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Coll 28/67 ‘Persia. Annual Reports, 1932–’ [248v] (496/644)
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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236. Demonstrations were given on each occasion by the machines in
formation flying by Sarwan (Captain) Afghami, chief test pilot of the Iranian
air force and four sergeant pilots. Afterwards the Shah expressed his pleasure
both to Sarhang (Colonel) Khosrovani, Air Officer Commanding, and Sarwan
(Captain) Afghami.
237. A British eye-witness states that the performance was carried out with
skill and reflects great credit on the progress made by pilots of the Iranian air
force.
238. Care was taken to ensure that none of the British mechanics appeared
in photographs published in the press and no mention was made of their presence.
239. The services of Squadron-Leader F. Workman were dispensed with in
August, no reason being given for his dismissal. The duties of technical adviser
now devolve on Mr. F. Knight.
240. Generally affairs at the aircraft
factory
An East India Company trading post.
are far from being satis
factory
An East India Company trading post.
, and the British personnel are finding it increasingly difficult to carry on.
241. A very ambitious programme for the enlargement of the
factory
An East India Company trading post.
and
the mass production of the “Hind” type of aircraft, besides “ Audax ”
machines, is being planned. This the British staff consider impossible owing to
the lack of experienced mechanics, &c., necessary for such an undertaking.
Courses of Instruction.
242. Pilots of the Iranian air force are now receiving training in air
navigation. This is a subject of which the large majority are totally ignorant.
243. Night flying has been carried out on one or two occasions, but pilots
are not normally trained to take off and land in the dark. During August an
order was placed in Germany for the supply of an unknown number of vehicles
fitted with searchlight equipment for flood lighting aerodromes at night. It is
understood that a small number of these vehicles have already arrived.
Casualties.
244. The number of accidents to aircraft this year has been considerably
reduced. The most serious occurred on the 13th November when a Hawker
“ Audax ” aeroplane crashed from a considerable height in the Elburz mountains
north of Tehran. The pilot and observer were killed and the machine totally
wrecked.
Foreign Air Missions.
245. The contract of Colonel Bever, Belgian adviser to the Iranian air force
terminated in May when he left for Belgium. The Iranian Government do not
intend to replace him.
Aerodromes and Landing Grounds.
246. Landing grounds are being constructed at Qum and Dilijan, south-east
of Qum. Repairs and releveling have been carried out on the military landing
grounds at Senneh and Mussik (Merivan).
247. The construction of the aerodrome at Tabriz has been completed. Four
hangars have been erected as also have barracks and office buildings. It is the
intention of the Iranian Government to permanently station a squadron of
aircraft at Tabriz early in 1939.
248. The air-port at Bushire is being considerably enlarged.
Visit of Iranian Air Force Officers to Europe.
249. Sarwans (Captains) Mehdi Sipahpur and Abdul Husain Mostafavi
left Tehran in January for Europe in order to test the “ Hind ” aircraft which
had been ordered from the Hawker aircraft
factory
An East India Company trading post.
. Thirty-five of this type of
aircraft have arrived at Ahwaz and are being assembled by British mechanics.
After undergoing the usual tests the machines will be handed over to the Iranian
air force and flown to Tehran. Seventeen of these machines have already arrived
in Tehran.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- Coll 28/67 ‘Persia. Annual Reports, 1932–’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:91r, 92r:308v, 308ar:308av, 309r:320v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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