PZ 7629/33 'Persia: Persian armaments'

Title:

PZ 7629/33 'Persia: Persian armaments'

Date:

1933/1940

Description:

Abstract: The file contains papers regarding actual and attemptedpurchases of armaments and military equipment by Persia. The primarycorrespondents are: War Office; India Office; Foreign Office; British Legation,Tehran; Export Credits Guarantee Department.Folios 91-177 cover War Office reports of arms and equipmentordered and received by Persia between 1931 and 1936, and concerns over increasedlevels of Persian armament.Folios 83-90 cover an application by a UK firm for a licenceto export ammunition to Persia, and concerns that the ammunition may be sent onto Spain.Folios 81-82 cover an order placed by Persia for arms andammunition from Czechoslovakia.Folios 58-80 cover attempted arms purchases byPersia during the Second World War, including meetings between Persian andBritish officials, reports of Persian approaches to Germany and Japan, andconsiderations of the potential military threat to Persia from the SovietUnion.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 57, and terminates at f 177, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Arms sales
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000466.0x000169_ar
81055/vdc_100000000466.0x000169_en
IOR/L/PS/12/87
IOR/L/PS/12/87

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