Abstract: The file comprises papers relating to requests made by the Ministry of Shipping to find a suitable agricultural adviser to represent the Middle East Supply in Centre in Persia. The principal correspondents in the file are the Ministry of Shipping and the Ministry of War Transport. The ministries wish to appoint a man named Mustapha as an agricultural expert for Tehran.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.