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Coll 28/89 ‘Persia. Reports regarding the education, etc., of the Crown Prince and proceedings of the Royal Family.’ [‎54v] (108/149)

The record is made up of 1 file (72 folios). It was created in 12 Sep 1931-18 Jan 1949. 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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is 18. It has, of course, long been conjectured that the Shah, to give stability to
the dynasty, would before long introduce him to the woik o go\ernmen .
M. Soheily has told me that it is probable that he will not return to hurope and
will pursue military studies here, but that no decision has yet been taken. is
too early to estimate popular feeling towards him, though his good looks and
athletic interests have probably made a favourable impression. What does seem
certain is that the Shah is genuinely devoted to him and is well content to have
him back in this country. . ^ . c, , , .1
6 . I am sending copies of this despatch to the Foreign Secretary to the
Government of India.
I have, &c.
NEVILE BUTLER.
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Correspondence from the British Legation in Tehran, press cuttings, and copies of Persian Government announcements (in French) relating to the movements and activities of members of the Persian royal family, and in particular, the Crown Prince, Muḥammad Reza Pahlavi. The file covers: the Crown Prince and the Persian Minister of Court’s [Abdolhossein Khan Teymourtash] visit to Europe in 1931; reports on the education of the Crown Prince in Geneva, Switzerland, between 1935 and 1936; the Shah’s betrothal of his two daughters in 1936; the engagement and wedding of the Crown Prince to the Egyptian Princess Fowzieh [Fawzia Fuad] in 1938; constitutional changes to Persian law and the conference of Iranian nationality upon Princess Fowzieh; British officials’ desire to discourage ‘sensational newspapers and magazines’ from Britain from covering the Crown Prince’s wedding; the activities and movements after the Second World War of Ashraf Pahlavi, twin sister of Muḥammad Reza Pahlavi, and her husband Ahmed Chafik Bey, Director of Civil Aviation in Iran.

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1 file (72 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 74; 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 28/89 ‘Persia. Reports regarding the education, etc., of the Crown Prince and proceedings of the Royal Family.’ [‎54v] (108/149), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3495, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060733757.0x00006f> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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