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Coll 28/67 ‘Persia. Annual Reports, 1932–’ [174r] (347/644)
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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the Indian section of the route to the drivers of a recently-formed Iranian semi-
Government company, this refusal being prompted by the fear that the company
desired, by working at uneconomic rates, to drive Indian drivers off the route, and
to concentrate all the traffic in its own hands. There was thus much material for
discussion.
71. After various alternative proposals had been considered, it was decided
to suggest to the Iranian Government an agreement on the following basis :
(a) That only specially licensed vehicles should be allowed to ply on the
route and that licences should be issued to Indian and Iranian-owned
vehicles in proportion to the length of mileage on each side of the
frontier, namely 87 miles on the Indian side to 51 on the Iranian.
In view of the varying size of the lorries operating on the route, it
was proposed that the division should be made in terms of the total
tonnage capacity of the vehicles to be licensed, 87/138ths being reserved
for Indian and 51/138ths for Iranian-owned lorries.
(b) That minimum freight rates to be charged on the route should be fixed
by mutual agreement.
72. This proposal was referred to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs at the
end of May. It was later discussed with officials of the Ministry who clearly
regarded it as being unduly elaborate and suggested that all that was necessary
was for the Government of India to withdraw their ban on the lorries of the
East Iran Transport Company. Their argument was that there was no likelihood
of the company ever wishing to put on the route as many lorries as they would be
entitled to operate under the proposal put forward by His Majesty’s Legation,
and as the company was out to make profits like any other concern, there was
no need for the Government of India to feel anxiety that Indian lorries would be
driven off the route. It was explained to the Ministry on the other hand that,
quite apart from the competition of this semi-Government company, the Govern
ment of India were by no means satisfied that Indian drivers were receiving fan-
treatment, and that there were a number of grievances which it was desired to
see remedied. It therefore seemed much wiser to tackle the whole question
comprehensively and to reach an agreement fair to both sides that would settle
all outstanding points of difference. This view seemed to make some impression
on the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, who promised to refer the matter to the
Ministry of the Interior for their views.
73. As the summer wore on, however, it became apparent that the newly
introduced Iranian exchange restrictions were causing the flow of trade on this
route to sink to a fraction of its former proportions. Such traffic as there was
was moreover, being carried exclusively by Indians, but His Majesty s consul-
general reported that they all feared that if the East Iran Transport Company
were once allowed to operate on the Indian section of the route, means would be
found by the authorities to bring pressure to bear on traders which would result
in the company securing the whole of the traffic, however carefully any agreement
for its distribution might be drawn. It was pointed out to them that if no lorries
belonging to the Iranian company were allowed to cross the frontier into India,
the Iranian Government might at any time take the logical step of banning
Indian lorries from Iran. As most of the Indians concerned lived at Zahidan,
such a step on the part of the Iranian Government would mean that they would
be driven out of their homes. Colonel Daly who visited Tehran in August to
discuss this and other questions stated, however, that this was a risk which the
Indians were prepared to face; he, moreover, fully shared their apprehensions
and felt convinced that in existing circumstances an agreement with the Iranian
Government would not assist, but kill the Indian interests affected.
74. It was therefore decided not to press the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
in any way for a reply to the proposals for an agreement. Rather surprisingly
the Ministry also refrained from reverting to the matter, and things were there
fore allowed to remain where they were for the remainder of the year.
(e) Expulsion of British Subjects.
75. At the beginning of the year representations were made to the Ministry
for Foreign Affairs with regard to the procedure followed by the Iranian
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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