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Coll 28/38 ‘Persia. Trade. Trade Tables 1929/30 to’ [158r] (315/483)
The record is made up of 1 file (240 folios). It was created in 19 Mar 1931-7 Jan 1944. 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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
PERSIA.
May 23. 1938.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 5.
[E 2972/159/34]
Copy No.
Mr. Butler to Viscount Halifax.—(Received May 23.)
(No. 174 E.)
My Lord. Tehran, May 2, 1938.
WITH reference to Mr. Seymour’s despatch No. 177 E. of the 17th May, 1937,
I have the honour to transmit to you, under separate cover,(’) three copies of the
tableau general issued by the Iranian Customs Administration for the economic
year from the 22nd June, 1936, to the 21st June, 1937. A memorandum by the
acting commercial secretary to this Legation on the foreign trade of Iran during
the above period is enclosed herein.
2. The figures of both imports and exports have increased, and the adverse
balance of “commercial” trade amounts to £2,341,438, as compared with
£1,810,360 in the previous year.
3. Imports from the Soviet Union and Germany represented over 50 per
cent, of the total commercial imports, and exports (exclusive of oil) to these two
countries accounted for about 60 per cent, of total commercial exports.
4. Commercial imports from the United Kingdom show a considerable drop
compared with figures for the previous year, due chiefly to German competition,
which enjoyed the facilities afforded by the Irano-German payment clearing
agreement. " Even if the duty-free imports are taken into account—about 140-5
million rials from the United Kingdom and about 36 million rials from Germany—
total imports from the United Kingdom were about 20 million rials less than the
German total.
5. Imports from India show a considerable increase, thanks to large imports
of tea, whilst Japan lost ground owing to greatly decreased imports of cotton
piece-goods.
6. Oil exports by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company were considerably more
than during the previous year, the sterling value showing an increase of
£4,423,962.
7. I am sending copies of this despatch to the Department of Overseas
Trade, to the Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs
Department, to the Governor of Burma, to His Majesty’s Ambassador at Bagdad
and to His Majesty’s representative at Bushire.
Memorandum respecting the Foreign Trade of Iran during the Year
June'2% 1936, to June 21, 1937.
FIGURES taken from the tableau general of the Customs Administration
show the general position of imports and exports as follows, with comparative
figures for the previous year :—
I have, &c.
NEVILE BUTLER.
Enclosure.
1935-36. 1936-37.
1,000 rials. 1.000 rials.
Commercial imports ...
/ Duty-free imports
803,833 865.949
(£9,257,555) (£10,757.129)
225,597 207.468
(£2,598,143) (£2,577.245)
Total imports
1,029.430 1,073.417
(£11,855.698) (£13.334.374)
(*) Not printed.
[314 z—5]
B
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Copies of correspondence sent by the British Legation at Tehran (including Commercial Secretary F A G Gray, and Envoys Extraordinary & Ministers Plenipotentiary, Horace James Seymour, Reader William Bullard), distributing and providing comment on Persian [Iranian] foreign trade statistics, generally in the form of quarterly returns. Included amongst the correspondence are copies of statistical tables illustrating various aspects of Persian foreign trade, arranged under the headings of imports and exports, and further organised by commodities and trading partners. The papers provide illustration of changes in trading patterns into and out of Persia prior to and during the Second World War.
The file includes several copies of a Bulletin Mensuel des Douanes (Monthly Customs Bulletin), published by the Administrator General of Customs in the Government of Iran’s Ministry of Finance. The bulletins, which are written in French, cover the periods July/August 1942 (ff 69-78), October/November 1942 (ff 55-64), November/December 1942 (ff 39-48), December 1942/January 1943 (ff 28-38), January/February 1943 (ff 16-26), and June/July 1943 (ff 5-14).
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- 1 file (240 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 241; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-241; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 28/38 ‘Persia. Trade. Trade Tables 1929/30 to’
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- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 15r:15v, 27r:27v, 49r:54v, 65r:68v, 79r:226v, 228r:241v, back
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