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Coll 28/55 ‘Persia. Anglo-Persian Oil Company. Relations with Persian Govt.’ [‎60r] (130/1090)

The record is made up of 1 volume (541 folios). It was created in 8 Aug 1932-14 Sep 1933. It was written in English, French and German. 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 Governmen t, and should be
returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use. ] ~~~
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Cods telegram to His Majesty's Consul. (Geneva).
Foreign Office. 1st May, 1933, 9.00.p.m.
No. 214, (R)«
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IMPORTAN T.
Following for Mr. Eden.
Please inform M. 3enes informally as soon as possible
that after long and difficult negotiations, an agreement hss
been reached in Tehran between the Chairman of the Anglo-
I-ersian Oil Company and Persian Government. New agreement,
which has been approved by Ministers and was signed on
April 30th, is expected to come before Persian Parliament
for ratification within next fortnight, and Chairman of
Company is anxious that its precise terns should until then
be regarded as confidential. Chairman is expected in
England on May 15th and we contemplate then formally com
municating (probably jointly with Persian Government) full
terms of new agreement to M. Benes in order that he may
take appropriate action. Agreement appears most satisfac
tory to both parties and in the opinion of Chairman should
open up new era in the relations between the Company and
the Persian Government. Fact that it has been possible to
reach such direct agreement so successfully is due very
largely to skilful manner in which question was handled in
its initial stages by M. Benes, and Kls Majesty's Govern
ment wish to take this opportunity to express their grati
tude to him for his share in securing this most satis
factory An East India Company trading post. result.

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Correspondence and other papers relating to the Persian Government’s annulment of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) concession in December 1932, and the ensuing diplomatic crisis between the two countries. The papers include: diplomatic exchanges between the British and Persian Governments and APOC, as reported by HM’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. in Tehran, Reginald Hervey Hoare; correspondence between the Foreign Office and 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. ; parliamentary notices reporting questions on the crisis raised in the House of Commons; the response of the British press to the annulment, with a large number of newspaper cuttings from British newspapers (chiefly The Times , The Daily Herald , The Morning Post ); the British Government’s referral of the dispute to the Council of the League of Nations; the British Government’s despatch of Royal Naval vessels to Abadan; papers from the Council of the League of Nations reporting on negotiations towards a settlement, including notes, session minutes, and correspondence from the Czech representative to the League, Edvard Beneš, who acted as mediator between the two parties; the settlement of the dispute, culminating in a new agreement between the Persian Government and APOC, dated 29 April 1933 (ff 26-35).

The volume includes numerous items in French (Persian Government correspondence and some press cuttings from the Persian Press) and a single item in German (a transcript of an article originally appearing the Deutsche Bergwerks Zeitung ).

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1 volume (541 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 537; 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 foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

A number of pages have been bound into the volume upside down (ff 345-358).

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English, French and German in Latin script
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