Pol. External Dept 16640/48 'Transfer of the Church of the Epiphany at Bushire'
Date:
1948/1949
Description:
Abstract: This file contains correspondence relating to the intended de-consecration and sale of the Church of the Epiphany at Bushire in 1948. The majority of the papers discuss the need to dispose of the building as the rest of the Residency compound is put up for sale. Some papers discuss means of preserving the church despite the sale of the other buildings in the compound by transferring its buildings to the ownership of the Church in Iran.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 31; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.