Abstract: Correspondence and other papers relating to the status of British Indian subjects and British-protected persons in Persia [Iran], in the wake of the ratification of the Persian Law of Nationality in 1929. Correspondence is chiefly exchanged between representatives of the British Legation at Tehran, the Foreign Office, the Government of India’s Foreign and Political Department, and the India Office. The file includes:Correspondence between British officials over the status of persons of Kashmiri and Kurrami origin, now resident in Persia.English-translated copies of the Persian Law of Nationality of 1929, along with subsequent supplementary articles and revisions.Sample copies of statutory declarations for British Indians and British-protected subjects living in Persia.The file contains a number of items in French (Government of Persia correspondence) and a single item in Persian (f 67).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 555; 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 4-552; these numbers are also written in pencil and. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.