Coll 28/125 ‘Persia; Internal. Hajir Memorandum on Economic Matters.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 28/125 ‘Persia; Internal. Hajir Memorandum on Economic Matters.’
- Creator:
- Author: ʿAbd-al-Ḥosayn Hažir
Author: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - Date:
- 1943/1943
- Description:
- Abstract: Correspondence produced in response to a memorandum written by the Iranian Government minister Hagir (also written Hajir [ʿAbd-Al-Ḥosayn Hažir]) outlining difficulties arising from and proposing solutions in relation to Britain and the Soviet Union’s occupation of Persia [Iran] in the wake of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of the country in August 1941. The memorandum chiefly concerns the material demands being made upon Iran during the occupation, and requests that the Iranian Government be given more input into arrangements made between its British and Soviet counterparts, with, or in regard to the establishment of a ‘Persian Corridor’ for the transport of war materials from Iran’s ports on the Gulf to the Soviet Union. A copy (in English) of the memorandum and its enclosures is included in the file (ff 40-82). A copy of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Robert Anthony Eden’s response to Hagir’s memorandum is also included in the file (ff 14-25). Other correspondents in the file include: the British Minister in Tehran, Reader William Bullard; and the Foreign Office.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 84; 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:
- Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran (1941-1946)
Diplomacy - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000063_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000063_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3538
IOR/L/PS/12/3538