This file is comprised of correspondence between HM Ambassador to Afghanistan, HM Ambassador to Iran and the Foreign Office regarding travel restrictions and visa arrangements for British subjects wishing to travel in the Persian Gulf.
Ext 6395/41 'Proposal to establish a Chinese Legation in Tehran'
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This file consists of correspondence between the Foreign Office and HM Ambassador to Iran regarding a Chinese Legation in Tehran from the point at which it was proposed until the first Chinese Minister to Iran, Mr. Li Tieh-tseng, assumed his post in May 1942. Among the topics discussed include: ...
The papers in this file relate to ‘Security Organisation in Persia [Iran]’. The papers include: The deputation of an officer from the Combined Intelligence Centre Iraq (CICI) to Tehran with cover as Assistant Military Attaché, charged with collating the records of Persians and other nationals s...
The file contains correspondence relating to the organization of anti-locust controls in India, East Africa and the Middle East, especially Persia [Iran], where international conferences of locust experts were held. Support for scientific research and international cooperation between the Govern...
The file contains letters, telegrams, drafts, extracts, and notes concerning efforts to control locust outbreaks in India, Iran, and parts of the Middle East. Included within the file: Monthly reports on locust outbreaks from the Political Agent, Muscat, sent to the Imperial Agricultural Resear...
Ext 6739/41 ‘Alleged sinking of a Persian dhow by one of H.M. Ships’
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The file contains a small amount of correspondence on the alleged sinking of an Iranian dhow (registration plate No. L.44) by a Royal Naval vessel on 8 February 1941 off the coast of Somalia near the Port of Kismayu [Kismayo]. The particulars of the incident can be found in a translation of a me...
Ext 6872/41 ‘Assistance given by British officials to the Chinese Consul-General, Vladistok on his return to China via Persia & India’
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The file contains a translation of a letter supplied by the British Embassy at Chungking [Chongyang], dated 29 May 1941, from the Protocol Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which conveyed their gratitude for assistance rendered to Mr Pao Yi while traveling through Iran and India...
Ext 7173/41 ‘Misc papers re Persian trade (E&O Dept pps – copies of)’
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The file contains copies of telegrams – mainly sent between the India Office, Economic and Overseas Department and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India – regarding the supply and transportation of cereals to Persia [Iran]. A list of correspondence references by year can be...
The file contains correspondence regarding the possible utilisation of Persian [Iranian] Industry for the purpose of supplying Allied Forces, the Soviet Union (USSR), or Persia's [Iran's] own internal needs to reduce imports. Much correspondence in the file is on the topic of the desirability of...
Ext 7371/41 ‘Distribution of Persian Consular reports’
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The file contains a small number of telegrams sent between Sir Reader William Bullard, HM Minister at Tehran; the Foreign Office; and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India. The subject matter is the circulation of Consular reports from Persia [Iran] and the extent that these...