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File 4535/1928 Pt 7 ‘Persia. Telegraphs’ [37r] (78/824)
The record is made up of 1 volume (408 folios). It was created in 21 Nov 1930-4 Jun 1931. It was written in English and French. 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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT.
PERSIA.
March .20, 1031.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 1.
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1398 / 10 / 34 ] No. 1 .
Mr Parr to Mr. A. Henderson.—(Received March 20.)
No. 1.
g 3. On receipt of this letter I sought a further interview with Feroughi and
recapitulated the point of view of His Majesty's Government in regard to the
Jask royalty. I explained further that whereas in the past it was perhaps fair
that His Majesty’s Government should pay this royalty for the use of the Jask-
Gwadur line, the position had now changed, as the Persian Government would
henceforth be profiting by the use of the line as all telegrams for abroad would
go over the cable system. I also pointed out that his Highness had suggested in
the letter enclosed herein that all previous conventions should be cancelled, but
that His Majesty’s Government might conceivably propose that the convention
Df 1868 should continue in force if the Persian Government pressed for the
3 ontinuance of the royalty. I added that, as he was making various requests loi
facilities on the cable system, His Majesty’s Government would not be likely to
accept an application for the royalty. Feroughi appeared to be impressed by
these arguments, and said that he would reconsider his letter with the Minister
of Posts and Telegraphs.
4. On the 8th instant Feroughi requested me to come and see him again.
He informed me that the Persian Government abandoned the claim to the Jask
royalty. We then proceeded to discuss the other points in his letter.
As regards point 2. he gave me the following formula :
“ For local traffic the cable system will be placed free of charge at the
disposal of the Persian Telegraph Administration, which will establish
telegraph stations at Henjam, Jask, Charbar and Gwetter (frontier). There
shall be an agreement in this connexion between the Persian Administration
and the Cable Administration.
“ It is understood that the Cable Administration will not directly accept
in Persia any telegram for any destination and will not deliver telegrams
direct to the recipients. These operations will be exclusively effected by the
Persian Telegraph Administration. - ’
As regards point 3, he suggested :—
“On the expiration of the present agreement, in 1945, if no fresh
arrangement shall have been made in this connexion between the two
Governments, the cables and lines in question will become the property of the
Persian Government.”
As regards point 5. his formula was :—
“The two Governments declare that, apart from the present agreement,
there exists between them no other agreement or convention concerning
telegraph matters.”
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The volume contains papers, mostly correspondence and 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. minute papers, regarding the withdrawal from Persia [Iran] of the Indo-European Telegraph Company and the Indo-European Telegraph Department (IETD).
It includes papers relating to the following:
- The decision of the Indo-European Telegraph Company to withdraw from Persia because of loss of revenue due to wireless and other causes
- The effect on the communications of the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. of the withdrawal from Persia of the IETD and the Indo-European Telegraph Company, and the importance to HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. of securing the retention of the cable stations in the Gulf and the Jask-Gwadur line
- The desire of HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. to temporarily postpone the transfer to the Persian Government of the apparatus of the Bushire wireless station until reconstruction of the Bahrein station had been carried out
- How HM Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran, should respond in the event of representations being received from the Persian Government in connection with the withdrawal of the Indo-European Telegraph Company from Persia
- The transfer to Imperial and International Communications Limited of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Cable System, and the transfer of the IETD telegraph lines in Persia, connecting Tehran with the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. cables and with India, to the Persian Government
- Negotiations between the British Government and the Government of India on the one part and the Persian Government on the other for a governmental agreement to settle questions in connection with the withdrawal of the IETD from Persia
The volume also includes some papers relating to the intention of the Indo-European Telegraph Company to withdraw from the Soviet Union on 1 March 1931.
The main correspondents are as follows: the Foreign Office; HM Minister, Tehran (Sir Robert Clive), and HM Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran (Raymond Cecil Parr); the Indo-European Telegraph Company Limited; the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; and Imperial and International Communications Limited.
The volume includes some copies of documents in French, including correspondence between Sir Robert Clive and the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The file 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (408 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
The subject 4535 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Persia: telegraphs) consists of nine files (seven volumes and two physical files), IOR/L/PS/10/1266-1274. The files are divided into seventeen parts, with parts 1 and 3 comprising one volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, part 5 comprising the third file, part 7 comprising the third and fourth volumes, parts 8 and 11 comprising the fifth volume, parts 13 to 15 comprising the sixth volume, part 16 comprising the seventh file, and parts 10 and 17 comprising the eighth volume.
A location list on folio 5 of IOR/L/PS/10/1271 and IOR/L/PS/10/1272 states that part 4 is Coll 30/75 (IOR/L/PS/12/3792), part 6 is Coll 29/68 (IOR/L/PS/12/3644), part 9 is Coll 30/17 (IOR/L/PS/12/3727), and part 12 is P 4480/1923 Pt 2 (IOR/L/PS/10/1099).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 410; 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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- Title
- File 4535/1928 Pt 7 ‘Persia. Telegraphs’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:20v, 29r:37v, 39v, 40v:45v, 47r:60v, 63r:63v, 65v:67v, 69r:85v, 86v, 87v, 93r:93v, 94v, 95v:103v, 106r:115v, 119r:125v, 128r:151v, 153v:171v, 174r:251v, 254r:275v, 276v:295v, 296v, 297v, 304r:320v, 324r:336v, 341r:358v, 360r:374v, 376r:383v, 385r:400v, 403r:409v, back-i
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