IOR/L/PS/12/3394

Papers reporting on the financial situation in Persia [Iran] sent by staff at the British Legation at Tehran (Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen; Horace James Seymour; Nevile Montagu Butler) to the Foreign Office, London. The letters frequently refer to reports or statements produced by the Government of Iran, or the Bank Melli Iran (the National Bank of Iran, also referred to in the volume as the Banque Mellié Iran, or Bank Mellié Iran) that were enclosed with the originals, which are not included in the file. However, many of the letters do contain summary descriptions and commentaries of the items that were enclosed.

The reports include:

• summaries of the general economic situation in Persia
• Persian currency and exchange problems
• the economic situation and actions of the Bank Melli Iran, and the Government of Iran
• Persia’s gold and silver reserves, in relation to coinage and notes
• annual reports issued by the Bank Melli Iran
• translated copies of reports from the Board of Control of Reserves
• Iranian budget announcements
• Government receipts and expenditure on various economic sectors including industry, railways, agriculture

The volume includes numerous cuttings and typewritten extracts taken from the newspapers Le Journal de Teheran, and Le Messager de Teheran, all of which are in French. Also included is an annual report in French (Bilan de L’Exercise) for the Bank Melli Iran, published 20 March 1937 (ff 24-42).