Coll 28/15 ‘Persia. Internal Affairs. Political and Administrative Changes.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 28/15 ‘Persia. Internal Affairs. Political and Administrative Changes.’
- Date:
- 1931/1940
- Description:
- Abstract: Correspondence relating to changes within the Persian Government: the appointment and dismissal of ministers by the Shah of Persia (Reza Shah Pahlavi); the resignation or death during duty of ministers; the reorganisation of governmental departments (both central and provincial) at the instigation of the Shah.Items of note in the file include:A text containing a number of articles concerning changes to addresses and titles in the Persian royal and government hierarchy. The text is undated and with no indication of author, but is presumably a translation from the French or Persian and dates to around 1935, being part of the Shah’s programme of modernisation of Persian society (ff 102-103).A translation of regulations relating to the reorganisation of the Persian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ff 80-89).The correspondence is chiefly sent by various officials at the British Legation in Tehran (Robert Henry Clive, Reginald Hervey Hoare, Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen, Victor Alexander Louis Mallet, Nevile Montagu Butler, Horace James Seymour). A small number of items in the file are in French.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 142; 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 between ff 2-141; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Modernization
Government of Iran, Pahlavi dynasty
Shah of Iran, Pahlavi dynasty - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0003c4_ar
81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0003c4_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3411
IOR/L/PS/12/3411