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Coll 28/114 ‘Persia. Financial affairs:- financial relations with H.M.G. and U.S. Govt.’ [99r] (197/470)
The record is made up of 1 file (232 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1942-4 Nov 1943. 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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10 th Kovonber, I 942
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Sir,
I hare the honour to transmit to you herewith an
extract from the "Journal de Tehran" dated 9 th November, 1942,
which prints a translation of the Projet de Loi to authorise
the engagement of Or. A.C. Millspaugh as Director-General of
Finance for Persia.
2. The French translation as here printed does not,
however, altogether correctly reproduce the Persian text, and
the following amendments should be made.
In Article 2.
In Article 8 .
After "seront libras" insert "ou de confirmer
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OU".
First paragraph. After "surveillance" insert
"general©". After "financieres" omit the words
"du pays".
Second paragraph, last complete line but one.
After "s f occupant" insert "directement".
Fourth paragraph. For "Avant de prendre toutes
decisions relatives aux questions financieres"
substitute "Avant de prendre des mesures ou dea
decisions relatives a n’importe quelie question
financiere".
In Article 11. Line 6. After "effectu^" insert"seulement"•
Paragraph 2, line 2. For "aura le droit de"
put "devra".
la Article 14 . Last 4 lines after "il est teau" for phrase used
by "Journal" substitute ",sauf dans les questions
prevues par la present lei, a so soumettre aux
lois iranieones qui scat malnteaant en vlgueur
ou pourroat a I'avenir entrer an vigueur".
In Article 1% Last 3 lines. After "les deux parties" for
phrase used in "Journal" substitute "ne doivent
pas prendre des mesures avant qua le Parlament
soit prevenu du differend et ait pris les
decisions aecessaires".
3* A copy of this despate:; and a copy of the enclosure
have been sent direct to His Majesty’s Treasury by the
Financial Counsellor to this Legation.
I have the honour to be with the highest respect,
4 Sir,
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
TtrirP
Ugd) it. . iliillur l
The Right Honourable
Anthony Eden, P.C., M.C., Bfi.P*,
etc., etc., etc.,
FOREIGN OFFICE.
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Correspondence and other papers concerning the financial crisis in Persia [Iran] during the Second World War, and the efforts made by the Governments of Britain and the United States of America to ameliorate the crisis, partly to help maintain military operations in the South-East Asian theatre of the War. The correspondence covers: the Persian currency crisis of 1942, and an agreement between the Governments of Britain and Persia, making provisions for the control of exchange rates between Persia and Britain (f 155); the appointment of Arthur Chester Millspaugh as Director-General of Finance to the Persian Government, in an effort to resolve the country’s financial crisis; Millspaugh’s assessment of the Persian economy, and his recommendations for its stabilisation (ff 71-75); correspondence between Millspaugh and the Financial Counsellor at the British Legation at Tehran, William Angus Boyd Iliff.
The file’s principal correspondents are: HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at Tehran, Reader William Bullard; the Foreign Office; and HM Ambassador to the United States of America, the Earl of Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood.
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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- 1 file (232 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 inside back cover with 234; 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.
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- Coll 28/114 ‘Persia. Financial affairs:- financial relations with H.M.G. and U.S. Govt.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:5r, 6v, 11r:11v, 13r:15v, 23r:31v, 37r:39v, 45r:63v, 66r:70v, 76r:84v, 86r:99v, 101r:103v, 105r:105v, 107r:111r, 111ar, 111v:154v, 156r:175v, 177r:183v, 186r:234v, back
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