roads.
597. The budget allotment under this head for the year 1933-34 is
865,400 rials, which is an increase of 15,400 rials over last year’s figures.
598. This sum is designed, presumably, to defray the cost of the Ministry
of Roads and Communications, and not to meet the cost of road construction.
Road construction is paid for out of the road tax, from which grants are also
made towards public instruction, sanitary services, charitable institutions, and
to municipalities, as described in paragraph 419 of the annuel report for 1932.
599. The total income from the road tax is not disclosed in the budget, and
hence no calculation can be made to show how much is actually spent on road
construction.
600. Considerable work on the roads has been done during the past year
both in repair of existing roads and in the construction of new roads.
601. The Ministry of Roads and Communications has published a Route
Book of the Motor Roads of Persia, which shows sixty-six motor routes to be in
existence, with a total mileage of approximately 11,500 miles. The publication
errs on the side of optimism, and some of these routes should be regarded rather
as projects than facts, while others are only passable in fine weather by light
motor transport.
602. The following are the chief roads constructed or started, or made
passable to motor transport during the year under review (the numbers of the
relevant “ million ” sheets are given in brackets) :—
(i) Kerej-Chalus-Habibabad (Deh Nau) (8 and 9).
(ii) Fumen-Masuleh-Hirabad-Mianeh (8 and 1).
(iii) Shiraz-Firuzabad-Bushire (17 and 10).
(iv) Kuchan-Muhammadabad (Soviet frontier) (22).
(v) Sauj Bulagh-Nagadeh direct (omitting Haidarabad) (1).
(vi) Kerman-Ravar-Duhak (24).
(vii) Shahabad-Eilam (Husseinabad, Pusht-i-Kuh) (2).
(viii) Qasr-i-Shirin-Mansurabad (2).
(ix) Kermanshah-Nausud (2).
IX.— Military Affairs.
(A) Army.
General.
603. The Shah has not forgotten the instrument by which he rose to power,
and continues to take a deep and personal interest in every branch of his army.
That the army holds first place in his affections is borne out by the demeanour of
the soldiery. They profit by their importance in the eyes of their Royal master,
and, though naturally timid, adopt a swashbuckling attitude and strut about the
streets of°the capital shouldering their civilian brethren into the gutter.
604. His Majesty continues to make unheralded descents at dawn upon
units, arsenals and military schools, and engenders, by these impromptu
inspections, alertness in the garrison of the capital. His instruction is imparted
by the direct method, and mere seniority will not save the victim of his
displeasure from chastisement with a cane in full view of his subordinates.
605. The anti-foreign feeling in the army still runs high. The military
attache is not invited to attend parades, manoeuvres or demonstrations. He is
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- front, front-i, 2r:91r, 92r:308v, 308ar:308av, 309r:320v, back-i, back
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