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1. 'Memorandum by Sir M Durand on the situation in Persia'
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- Abstract: This memorandum was created on the 27 September 1895 by Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Minister Plenipotentiary to Tehran, and printed for the use of the Foreign Office in December 1895. It outlines the current situation in Persia [Iran] and the steps which should be taken to improve the position of the English in the country. The memorandum is 16 pages long and includes appendices totalling a further 26 pages. The main points discussed in the memorandum are as follows:financial concerns including the depreciation of the currency and the proposed reform of the currency;the perceived character of the Persian people;concerns over the behaviour of the Shah and his sons and the inevitable succession;the relationships of the country with foreign powers;the perceived influence of the English and the Russians in Persia;the attitude of the Persian Government towards the British Government and officialsreforms;the delimitation of the Perso-Baluch frontier.The appendices contain:1. Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Picot, of the 31 August 1895, enclosing 'Part I, Notes of Persian Administration' and 'Part II, Proposals for Reform of the Central Administration of Government.'2. Note by Nawab Hasan Ali Khan on the 'Descent, Biography and Character of Ali Asghar Khan, Sadr-I-Azam'.3. 'List of the Total Revenues of Persia' by Nawab Hasan Ali Khan.4. Memorandum by Lieutenant-Colonel Picot on 'Past and Present Policy in Persia'5. Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Picot, of the 1 July, 1895, enclosing a Memorandum on the 'News Agencies of Central Asia and the Caucasus' and Notes on the Resht and Tabriz Consulates.6. Private letter of the 24 June, 1895, from Nawab Hasan Ali Khan.Physical description: 21 folios
2. File 2678/1917 Pt 1 & 2 'PERSIA: FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS ROUBLE EXCHANGE &c'
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- Abstract: The volume contains two parts (items): IOR/L/PS/10/687/1 and IOR/L/PS/10/687/2.Both parts consist of papers relating to financial arrangements for the acquisition of currency for the payment, by the British Government, of Russian troops in Persia [Iran], and the associated difficulties and issues arising. The events take place in the context of a massive depreciation in the value of the rouble [ruble] and occur after the commencement of the Russian Revolution in February 1917, and during and after the October Revolution 1917.Each part includes a Political and Secret Department divider which gives the subject number and part number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the front of each part.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 373; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains two foliation anomalies: f 109A and f 158A.