Coll 28/1 ‘Persia. Treaties & Relations with Foreign Powers. Treaties with Czechoslovakia, Norway, Germany, Finland, France, U.S.A., Belgium, Denmark, Latvia, Switzerland, Hungary, Japan.’
Date:
1931/1941
Description:
Abstract: Papers reporting on various treaties and agreements signed between the Persian [Iranian] Government, and other foreign powers. The agreements and related papers were sent by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the Under-Secretary of State for India, accompanied by a cover note. The file includes the texts of a number of these agreements, all of which are in French. In some instances, copies of correspondence between government representatives are appended to the agreements, as are newspaper cuttings reporting agreements.The file also includes papers and British Government correspondence relating to a break in diplomatic relations between Iran and France from 28 December 1938 to 19 February 1939, in response to articles about cats (
chats) appearing in the French press, perceived by the Iranian Government to be an allusion to the Shah.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 115; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which exists between ff 2-114 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.