مجموعة ٣٧/٢٨ "بلاد فارس. وضع الرعايا البريطانيين والأشخاص الخاضعين للحماية البريطانيين بموجب قانون الجنسية الفارسي." [ظ‎‎٣‎٢‎٧] (١١١٦/٦٥٩)

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with the draft of a despatch which he proposes to address to His Majesty's
Minister at Tehran regarding the form of Statutory Declaration to be made-by
British subjects born in Persia who desire to take advantage of the right o-f
option conferred by Article 2 of the Persian Nationality Law of the 7th Septem
ber 1929, and the form of certificate of British nationality to be issued to
applicants.
2. Mr. Henderson would be glad to learn whether the Secretary of State
for India concurs in the terms of the draft despatch and in the suggested form
of the Statutory declarations and certificates.
3. Similar letters are being addressed to the Dominions Office, Home Office
and Colonial Office.
Enclosure to Serial No. (95).
T.-3941 ]835|378.
April, 1931.
Sir R. Clive, Tehran.
Na
"With reference to my telegram* No. 52, of the 11th instant relative to the
certificates to be given to British subjects bom in Pensia who desire to
avail themselves of the provisions of the Persian Nationality Law in regard to
option for their father's nationality, I shall be glad if you will circulate to His
Majesty’s Consular Officers in Persia co-pies of the enclosed documents which
shovr (1) the form of Statutory Declaration which should be completed by
applicants for certificates of British nationality and (2) the form of certificate
which should be furnished to persons who produce satisfactory evidence that
they are natural born British subjects.
2. In deciding under which clause of the British Nationality and Status of
Aliens Act, 1914-1922 applicants have derived their British nationality, His
Majesty's Consular Officers should be guided by the memorandum circulated
to them under cover of Foreign Office circular T.-8810I8810I378 of the 25th
October 1928.
3. The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs proposes to consult His
Majesty’s Governments in the various Dominions as to the form of certificate
to be given in the case of British subjects more closely connected with one or
other of the Dominions, and pending the issue of further instructions such cases
should be referred to the Foreign Office.
4. The case of British protected persons must also be considered. The
majority of persons in this category in Persia no doubt derive their status by
reason of birth in, or descent from a person born in, one of the native States of
India, and applications for certificates by these persons should be referred direct
to the Government of India, who should be a.sked to say whether certificates
may be issued and if so to indicate what form the certificate should take. Simi
larly in the case of British protected persons from other Protectorates or Pro
tected States, reference should be made to the competent authority in the
territory from which the applicant emanates.
Enclosure II.
(T.-3941[835|378.)
P. Z.-2515|31.
Draft Form of Declaration to be made bv Applicants for a Certificate of
British Nationality.
I,
of
do solemnly and sicerely declare as follows :—
1. I am the son of
of
and
The certificate annexed hereto and marked A is the certificate of the mani-
age of the said an( ]
and the certificate annexed hereto and marked B is the certificate of my birth- ^
’Serial No. (96).