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1. IOR/L/MIL/5/803

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/803
Title:
Correspondence, Telegrams and Notes on Persia, 1917-1919: Situation in Persia
Scope & Content:
This file contains material relating to a review of politico-military conditions in Persia [Iran], following the revelation of Turkish plans to invade Persia in order to reach Afghanistan, which would in turn have threatened the British Empire in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1917-May 1918
Extent:
3 files (444 folios)

2. IOR/L/MIL/7/725

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/725
Title:
Collection 5/75: ‘Terms of Employment of Officers lent for service under other Governments. Conditions of service of British officers lent to the Persian Govt.’
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence from officials of the India Office and War Office, British diplomatic officials in Persia [Iran], and officials of the Government of Persia. The correspondence concerns the employment of British officers by the Persian Government, including pay, pensions, and te...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
25 Nov 1920-17 Jul 1922
Extent:
1 file (177 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/687/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/687/2
Title:
File 2678/1917 Pt 2 'Persia: financial arrangements; rouble exchange'
Scope & Content:
This part contains papers relating to the financing, by the British Government, of the Imperial Russian Army in Persia [Iran], particularly the difficulties in the acquisition of currency to pay troops, and policy developments concerning the role of Russian forces in Britain’s military and polit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1917-26 Sep 1918
Extent:
1 item (165 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/734

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/734
Title:
File 1000/1918 Pt 1-2 'Persia: situation & policy'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding the situation in Persia [Iran] after the withdrawal of Russian forces in the wake of the Russian Revolution, and British policy in relation to this. Topics discussed include: British military and diplomatic activity in Persia and support from France and the United State...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1 Jan 1918-5 Jun 1918
Extent:
1 file (574 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/10/780

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/780
Title:
File 18/1919 Pt 1-2 ‘Persia: Payment for maintenance of the Cossack Division’
Scope & Content:
This volume consists of two parts: Part 1, ‘Persia: Payment for maintenance of the Cossack Division’ (IOR/L/PS/10/780/1), and Part 2, ‘Persia: Expenditure payments for maintenance of Cossack Division’ (IOR/L/PS/10/780/2). Both parts concern the Cossack Division [Persian Cossack Brigade] in Persi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Dec 1917-18 Mar 1921
Extent:
1 volume (217 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/10/905

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/905
Title:
File 4500/1920 Pt 1 ‘Persia: Situation 1920 (Jan-June)’
Scope & Content:
This volume contains papers on the military situation in Persia [Iran] from January to June 1920. The majority of the papers consists of dispatches from the British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, and instructions from the Foreign Office to the Minister in Tehran. The correspond...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1920-28 Jun 1920
Extent:
1 volume (330 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/10/906

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/906
Title:
File 4500/1920 Pt 2 ‘Persian Situation, July-December 1920’
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence on the political situation in Persia [Iran] from July to December 1920. The correspondence is primarily formed of exchanges between HM Minister in Tehran and the Foreign Office and includes material relating to: The accusations of Sepahdar [Muḥammad Valī Khān T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jul 1920-23 Dec 1920
Extent:
1 volume (354 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/10/907

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/907
Title:
File 4500/1920 Pt 3 ‘Persia Situation, Dec 1920-May 1921’
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence relating to the political situation in Persia [Iran] from December 1920 to May 1921. The correspondence is largely formed of exchanges between HM Ambassador in Tehran and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The correspondence in the volume contains mate...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1920-24 May 1921
Extent:
1 volume (508 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/10/909

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/909
Title:
File 4500/1920 Pt 5 ‘Persia: Situation (January 1922-3)’
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence on the political situation in Persia [Iran] from December 1921 to December 1923. It is primarily formed of exchanges between HM Minister in Tehran (Sir Percy Loraine) and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1921-22 Dec 1923
Extent:
1 volume (305 folios)