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Coll 28/67 ‘Persia. Annual Reports, 1932–’ [‎139v] (278/644)

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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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lehran was taken to arrange informal meetings between him and M. Soheily, at
which matters were very frankly discussed. It was also decided that the question
should be raised with M. Kazeini in Delhi. This proved impossible, however, as
his Excellency stated on arrival that he wished his visit to be treated purely as
one of courtesy and that he did not desire to discuss any questions affecting
Indo-Irano relations. It was, nevertheless, found possible for his Excellency the
Viceroy to indicate to him in a private conversation the disquiet with which the
Government of India viewed the existing situation, and for the Deputy Foreign
Secretary to raise the matter in more explicit terms with M. Motamedy.
134. Just prior to M. Kazemi’s arrival in Delhi a deplorable impression
was created by a number of arrests in the Meshed area. The first sufferer was
the headman of a village where Mr. Mallet and Mr. Reilly had recently camped
(in company with an escort of Amnieh) during the course of a shooting trip.
He was arrested on the ground that he had been used as an intermediary between
the British and a local brigand, and it is believed that he was subsequently forced
to sell his property and move to Azerbaijan. Another unfortunate victim was
the owner of a small country house near Meshed which was rented by Major
Hamber. This man was arrested and sent to Tehran after having been closely
interrogated on his relations with the British. It appeared that Major Hamber’s
visits to the house (he used to go there regularly for the week-ends) had aroused
the suspicion of the military. The third arrest was equally connected with
Major Hamber and arose out of a request from him to be allowed to shoot in
the Bujnurd area. His request was refused and the Turcoman landowner under
whose auspices he had proposed to shoot was arrested.
135. In the absence of His Majesty’s Minister these cases were taken up
very strongly by Mr. Mallet with M. Soheily. The latter seemed genuinely
horrified and said that he would mention the matter to the Shah. Later he said
that he had taken it up with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of the Interior.
He had not yet received replies, but he thought that all would be well. In any
case he undertook to do his best. This latter conversation took place on the
9th December, but nothing further had been heard by the end of the year.
(b) Discussions with the Iranian Government on Baluchistan Frontier Questions.
136. At the very beginning of the year the Prime Minister informed His
Majesty’s Minister in the course of a general conversation on Anglo-Iranian
relations that the Iranian Government were having difficulties with their Baluchi
tribes, and appealed for greater support from the Government of India. Could
the lattei not make it clear to the tribes that they would receive no encouragement
on the Indian side of the frontier and could not more effective steps be taken to
disarm tribesmen who crossed the frontier and to control local arms traffic?
M. Feroughi’s language was extremely vague, but he implied that local tribesmen
felt certain that they would always enjoy support or at the very least lenient
treatment on the Indian side of the frontier.
137. His Majesty’s Minister vigorously countered the implication that
Baluchi tribesmen were m any way encouraged by the British authorities, and he
later sent the Prime Minister a letter in which he referred to the denials given
by former British Ministers of similar charges made in the past, but stated that
he would be prepared to examine M. Feroughi’s suggestions further, if the latter
would furnish him with more precise details.
138. The Prime Minister in reply made it clear that the Iranian Govern
ment brought no accusations against the British authorities, but that the point
they wished to make was that ignorant tribesmen might believe and mioffit be
encouraged by interested persons to believe in the existence of a certain decree of
British sympathy. What his Government sought was that such tribes should
not only not be encouraged, but should be discouraged. The Prime Minister
finally stated that further facts could be furnished at Zahidan and said that
he would be willing to instruct the local authorities there to put themselves in
touch with a British representative, should His Majesty’s Minister desire to
go into the matter more closely.
139. As Plis Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Govern
ment of India both agreed that discussions on the spot might do much to dispel

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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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