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Coll 28/105 ‘Iran. Transit of German railway coaches to Iran via Iraq.’ [‎21r] (41/74)

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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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Copy to:-
Major L.Kirwan,
(w.oT)
H.E.Mc^uen,
(l./E.W.)
Ivir.Rumbold,
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DRAFT . jETTEL^ .
IU1EDIATE.
BY HAND.
C.V\/. Baxter Esq.*, C
foreign Office
M • Or . j M » 0 • j
^9 JUL IB 41
Dear Baxter,
I enclose a <5<j)py of the Government of India*s
telegram No. 3590 of July 9th about the 11 German
railway coaches ordered by the Iranian Government which
are now in Iraq* I This telegram had to be repeated to
us , » we have onlY recently received it. A copy has
already been sent tb Coverley-Price.
2. As we understand^CS, if these coaches had been found
in a neutral ship bound for an Iranian port we should
have been entitled Under the Reprisals Order to seize
them.
By the char
hold of them on neutral territory, and we should be
equally entitled in
them.
ce of war we have been enabled to get
view of their German origin to seize
The Iranians would have reason to be annoyed
if we did that, but would have no ca#se for damages.
3. From Cornwallis’ telegram No. 755 of July 11th
it appears that, under strong pressure from the Iranian
Legation at Bagdad,
!he had agreed to the despatch of
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favour.
10,000 5/39 A.& E.W.Ltd. Gp.685
10,000 9/39
six of the coaches tjo Basra for shipment to Iran
within the next few 'days, ^ . 1 th him tlml it
mand
would be extremely Uifficult to countei/this agreement,
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a.-.rl .^ir.n t h r v i« f t.ia— 1 ". p~ri ■ 1 i 1 1 - ' "T*)) these SIX
coaches goii^ /to Ir^nj (U-We hop!:, "rrrj^cry^r that Bullard
rri4rl be instructed ijo emphasise to the Iranian Government
gni tnrle concession which we have made in their
4/-

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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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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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