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Coll 28/108 ‘Persia. General situation in Meshed following the Russian occupation (incl. proposed consular escort. Withdrawal of Indian Long Range Squadron.’ [‎2v] (4/721)

The record is made up of 1 file (360 folios). It was created in 11 Sep 1941-18 Dec 1945. 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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Correspondence, reports and other papers relating to conditions in Meshed [Mashhad] during the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Persia [Iran] during the Second World War. The file includes: telegraphic reports sent by HM Consul at Meshed (also referred to as HM Consul-General for Khorasan), Clarmont Percival Skrine, to the Foreign Office, reporting on matters including the general security situation in Meshed, the activities of the Russian military, local public opinion, food production and supply, and local political developments, including the activities of the Tudeh Party of Iran; six-monthly political reports on the political situation in East Persia, also prepared by Skrine. The file also contains: correspondence dated 1945 relating to questions over the withdrawal of the Indian Long Range Squadron, originally formed in 1941 to patrol the border between the Soviet Union and Persia; correspondence, including a sketch map (f 53), over the position of the boundary between the Persia and Iraq Command (PAIC) and Indian Command. The file’s principal correspondents are: HM Consul-General for Khorasan; the British Ambassador in Tehran; the Foreign Office.

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 (360 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 361; 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. A previous foliation sequence between ff 2-190, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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Coll 28/108 ‘Persia. General situation in Meshed following the Russian occupation (incl. proposed consular escort. Withdrawal of Indian Long Range Squadron.’ [‎2v] (4/721), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3519, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100076711300.0x000007> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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