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File 200/1928 Pt 5 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Relations, Treaty Negotiations' [9r] (22/1132)
The record is made up of 1 volume (562 folios). It was created in 19 Aug 1929-29 Jul 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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1b—*—
It would be a pity to use up one of our very few bargaining
counters with the Persians on the air route, which the Persians P
if only they would behave as a civilised government, ought to be
eady to Belie available unconditionally to international aviationo
Because the Persians acted in an abnormal way, and had not ratified
the International Air Convention, it was proposed that we should
allow ourselves to be blackmailed into operating the Duadap Hallway
at great expense* We must take care not to spoil our position in
the Persian G-ulf* The longer we had to put off concluding an
agreement with the Persians about Hen jam, 'the more difficult it would
be to conclude such an agreement*
5° Mr* . MIITIWAite said that the expense of operating the
Duadap Hailway would be borne by the Government of India, and Hen jam
was not* in the
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.
view, as important to Indian interests
.
as was the air route* He pointed out that our position at Henjam
was not strong, and suggested that there was little disadvantage,
and in fact might be definite advantage, in moving from Hen jam to
Bahrein*
P-QS ^a-in CUkXTINGHAM explained in further detail the reasons
for the special importance which the Admiralty attached to Hen jam*
admitted that Hen jam was of great value to the
Admiralty from, every point of view* ‘ Unfortunately, we had no legal
case for being there, and if the Persians endeavoured to force us to
leave, we should have no legal case for staying there* It seemed to
him that if wo were to leave Henjam voluntarily,it would be better
than if we were to wait, and then have to leave as a result of
Persian pressure* But the question no?/ to be considered was whether
i it was wise in any case to raise the question of Hen jam at
present stage in connexion with the Duzdap Railway.
80 Mr.BFRTRAM explained the extreme urgency of the air rout©
question* No central Persian route was, in his oplnion,practicehle
/for
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This volume contains correspondence regarding wide-ranging negotiations that took place between Reza Shah's Minister of Court, ‘Abdolhossein Khan Teymourtache [Teymurtash], and the British Legation in Tehran, the aim of which was the agreement of a bilateral treaty between the two governments in order to resolve a number of outstanding issues. The majority of the correspondence in the volume is internal correspondence between British officials, but it also contains a limited amount of correspondence in French that was exchanged between the British Minister in Tehran, Sir Robert Clive, and Teymourtache.
In addition to this correspondence, the volume contains the following documents:
- 'Minutes of an Inter-departmental conference held at the Foreign Office on Wednesday, July 29th, 1931', (folios 6-13)
- Draft text of general treaty between Persia and Britain written in French, (folios 62-83)
- Copy of the concession granted to Baron Julius de Reuter to establish a bank in the Persian Empire under the name of 'The Imperial Bank of Persia' in 1889, (folios 341-342).
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (562 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.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 564; 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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- File 200/1928 Pt 5 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Relations, Treaty Negotiations'
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- front, back, spine, spine , 1v:100v, 102r:255v, 257r:303v, 305r:554v, 558r:564r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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