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File 200/1928 Pt 6 'Anglo-Persian Treaty Negotiations' [‎15r] (23/642)

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The record is made up of 1 item (334 folios). It was created in 19 Aug 1930-9 Dec 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.
July 24, 1931
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 4.
[E 3826/18/34
No. 1.
Sir R. Clive to Mr. A. Henderson.—(Received July 24.)
(No. 353.)
Sir,
Gulhek, July 4, 1931.
I HAVE the honour to report that the Shah received me in farewell audience
on the 2nd July. The Minister of Court acted as interpreter.
2. After the usual complimentary remarks, I enquired about the coming
visit of the Crown Prince to Europe. His Majesty said that His Royal Highness
would go in September with three or four other Persian boys of about the same
age, and he intended him to remain there at least three years. He already spoke
French fluently, and he would now learn English. It was not yet'decided whether
he would have his headquarters in Switzerland or in the South of France. As I
have already reported, Teymourtache will accompany the Crown Prince to Europe
in September. I may add that the Crown Prince, who is 12 years and a half old,
already drives a motor car. He is, very properly, not allowed to drive fast, but
no one may overtake and pass his car.
3. I then said there was one question which I would like to ask His Majesty
if he would permit me. I said that I had noticed with some anxiety in recent
months that there appeared to be a growing anti-foreign, if not anti-British,
feeling in certain influential circles in Tehran. I would cite two instances :—
I had now received reports from several British consuls in the provinces
in which thev stated that no officials other than the Governor or the Deputy-
Governor had been allowed to attend their receptions on the King’s Birthday
on the 3rd June.
Again, in Kerman the newly-arrived Governor had made a speech, in
which lie stated that it was advisable for the people to have as little to do
with foreigners as possible. I said I failed to understand the reason for such
instructions. Might I, therefore, ask His Majesty if he was aware of them ?
The reply given to me by Teymourtache, as coming from His Majesty, was
as follows :—
His Majesty saw no reason for subordinate officials in the provinces to
attend the celebrations by foreign consuls of their national days; the
Governor would present his congratulations and that would he sufficient.
What had it got to do, for instance, with the local judge or the local head of
the Customs? The order, of course, did not apply exclusively to British
consulates, but to all consulates. As regards the speech by the Governor of
Kerman, His Majesty considered that in a small and backward town like
Kerman there was no object to be gained by the people associating with
foreigners; a consul was presumably there to protect the interests of his
compatriots, and in his official relations he would obviously come in contact
with the proper Persian officials, but there was nothing to be gained by
extending social intercourse beyond this.
4. I made no comment on these remarks, as there was nothing to be gained
by entering into a discussion of the subject with His Majesty. I thought it ^ e ^l ei
to reserve this for my conversation with the Minister of Court next da\.
Majesty then referred to reports which he had received from London, in which
it was stated that the general feeling towards Persia was not very friendly. I
said that I was extremely surprised to hear this, and I could assure His Majesty
that these reports must be based on a misconception. Ihe feeling towards i ei tua
had, so far as I am aware, in no way changed. Both mv predecessor and 1 had
repeatedly assured His Majesty that His Majesty s Government wished oi
nothing better than to see a strong and united Persia and to entertain the most
friendly and cordial relations with her. His Majesty’s Government had given
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This part 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 this part 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, this part contains the following document: 'Memorandum by Admiralty and Foreign Office, dated 23rd, 1932 on the subject of the British Naval Depot at Henjam' (folios 553-564).

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