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Coll 28/85S (1) ‘Persia. Abadan and S. W. Persian oilfields; Protection of British interests.’ [67r] (133/1113)
The record is made up of 1 file (555 folios). It was created in 27 Mar 1946-28 Feb 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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[This Document is the Property of Hi^ Britannic Majesty's Government, Ad should be (g)
* r eturned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.]
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(To United Kingdom Delegation to Council
of Foreign Ministers)
No. 128
17th March, 1847.
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Your telegram No.42 [of 12th Larch;
i’orce 401],
withdrawal of
Following for Dixon from Howe.
fhe position is as follows:
2. The Cabinet decided on the 11th Harch that:
_ (1) the Government of India should he asked for
their agreement to the withdrawal of Force 401 without
replacement as soon as it is confirmed by His majesty's
,jabassador at fenran that the maintenance of that Force
in oouth Iraq is no longer necessary.
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O as soon as Force 401 has been 'Withdrawn the
withdrawal of the remaining land forces in Iraq should
bo resumed, (ihese troops are the remnants of our wartime
garrison and consist of about two battalions, five garrison
companies and the necessary administrative units).
(3) The Chiefs of Staff should be invited to
prepare.an outline standing plan for action in South
Persia in case serious disturbances should occur in the
future.
3. ministers were opposed to the idea of a public
announcement and thought that the withdrawal should be
treated simply as part of the evacuation of British
troops from Iraq. They invited the Secretary of State
ior India to seek to persuade the Government of India
that no public announcement should be made.
/ 4.
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Papers relating to strikes and social unrest amongst workers on the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company’s (AIOC) oilfields in southern Iran (frequently referred to as Persia throughout the file), and the AIOC refinery at Abadan. The file’s principal correspondents include: the British Ambassador at Tehran, John Haller Le Rougetel; the Counsellor for Indian Affairs at the British Embassy in Tehran, Clarmont Percival Skrine; the Foreign Office.
The file covers: initial reports of unrest at Abadan in May 1946; the Tudeh Party of Iran’s perceived involvement in fomenting unrest amongst AIOC employees; unrest amongst Indian AIOC employees, and discussion amongst British officials over plans to repatriate perceived ringleaders back to India; the despatch of Indian troops to Shaiba [Shu‘aybah] in Iraq, that could be deployed to quell social unrest in southern Iran if required; accounts of events on 14 July 1946, in which violent clashes occurred between socialist activists associated with the Tudeh Party who supported AIOC workers, and representatives of the Arab Tribal Union; a facsimile of an account of the events 14 July 1946 written by Vere William Digby Willoughby, British Consul at Khorramshahr (ff 214-249); a report on working and living conditions for Indian AIOC employees, submitted by the Indian Press Officer attached to the British Embassy in Tehran (ff 170-181); a report entitled ‘Social and municipal development carried out by the Anglo-Iranian Company, Limited, in Abadan and the south Persian oilfields’, submitted by the AIOC Chairman, William Fraser (ff 143-162); a report on AIOC labour conditions in Iran, submitted by K J Hird, Labour Attaché at the British Embassy in Tehran, dated 31 December 1946 (ff 87-101); the withdrawal of Indian troops from Shaiba in April 1947, in response to a stabilisation of the political situation in Iran; quarterly reports on affairs at AIOC, prepared by HM Consul-General at Khorramshahr, describing worker morale, potentially subversive activities, social improvements for workers, etc.
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- 1 file (555 folios)
- Arrangement
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 557; 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, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 28/85S (1) ‘Persia. Abadan and S. W. Persian oilfields; Protection of British interests.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:18v, 24r:84v, 86r:142v, 163r:165v, 167r:186v, 188r:221v, 224r:246v, 250r:257v, 260r:306v, 308r:309v, 312r:358v, 360r:375v, 377r:509v, 512r:556v, back
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