Ext 338/44 'Ill treatment of Persian pilgrims at Mecca'
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The file contains correspondence regarding the execution without trial of a Persian pilgrim, accused of defiling the Great Mosque of Mecca, and ensuing agitation amongst Persian and other Shiah Muslims. The primary correspondents are: British Legation, Tehran; British Legation, Baghdad; British L...
The file contains a despatch from Sir Reader William Bullard of the British Legation, Tehran, detailing the visit of Dr Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia in exile, on the 28-30 December 1944, and particularly his interactions with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran.
Ext 453/44 'Gift from Lord Linlithgow to Sultan of Muscat'
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The file contains a copy of a letter from Said bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, sending thanks to Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, for the gift of a stud bull. The file also contains correspondence forwarding the letter to Lord Linlithgow via the Political Resident in the Persian Gu...