Coll 28/119 ‘Persia [Iran] Internment & repatriation of enemy nationals in Persia.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 28/119 ‘Persia [Iran] Internment & repatriation of enemy nationals in Persia.’
- Date:
- 1942/1943
- Description:
- Abstract: Secret correspondence concerning the internment or repatriation of enemy nationals in Persia [Iran] during the Second World War. The correspondence covers: the estimated numbers of enemy nationals in Persia, including Germans, Austrians, Hungarians, Bulgarians, Italians, Romanians, Estonians and Lithuanians; the Government of India’s initial reluctance to take enemy nationals from Persia for internment in India, and eventual agreement to accept a limited number; the discussion of other possible places for internment, including East Africa and the Union of South Africa [Republic of South Africa]; arrangements for repatriation and internment. The file’s principal correspondents are: HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the British Legation in Tehran, Reader William Bullard; the External Affairs Department of the Government of India; the Foreign Office; and the Minister of State Resident in the Middle East in Cairo.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 55; 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:
- Internment
Repatriation
Second World War (1939-1945) - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00005d_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00005d_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3532
IOR/L/PS/12/3532