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Coll 28/67 ‘Persia. Annual Reports, 1932–’ [‎100v] (200/644)

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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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10. While these proposals were being considered by the Foreign Office, a
letter, dealing mostly with other matters, was received from the Minister for
Foreign Affairs in the course of which he stated that so long as the negotiations
for a treaty were not based on equality, the balance of interest of both parties
and real reciprocity between them, they would not have a firm foundation. As
soon as Kazemi felt that such a solid basis really existed, he would be prepared to
enter into negotiations.
11. It seemed clear from this that the Minister for Foreign Affairs
considered the negotiations to be in abeyance and His Majesty’s Minister
suggested that he be instructed to request Kazemi to amplify his views for the
information of His Majesty’s Government.
12. Early in July His Majesty’s Minister was informed that his suggestion
had been considered, but that the Cabinet had decided that for the present the
objective of His Majesty’s Government should be to maintain the existing position
in general and the status quo in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in particular, in spite of the
fact that it must be assumed from Kazemi’s letter that negotiations had been
abandoned. Owing to the delicacy of the position at Henjam and Basidu it was
therefore considered necessary to refrain from any action likely to provoke the
Persian Government to demand our withdrawal from either place. This decision
had, of course, many repercussions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , which are dealt with in
the succeeding section of the report.
13. For some weeks no further word was heard of the treaty negotiations,
though Mirza Hussein Khan Ala stated, before proceeding to take up his post as
Persian Minister in London, that the Persian Government, having examined the
draft treaty, found several points agreed to by Teymourtache inacceptable. In
particular, they considered the position as regards the islands in the Persian
Gulf unsatisfactory.
14. At the end of September the silence was broken by the Minister for
Foreign Affairs, who informed the Secretary of State at Geneva that Ala had
instructions to reopen the negotiations in London. The Secretary of State replied
that he had received the impression that the Persian Government did not wish to
proceed with the discussions, but Kazemi denied this and reiterated the desire of
the Persian Government to come to an agreement with His Majesty’s Government
on all outstanding points.
15. Almost simultaneously, two visits were paid to Tamb by Persian war
ships (see section II (A) (2) (m)), and His Majesty’s Government were compelled to
make it clear in no uncertain terms that the complete cessation of such tactics was
an essential preliminary to any negotiations. When this note was presented by
His Majesty’s Minister to the Prime Minister, his Highness admitted that the
draft treaty had, in fact, been re-examined, and that it was considered that Persia
was being asked to give away a great deal and receive little in return. Feroughi
added that he was virtually certain that if we had agreed to surrender Tamb and
Abu Musa, when Teymourtache first suggested it, the treaty negotiations would
have gone through.
16. Almost simultaneously with the Tamb incidents, the Persian Govern
ment made the request that officers of the Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. should not in
future be proposed for consular posts in Persia. (This question is dealt with in
detail in section II (A) (4) {a)) The Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs
happened to be in London at the moment and the occasion was taken to make plain
to him the views held by His Majesty’s Government with regard to this inoppor
tune and discourteous request. It was emphasised that the resumption of the
treaty negotiations was rendered almost impossible by such incidents.
17. In October the Prime Minister replied to His Majesty’s Minister’s note
about Tamb and took the opportunity of stating that the Minister for Foreign
Affairs had taken up the question of the treaty negotiations in London, and that
he (Feroughi) would be pleased to see these lead to satisfactory results. It was
decided not to reply to this note.
18. Beyond one or two vague references on the part of the Persian Govern
ment to an intention to resume negotiations, no further mention was made of this
question during the year.

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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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