Abstract: This file consists primarily of letters and notes between the Government of Persia and the Foreign Office regarding the control and safety of travellers between Afghanistan and Persia.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 23; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Copies of laws, codes, regulations and decrees issued by the Government of Persia [Iran]. The materials are either original copies in printed booklet and typewritten form, chiefly in French, or typewritten copies which have been translated into English by British officials. The volume includes:The Persian Government’s civil (ff 489-561), penal (ff 359-420) and commercial codes (one dated 1928 (ff 278-339), a second dated 1934 (ff 142-215)), and subsequent amendments to these codes.Prison regulations (in Persian as well as French, ff 341-355, ff 258-273), and supplementary prison laws (ff 101-134).Laws concerning the punishment of highway robbers (f 256), individuals who foment social unrest (ff 239-240), and judges who show partiality in their judgements (ff 223-224).Laws concerning the administrative organisation of the country (ff 46-55).Also included in the file is an analysis (in French) of Persian legislation (
L’Analyse de la Léglislation Persane), produced in November 1927 by Maitre R Aghababoff [Raphael Aghababian] (ff 562-737).A small amount of British Government correspondence is also included throughout the file, in the form of covering letters which occasionally comment on the contents of the laws and regulations they enclose.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 737; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers; nor does it include the four leading and ending flyleaves.An additonal foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 224-312; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Iran and foreign countries, for the period 1 Tir 1312 to 31 Khordad 1313 in the Iranian calendar (equivalent to 22 June 1933 to 21 June 1934 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Iranian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1935. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1302-1312 (ff 11-20).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 32-97). An alphabetical index of commodities precedes the chapter (ff 25-31).Summary tables of major imports and exports by major importing and exporting countries (ff 103-120).Trade at key customs offices, expressed in quantity (weight) and value (ff 121-137).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 138-139) and the Persian Gulf (ff 140-142).Port activities on the Caspian Sea (ff 143-144) and in the Persian Gulf (ff 145-147).Details of routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 148-157).Air services (f 158).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 161-168).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 169-176).Texts of laws passed by the Iranian Government, relating to trade and monopolies (ff 176-179).A list of customs offices, shown with their various branches and locations (ff 180-185).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 186; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Iran and foreign countries, for the period 1 Tir 1313 to 31 Khordad 1314 in the Iranian calendar (equivalent to 22 June 1934 to 22 June 1935 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Iranian Customs Administration (part of the Iranian Government’s Ministry of Finance) in Tehran, 1936. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Iran and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1304-1314 (ff 10-20).Imports and exports, with an indication of origin (imports) or destination (exports), quantity and value (ff 34-95). An index preceding the chapter (ff 27-33) lists commodities alphabetically, and references the chapter’s own pagination system.Statistics for duty-free imports (ff 100-108).Summary tables of major imports and exports by major importing and exporting countries (ff 113-140).Trade at key customs offices, expressed in quantity (weight) and value (ff 141-166).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 171-172), the Persian Gulf (ff 173-174), and the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 175).Details of routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 176-182).Air services (f 183).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 184-191).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 192-199).Road taxes (ff 200-206).A list of customs offices, shown with their various branches and locations (ff 212-218).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 219; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the Iran calendar year 1308 (equivalent to 1929/30 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1930. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1299-1308 (ff 8-22).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 28-76).Imports and exports, expressed by quantity and value, and arranged by origin (imports) and destination (exports) (ff 78-88).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 91-92), the Persian Gulf (ff 93-94) and on the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 95).Details of maritime services operating in the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf (ff 96-100).Details of maritime routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 101-110).Domestic and international postal services (ff 112-123).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 124-131).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 132-135).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 150; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the Iran calendar year 1309 (equivalent to 1930/31 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1931. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1300-1309 (ff 8-22).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 27-75).Imports and exports, expressed by quantity and value, and arranged by origin (imports) and destination (exports) (ff 76-86).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 89-90), the Persian Gulf (ff 91-92) and on the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 93).Details of maritime services operating in the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf (ff 94-98).Details of maritime routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 99-108).Domestic and international postal services (ff 110-112).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 113-119).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 120-122).The text of a law relating to the inspection and control of the purchase and sale of foreign currency (ff 127-129).The text of the commercial monopoly law (ff 130-137).The text of a law relating to the designation of the legal monetary unit for Persia (ff 137-139).The text of a law relating to trademarks and patents (ff 140-144).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 150; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the first trimester of the Iran calendar year 1310 (equivalent to 22 March 1931 to 22 June 1931 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1932. The volume contains two chapters:An introductory note (f 4).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 5-36).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 37; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the period 1 Tir 1310 to 31 Khordad 1311 in the Iranian calendar (equivalent to 23 June 1931 to 21 June 1932 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1933. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1301-1311 (ff 8-19).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 23-69).Imports and exports, expressed by quantity and value, and arranged by origin (imports) and destination (exports) (ff 70-80).Trade at key customs offices, expressed in quantity (weight) and value (ff 83-96).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 97-98), the Persian Gulf (ff 99-100) and on the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 101).Details of maritime services operating in the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf (ff 102-105).Details of routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 106-115).Air services in Persia (f 116).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 119-125).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 126-131).Road taxes (ff 132-140).The texts of laws passed by the Persian Government, relating to trade, monopolies, prohibited goods, currency control (ff 141-151).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 157; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the period 1 Tir 1311 to 31 Khordad 1312 in the Iranian calendar (equivalent to 22 June 1932 to 21 June 1933 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1934. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1302-1312 (ff 9-12).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 25-74).Imports and exports, expressed by quantity and value, and arranged by origin (imports) and destination (exports) (ff 79-93).Trade at key customs offices, expressed in quantity (weight) and value (ff 94-108).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 109-110), the Persian Gulf (ff 111-112) and on the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 113).Details of maritime services operating in the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf (ff 114-118).Details of routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 119-128).Air services in Persia (f 129).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 132-138).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 139-144).Lists of granted export subsidies (ff 145-149).Texts of laws passed by the Persian Government, relating to trade, monopolies, weights and measures, prohibited goods, and currency control (ff 150-154).A list of customs offices, shown with their various branches and locations (ff 155-160).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 161; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Printed correspondence from the Government of India’s Foreign and Political Department (later referred to as the External Affairs Department) relating to Persia [Iran]. The original correspondence was exchanged between British representatives in Persia (chiefly the British Legation in Tehran), the Foreign Office, and the India Office. The correspondence concerns: the announcement by the Persian Government of laws, decrees, regulations, budgets, and other governmental communiqués, the texts of which were usually published in Persian newspapers (including
Le Journal de Tehran,
Shafaq-e-Surkh,
Le Messenger de Teheranand
Iran); reports on provincial affairs in Persia, chiefly in the form of reports submitted by British Consuls; Persia’s foreign relations, particularly those with Soviet Russia [Soviet Union, USSR]; correspondence dated 1929 and 1930 reporting on events in northern Persia (Azerbaijan and Khorasan) where large numbers of Russian refugees settled in the wake of the October Revolution; copies of diplomatic exchanges between the British Legation in Tehran and the Persian Government, the latter represented by figures including the Persian Prime Minister Mirza Mohamed Ali Khan Feroughi, the Minister of the Court of Iran Abdolhossein Teymourtash, and Hassan Ali Ghaffari of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the activities of the Shah, with a particular focus on his modernisation policies that were implemented across Persia during the 1930s.A large number of items in the file are in French. These include the texts of Persian Government laws, Persian newspaper articles, and correspondence from Persian politicians. The file also includes a memorandum on the Persian renderings of ‘imperial’ that contains Persian text (ff 305-306).The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 579; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: Printed correspondence from the Government of India’s Foreign and Political Department (later referred to as the External Affairs Department), collated into yearly collections under the heading ‘Iran Series’. The original correspondence was sent by British representatives in Iran (chiefly the British Legation in Tehran) to the Foreign Office. The correspondence concerns: the announcement of laws, decrees, regulations, and budgets by the Government of Iran, the texts of which were frequently published in the newspaper
Le Journal de Tehran; reports from British consular officials covering a range of subjects, including commercial activities, foreign relations and the commercial activities of foreign individuals and companies in Iran, provincial affairs, and the activities of the Shah; in 1939 and 1940, reports concerning the impact of the Second World War on Iran, with a large number of reports from the Press Attaché to the British Legation in Tehran, reporting the dissemination of propaganda and public opinion in Iran.At the end of the file is a single item of original correspondence, sent by the Secretary to the Government of India. Dated 24 August 1942, it announces the discontinuation of the printing of the Persia [Iran] series for the duration of the war (f 159).A large number of items in the file are in French. These include the texts of Iranian Government laws, regulations and announcements that were published in
Le Journal de Tehran.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 160; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.