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Ext 5000/47/1 'Persian situation: miscellaneous reports' [‎220v] (444/704)

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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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prevent me from submitting to Parliament the
necessary proposals# On the other hand, it cannot be
denied that the circumstances are no longer the
same as they were when that Agreement was signed*
come, about in that the representatives
or the people have now becn-elected and the Majlis
will shortly be opened. Is not possible for me to
impose a particular point of view on the Deputies
who are free to form their own views and opinions*
ere I to attempt to do so it is possible that the
very principles on which Agreement has been reached
would oe rejected by the Majlis, and such an
event would be both unpleasant for me and the cause
01 displeasure to a friendly neighbouring Power,
that is to say, the d.S.S.R. Consequently
both signatories to this Agreement must taice into
account the present situation and prepare a plan
which, when put forward will be capable of being
discussed and accepted by public opinion and by
Parliament# It follows that it is necesscry thot
before the opening of the Majlis further discussions
and study should take place. •
Question. In the international pres-s it has
been stated that it is possible that countries who
nave interests in the oil of Persia may participate
in the company to be formed to exploit the oil
m Northern Persia,
. Answer. No, it is not so and in the Agreement
i n .Question nothing of this kind exists. The
original Agreement which I signed and shall submit
to toe Majlis contemplated the creation of a joint
Perso-Soviet Company.
foreign Office please pass to Washington as my
telegram No. 41. & ^ j
[Repeated to Washington]

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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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