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File 200/1928 Pt 7 'Anglo-Persian Treaty Negotiations' [‎345r] (21/620)

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The record is made up of 1 item (307 folios). It was created in Dec 1931-Oct 1932. 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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by the Persian Government, but it does mean that I an
ticipate utmost difficulty in obtaining acceptance of
draft desired by His Majesty’s Government unless some
thing be added which would make Persian suspicions
groundless in t heir eyes.
Would you see any objection to an exchange of notes
m which the Persian Government would make a statement
the effect of which would be that if research in their
archives brought to light any unabrogated agreement be
tween the two Governments of which they at present had
no knowledge, such an agreement would not be invoked to
justify a demand for a revision of the status quo or as
in any way impairing the validity of any part of the
treaty si S ne d this day. The answer would be that His
Majesty’s Government fully shared the view of the Persian
Governments
I presume there would he no need to publish such
noteso
v/ith regard to Bushire you will recollect that at
moment Minister of Court endeavoured to maintain (see
Paragraph 15 of my despatch No, 92) that His Majesty's
oveinmenb are unconditionally pledged to remove Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Put made no atbscript to press that point of view 0 The
Question of she Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. has nob been mentioned between
Us -tor some time past, and I am not quite sure that Per
sian Government are as set on its transfer as they were-
Pv.ei sure however that they would not accept proposals
U^bod' 1 ’ -i-T,
-n ax afu exchange of notes* (See my despatch
No *146)o
Minister of Court v/ould probably maintain that he
would

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This part contains correspondence regarding wide-ranging negotiations that took place between the Persian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 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 that was exchanged between the two sides.

In addition to this correspondence, this part contains the following documents:

  • 'Memorandum. Anglo-Persian Negotiations' 1930 (folios 305-314)
  • 'Memorandum respecting Anglo-Persian Negotiations' 1930 (folios 191-192)
  • 'Translated extract from "Shafagh-i-Sorkh" No. 1599 September 26th, 1930' (folios 137-145)
  • 'Text of the Speech Delivered By Mr R. H. Hoare on the Occasion of the Presentation of His Letters of Credence to His Imperial Majesty the Shah, and of the Shah's Reply. November 3rd, 1931' (folios 11-12).
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