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Ext 5000/47/1 'Persian situation: miscellaneous reports' [148r] (297/704)
The record is made up of 1 file (348 folios). It was created in 8 Jan 1947-23 Jun 1948. 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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/J+rfs ju-o-j 5V .
EN CLAIR. GENERAL DISTRIBUTION .
FROM TEHRA?? TO FOREIGN OFFICE.
Sir J. Le Rougetel.
No. 1254 . D. 8.35 p.m. 4th December 1947,
4th December 1947. R. 9.7 p.m. 4th December 1947.
IMMEDIATE.
LIGHT.
My immediately preceding telegram.
The following are the two passages in question
(a) From the broadcast of December 1st.
’’Gentlemen what harm is done if I state our demands
simply and frankly. Why should we not speak our
thoughts freely and why should we not seek to recover
our lost rights. At the same time that I
communicated to the Soviet Government the decision
of the Majlis concerning the Northern Oil Agreement
I took up the question of the concession of the
A.I. ().C. ancl I'shall insist on satisfaction for the
Persian people. Moreover taking advantage of this
opportunity I have embarked on discussions and other
steps concerning Bahrain that inalienable piece of
Persian territory over which our sovereignty can
never be surrendered; that precious territory which
is never absent from our minds which we will never
forget, and which must as soon as possible be restored
to the bosom of the Mother-Country. I shall do
everything I can to secure the complete and official
restoration to Persia of this indisputable right”.
From the speech of December 5rd.
’’Concerning; Bahrain. I must say that no State is able
or entitled to oppose the will of the Persian people
concerning the retrocession of this territory to
Persia. Bahrain is an inseparable part of our
country regarding which there are many historical
documents. I am already taking steps to recover
Persia's rights inthis regard and I hope to be able
to inforai the Persian nation of satisfactory results,
> In regard to the interests of the Persian
people in oil.in the south I have also entered into
discussions with the Company. I have no fear that
the^Company of the oil in the south will refuse our
legitimate demands, consequently regarding foreign
affairs and matters connected with the territorial
and economic integrity of Persia, concerning which
we are in touch with foreigners. I am able to say
that I sense no danger for Persia, The things tnat
will destroy us are internal dissension and ^riction. ,,
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This file contains papers relating to a constitutional crisis in Iran during 1947. The papers are mostly secret diplomatic reports on the fluid political situation in Tehran. The papers are mainly correspondence between the British ambassador to Tehran and the Foreign Office in London, but also include a few newspaper clippings of the Iranian press at the time.
The crisis in question was premeditated by the refusal of the Soviet Union to relinquish occupied Iranian territory in Azerbaijan following the Second World War. This lead to a series of domestic conflicts in Iran that involved the Tudeh party, Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam, the Shah of Persia, and the British forces that had occupied southern Iran. The papers include reports on various meetings with the Shah by the British Ambassador in Tehran, as well as more detailed reports on various political factions and parties within Iran, and their respective external allies. Several reports mention the implications for, and involvement of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in the crisis, and the future Prime Minister, Mohammed Mossaddegh. The file also includes a summary of the Persian Government's seven year development plan.
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- 1 file (348 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 350; 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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- Ext 5000/47/1 'Persian situation: miscellaneous reports'
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:137v, 138ar, 138r:149v, 151r:165v, 198r, 198r, 199r:200v, 198v, 201r:349v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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