'Persia: supply of dynamite, etc to the Persian Government'

Title:

'Persia: supply of dynamite, etc to the Persian Government'

Date:

1939/1939

Description:

Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to a request from the Persian Government for supplies of dynamite. The request is passed from the Iranian Consul-General to the Government of India, Department of Supply, who refer the matter to the Foreign Office out of concern for what they feel is an 'unusual' demand. The Foreign Office contact John Percival Gibson, Principal of the Political Department, India Office, to explain that the dynamite is needed for blasting purposes during the construction of the Trans-Iranian [Trans-Persian] Railway. The War Office also write to Gibson to suggest some British companies who may be able to supply the dynamite. Two further notes between the Secretary of State for India and the Government of India, External Affairs Department, support the supplying of the dynamite by British companies.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Dynamite
Railways

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002ba_ar
81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002ba_en
IOR/L/PS/12/311
IOR/L/PS/12/311

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