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File 200/1928 Pt 10 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Relations. Treaty Negotiations' [‎417r] (834/868)

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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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CONFIDENTIAL.
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ANNEX I.
PROPOSED ANGLO-PERSIAN GENERAL TREATY.
Position reached on January 17, 1934.
Index.
Preamble
Note on
Article I
the Preamble
I.—Recognition and Non-Aggression ...
Notes on Article I
Annex.—(Draft Exchange of Notes regarding the Arab Sheikhdoms)
Article II.—Diplomatic Relations
Article III.—Visits of His Majesty’s ships to Persian Ports
Exchange of Notes relative thereto
Notes on Article III
Annex.—(Extracts showing position as regards publishing the notes and
annexing them to the Treaty) ...
Article III6/s.—Abrogation of existing Treaty engagements
Annex.—(Persian draft of August 1930, with Eeroughi’s covering
observations)
Article IV.—Henjam: Note on the present position
Annex.—(Latest British draft actually put forward to the Persians for
the Treaty Article and Protocol)
Article V.—Basidu ...
Note on Article V
Article VI.—Wireless Stations
Note on Article VI
Article VII.—Bahrein
Notes on Article VII
Article VIII.—Tamb, Abu Musa, Sirri
Notes on Article VIII
Annex I.—Original British Draft Article
Annex II.—(Statement by the Sheikh of Ras-ei-Khaimah regarding the
conditions on which he would release Tamb)
[Article IX],—Lighting and Buoying: Notes on the present position, including Draft
of a possible new Article
Article X.—Slavery: Version 1 of the Article and Protocol
Version 2 of ditto
Notes on Article X
Article XI.—Zahedan (Duzdap) Railway
Notes on the Position
Annex A.—(Sir R. Clive’s Memorandum of October 1, 1930) ...
Annex B.—(Eeroughi’s letter of September 17, 1931, with Mr. Dodd’s
Comments)...
Annex C.—(Sir R. Hoare’s Reply of November 1, 1931)
Annex D.—British Draft Treaty Article and Protocol of January 1934...
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Article XII.—Debt—Notes on the Position
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Article XIII.—Claims, Persian Draft Article of Eebruary 1932, and Notes on the
Position
Annex A.—(Latest complete British Text circulated to the Departments
concerned)
Annex B—(Addenda and Corrigenda to the above) ...
Annex C.—(Latest Provisional Form of Article and Annex) ...
Ex-Article XIV.—Notes on the Position ...
Article XV.—Obligations under the Pact
Article XVI.—Ratification
Note on Article XVI
Concluding Passage of Treaty ...
Appendix.—Note on the Question of the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire
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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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