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Coll 28/67 ‘Persia. Annual Reports, 1932–’ [‎115r] (229/644)

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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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299. In other ways, the course of the mission was not smooth. M. Ithier
declined to give a reception, so the Persian Government, with their usual
reciprocity, also refused to give one. It appeared that M. Ithier, who hoped to
secure orders, was paying for the whole mission himself, so his desire to avoid
expense is comprehensible. His tactlessness towards the Persians and his own
Minister left a bad impression.
(7) Japan.
300. Japanese interests during the year were entirely commercial, and are
dealt with in section IV (B) (8) of this report.
(8) United States of America.
301. A new United States Minister, Mr. W. H. Hornibrook, arrived in the
early spring. He was considerably embarrassed, and Tehran society astonished,
by the return of his predecessor, Mr. C. C. Hart, who surrounded himself with
an atmosphere of mystery and seclusion.
302. It was finally learnt that Mr. Hart, together with Mr. Clapp, the
American oil expert, who assisted the Persian Government during the Anglo^
Persian Oil Company dispute, represented the Inland Exploration Company ol
New Jersey, and was endeavouring to obtain a concession for the bemnan oil-held.
His offer of a royalty in the neighbourhood of 1,500,000 dollars produced a reply
from the Persian Government suggesting 13 million dollars and after weeks ot
discussion Mr. Hart left the country in August in the hope that time would bring
the Persian Government to their senses. He announced his intention of returning
to Persia after a few months via Afghanistan, where he is believed to be also
negotiating for oil concessions.
303 Mr Hornibrook was further embarrassed during the year by the
presence among the orientalists assembled for the Firdausi celebrations of
Mr. Gunther, formerly the United States Minister at Cairo, who he believed, not
without evidence, was endeavouring to queer his pitch.
304 The Ulen Company’s claim is dealt with in section II (A) (9) of this
report. No progress was made during the year.
(9) Italy.
305 During the year Italian firms secured contracts for some sections of
,he railway, and Italian workmen continued to arrive in Persia in large numbers.
A>ssiblv as a result of this the Lloyd Triestino Company decided to start a two-
nonthly service from Italy to ports in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The first ship arrived
n January It was not anticipated the British steamship companies would
-uffer much from the competition of this new service, which was probably
subsidised by the Italian Government.
306 The Italian Ambassador in London informed the Foreign Office that
he Persian Government had ordered three scouting vessels of 28 tons each from
Italian yards.
307 A new Minister, Signor V. Cicconardi, presented his letteis in April.
(10) Netherlands.
308 The K L.M. continued to use the Persian coast route during the year
md made no further suggestion that they might fly on the Arab side of the Gult.
(11) Denmark.
309. The Danish Legation continued to be much occupied with the affairs
)f the Kampsax consortium.
310. In February the Minister, M. Ove Engell, who is normally resident
in Moscow arrived in'Tehran to present his letters. He spent some three weeks
m PersTand then returned to the U.S.S.R., leaving the Legation m charge of
M. Dinar Blechingberg.

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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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