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Coll 28/84 ‘Iran. Changes in Iranian place names.’ [‎93r] (185/313)

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The record is made up of 1 file (155 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 1931-22 May 1940. It was written in English and Persian. 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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FILE 6 opy : ;j :32 j ^
Copy of a letter No• 20 6 3, dated the 26th January ^
1935, from the Consul General for Persia in India, to
the Secretary to the Government of India in the [foreign
and political Department, New Delhi.
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I have the honour to bring the following information
to your notice.
The authorities of the Imperial Persian Government,
having on geographical, historical and eij^fhnological
grounds found that the word Persia and its equivalents in
other foreign languages is not an all-embracing word for
the country of Iran, have, after due consideration of the
case, decided to make efforts to have the word replaced
by the country’s historically correct name ’♦Iran*. Ihe
foreign Legations in Teheran have been notified of this
decision, and requested to use the ^ord *Iran H in place of
the word Persia and "Iranir^n* in place of the word Persian.
With a view to giving mcrinuucKk universal publicity to
this request, the Imperial Government of Iran have instructed
their representatives abroad to inform the Governments
and the public institutions of the countries to which they
are accredited of this decision, and request them to use
the words '•Iran* and ^Iranian* whenever they have occasion
to make references to the country of Iran and its people.
The Government of Iran expects that the change will
become universal not later than the 21st March, 1935
corresponding with the 1st forvardin, 1314 - the beginning
of the Iranian New Year.
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Correspondence and papers relating to the Persian Government’s decision in 1935 to change the name of the country from Persia to Iran, and of the changes throughout the 1930s to the names of numerous provinces, towns and cities across the country. The papers include: translated copies of memoranda from the Persian Government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announcing various name changes (some of which include place names written in Persian); correspondence amongst British officials over the implications of the changes, particularly that of Persia to Iran, for British interests such as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; British Government instructions to replace Persia for Iran in maps and correspondence; the use of the term ‘Iranian Gulf’ in place of ‘Persian Gulf’ by some organisations, and instruction from British officials that the term ‘Persian Gulf’ should be reinstated; notification of name changes sent by the Foreign Office to the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (care of the Royal Geographical Society).

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1 file (155 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 156; 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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