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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Subject Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran (1941-1946) Level [40] File

1. IOR/L/PS/12/563A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/563A
Title:
Ext 5000/41(13) 'Persian Situation: Miscellaneous Reports'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of miscellaneous reports regarding internal affairs in Persia [Iran] during the occupation of the country by British and Soviet troops. Most of the correspondence is between His Majesty's Ambassador in Tehran (Sir Reader William Bullard) and officials of the Foreign Office. Ot...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Sep 1945-9 Apr 1946
Extent:
1 file (351 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/563B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/563B
Title:
Ext 5000/41(14) 'PERSIAN SITUATION: MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of miscellaneous reports regarding internal affairs in Persia towards the end of the occupation of the country by British and Soviet troops. Most of the correspondence is between His Majesty's Ambassador in Tehran (Sir Reader William Bullard, succeeded by John Helier Le Rouget...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
4 Mar 1946-4 Jul 1946
Extent:
1 file (304 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/564

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/564
Title:
Ext 5001/41 'PERSIA – INTERNAL (Miscellaneous despatches).'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of miscellaneous dispatches relating to internal affairs in Persia [Iran] during the occupation of the country by British and Soviet troops. The file begins with references to an Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, signed in January 1942, which followed the Anglo-Soviet i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1942-15 Mar 1946
Extent:
1 file (122 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/576

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/576
Title:
Ext 5661/41 'Propaganda in Persia – economic incl. H.M.G.'s influence over Govt. formed in 1941.'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to British propaganda (in the form of food packages, radio broadcasts and literature) in Persia [Iran] during the first few months of the British and Russian occupation of the country. It contains correspondence discussing the internal affairs of Persia from a British perspecti...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1941-23 Mar 1942
Extent:
1 file (69 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/2038

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2038
Title:
Coll 5/76 ‘Proposed inauguration of a Baghdad-Tehran air service with possible extension to Kabul & Baku; Civil air route between India & Persia (Retention of RAF airfields)’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with proposals for the development of civil aviation services connecting Iran (frequently referred to as Persia) with Iraq and India. It therefore includes correspondence related to proposed aerial surveys of possible routes. The question of whether three airfields at Zahid...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jul 1941-27 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (181 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/3514

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3514
Title:
Coll 28/103 ‘Persia. Perso Russian Relations’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and papers, some marked Most Secret, concerning relations between the Soviet Union and Persia [Iran]. Much of the file concerns the British Government’s concerns about Soviet interference and influence in Persia, particularly at the end and in the aftermath of the Second World War...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1940-16 Aug 1946
Extent:
1 file (92 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/3519

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3519
Title:
Coll 28/108 ‘Persia. General situation in Meshed following the Russian occupation (incl. proposed consular escort. Withdrawal of Indian Long Range Squadron.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, reports and other papers relating to conditions in Meshed [Mashhad] during the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Persia [Iran] during the Second World War. The file includes: telegraphic reports sent by HM Consul at Meshed (also referred to as HM Consul-General for Khorasan), Clarmont P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1941-18 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (360 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/3520

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3520
Title:
Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the drafting and ratification of a treaty of alliance between Britain and the Soviet Union, introduced in the wake of the two nations’ invasion and occupation of Persia [Iran] in August 1941. The treaty set out to establish friendly relations between the three nations ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1941-13 Jul 1943
Extent:
1 file (219 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/3521

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3521
Title:
Coll 28/110 ‘Persia. Economic & Financial Assistance by H.M.G.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the provision of financial assistance to Persia [Iran] following Britain’s occupation of parts of the country after the Anglo-Soviet invasion of August 1941. The correspondence discusses: ways in which financial assistance could be given to Persia; trade between Britain...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Nov 1941-6 Apr 1944
Extent:
1 file (38 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/3522

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3522
Title:
Coll 28/111 ‘Persia. Kermanshah – Political diaries.’
Scope & Content:
Monthly political diaries submitted by the British Consul at Kermanshah in Persia [Iran]. The diaries cover much of the Second World War and the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran. The reports cover Kermanshah Province, and include summaries of: local Persian administration; the activities of local...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1941-6 Mar 1946
Extent:
1 file (371 folios)