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File 200/1928 Pt 10 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Relations. Treaty Negotiations' [‎274r] (548/868)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (432 folios). It was created in 24 Jan 1934-5 Aug 1936. 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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TllE SUB-COiMITTlE took note of the following papers
on the question of the dispute regarding the frontier
Between Italian Libya and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan -
Note by the secretary covering a Memorandum by the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs together
v/ith the decision of the Cabinet thereon that
the Standing Ministerial Sub-Committee for Questions
Concerning the Middle East should keep a close watch
on this question.
(paper No. M.E. (M) 35).
Report by the Chiefs of Staff Sub-Committee on the
strategic importance of the Owenat and Sarra
Triangle.
(Paper No. M.E. (M) 36).
Despatch from the Foreign Office to His Majesty’s
Ambassador at Rome reporting a conversation v/ith
Signor Vitetti, Counsellor at the Italian Embassy,
on the morning th January S9th ? 1934.
(Paper No. M.E. (h) 37).
Copy of a telegram dated February End, 1934.from
His Majesty’s Ambassador, Rome, to the Foreign
Office reporting a conversation v/ith the Head of
the African Department of the Italian Government,
held in Rome on 1st February, 1934.
(Paper No. M.E. (M) 38) .
Copy of a letter from S* Grand!, Italian Ambassador,
London, to the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, together with a draft of the proposed
reply thereto. (This draft, having received the
concurrence of all members oi the Ministerial Sub
committee, was duly despatched).
(papers Nos. M.E. (M) 39 and 40).
Copy of a letter from the Foreign Office covering
a note prepared by Headquarters, Sudan Deience
Force, Khartoum, dated 6th April, 1934, pointing
out that the Ov/enat Oasis v/ith motor transpoi t a-*
its present stage of development is situated at
a distance of nearly 100 hours journey from the
Nile, instead of 18 hours journey as stated in
the Report of the Chiefs of Staff Sub-Committee
(paper No. M.E.(M) 36).
(Paper No. M.E. (M) 41) .
Note by the Secretary of State for war proposing
the mutual withdrawal of the British.and Italian
military posts now at the Owenat Oasis during the
summer season.
(Paper No. M.E. (M) 4G) .
Note by the secretary of State for Foreign -afi axm
giving draft instructions to His Majesty s Amoassaaor
at Rome to press the Italian Government to agree to
proceed towards a settlement of this question. _ ^
(This draft was approved by all Ministers concerned
and duly despatched, vide Foreign Office despatcn
No. 169 of the 18th May, 1934.
(Paper No. M.E.(M) 43).

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This volume contains correspondence regarding wide-ranging negotiations that took place between the Persian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British Legation in Tehran, the aim of which was the agreement of a bilateral treaty between the British and Persian [Iranian] governments in order to resolve a number of outstanding issues including the status of Basidu.

In addition to correspondence, the volume contains the following documents:

  • 'Speech by His Imperial Majesty the Shah at the Majlis on the Day of its Reopening for the Tenth term, Khordad 5, 1314 June 6,1935); (folio 34)
  • 'Memorandum by Mr. Eden upon a Conversation at Geneva on May 22, 1935, with M. Kazemi, the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, respecting Anglo-Persian relations' (folio 45)
  • 'Anglo-Persian Relations. Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen's conversation with Persian Minister.' (folios 119-122)
  • 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of a meeting of the Sub-Committee held at No. 2, Whitehall Gardens, S.W.1. on Thursday, 25th October, 1934, at 3.30 p.m.' (folios 130-137)
  • 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of the Thirty-fifth meeting of the Sub-Committee, held at No. 2, Whitehall Gardens, S.W.1., on Friday, October 12th, 1934, at 3,30 p.m.' (folios 151-168)
  • 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Ministerial Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Bahrein. Memorandum by Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.' (folio 169)
  • 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of a meeting of the Sub-Committee held in the Room of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, House of Commons, S.W.1, on Monday, June 11th, 1934, at 4.0 p.m.' (folios 261-276)
  • 'Relations with Persia. Admiralty Memorandum', 1934 (folios 284-289)
  • 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Ministerial Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Persian Policy. Memorandum by the Secretary of State for India', 1934 (folios 290-291)
  • 'Persia. Memorandum by Sir R. Vansittart' Foreign Office, 1934 (folios 316-317)
  • 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of a meeting of the Sub-Committee held in Conference Room 'A', No. 2, Whitehall Gardens, SW1, on Friday, May 4th, 1934, at 3.45 p.m.' (folios 355-378)
  • 'Proposed Anglo-Persian General Treaty. Position reached on January 17, 1934' (folios 417-431).

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (432 folios)
Arrangement

The subject 200 (Anglo-Persian Treaty Negotiations) consists of eight volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/1250-1257. The volumes are divided into ten parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume, parts 3, 4 and 5 comprising one volume each, parts 6 and 7 comprising the fifth volume, and parts 8, 9 and 10 comprising one volume each.

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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 433; 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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