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Coll 28/105 ‘Iran. Transit of German railway coaches to Iran via Iraq.’ [14r] (27/74)
The record is made up of 1 file (35 folios). It was created in 15 Jul 1941-1 Nov 1941. It was written in English. 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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5&ra July, 1941 R. 7.20 p.m. 24th July, 1941
Repeated to Tehran No.169
Government of India No.282
Senior Naval Officer
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
No.56
Basra No.170.
IMMEDIATE
"4 o Ojutw-
Your telegram No. 656. O t£. y
• , ^ ' Six coaches are now being loaded into barges at
Basra for Khoranshahr and I do not consider it is
possible or wise to interfere with this operation.
Action bv Iraq authorities would be required which I do
not think that they would be willing to take.
2. I understand from the Director-General of
Railways that Iranian (Persian) authorities are now pressing
for the release of the remaining five coaches and I an
therefore taking the matter up with Minister for Foreign
Affairs to ascertain whether Iraqi Government will be
prepared to delay such release.
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Correspondence concerning possible arrangements for Iranian railway carriages to be commandeered for the transport of British troops in Iraq. The correspondence covers: the likely reluctance of the Government of Iran to allow such an arrangement; the impact of any arrangment on relations between the Iraq and Iran Governments; the presence of eleven German railway carriages in Iraq, originally ordered by the Government of Iran and en route to Iran; attempts by British officials to stop the German railway carriages from departing Iraq for Iran. The file’s principal correspondents are: the British Minister at Tehran, Reader William Bullard; the Foreign Office; the British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Iraq, Kinahan Cornwallis.
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 (35 folios)
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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 37; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 28/105 ‘Iran. Transit of German railway coaches to Iran via Iraq.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:36v, 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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