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Coll 28/67 ‘Persia. Annual Reports, 1932–’ [230v] (460/644)
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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Visits of Ships of the Royal Navy.
22. During the year a number of routine visits were paid to Bushire and
Abadan by His Majesty's ships attached to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division. These
seem to have passed oh successfully, though there was in several instances the
usual difficulty in getting the Iranian Government to send out the necessary
instructions to the local authorities in time.
23. Much more trouble was caused in connexion with the arranging of
details for the visit, at the end of November, of H.M.S. Norfolk, with the
Commander-in-chief on board. His Majesty’s Legation informed the Iranian
Government that they presumed that, in accordance with the relevant Iranian
regulations a programme for the exchange of calls and other ceremonies would
be drawn up by the Iranian Government, Repeated reminders failed to elicit
a reply, and a week before Norfolk arrived the programme had not yet been
sanctioned. Ultimately arrangements had to be made locally; they were
complicated first by the absence of the major part of the Iranian fleet at sea,
and, secondly, by court mourning for Atatiirk, which prevented Iranians from
attending the receptions which were organised in honour of the visit.
Interference with Arab Dhows.
24. During the year His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom
had under consideration the question of what attitude should be adopted in the
event of a recurrence of incidents due to Iranian interference with Arab dhows.
It was finally decided that the action to be taken by His Majesty’s ships in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
to protect vessels of the Arab Sheikhdoms under British protection
should be on the following lines: Protection against interference by Iranian
ships should be afforded in the territorial waters of the Arab States concerned,
and on the high seas up to the limit of Iranian territorial waters recognised by
His Majesty’s Government, namely, 3 miles, and not the 6 miles claimed by Iran.
The need for the utmost tact and discretion was emphasised in the instructions
issued by the Admiralty, but in the very last resort the use of force was to be
authorised to obtain the release of an arrested
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
.
25. A welcome step was made by the Iranian Government in April, when
they brought to the notice of His Majesty’s Legation reports of certain instances
of piracy and slave-trading in the Gulf, with the request that suitable action
might be taken against two individuals concerned in such operations, Chakir
Murad Baluch and Mustafa Khan Baluch. Otherwise, they said, the Iranian
navy would itself have to take action. An immediate telegram was sent to the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
at Bushire, who replied that a watch was already being" kept
for Chakir Murad. This information, and the substance of further reports, was
duly passed on to the Iranian Government. A strict watch was kept by the
sloops of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division, but up to the end of the year Chakir had
eluded all attempts to capture him.
Bahrein, Expulsions of Iranians.
26. In June the Iranian Government made vigorous oral representations
following complaints about the treatment of Iranian subjects in Bahrein It
was made clear that these representations were without prejudice to the Iranian
Government’s known attitude as regards the Sheikh and the position of His
Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom in Bahrein. It was alleo-ed that
m connexion with the nationality and property laws some 200 Iranian "families
were being expelled and some 500 to 600 persons imprisoned under atrocious
conditions As a contrast, reference was made to the “considerate” treatment
which the Iranian Government were showing to the Berberis, whom thev were
expelling (paragraphs 47 to 52 of this report). The Iranian Government
requested the good offices of His Majesty’s Government in this question as the
latter were in such close relations to the Sheikh.
tv/t • 27 ‘ > ^ n fl ulr . i6s were made by the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, at the request of His
Majesty s Legation, as a result of which it transpired that the action which had
^een taken m Bahrein had nothing to do with the Bahrein Nationality and
Property Law, but had been taken under a King’s Regulation of 1937 which
provided for the expulsion of all foreigners entering Bahrein without valid
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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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