Coll 28/31 ‘Persia. Judicial; Law relating to entry & residence of foreigners’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 28/31 ‘Persia. Judicial; Law relating to entry & residence of foreigners’
- Contributor:
- British Legation, Tehran (correspondent)
Foreign Office (correspondent) - Date:
- 1931/1935
- Description:
- Correspondence and other papers relating to the Persian Government’s introduction of new legislation, under which foreigners entering or resident in Persia [Iran] had to notify their presence in the country with the Persian authorities. Included in the file are copies and extracts of the new legislation, in French original, as well as in English and Urdu translation, which also includes details of new visa and customs legislation.Correspondence between the India Office (George William Rendel), Foreign Office (Charles William Baxter), British Legation in Tehran (Robert Henry Clive; Charles Dodd; Reginald Hervey Hoare), and the Government of India, discusses the implications of the new legislation for British and other foreign interests in Persia, including: British consular officers in Persia; the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; British vessels visiting Persian ports in the Persian Gulf; foreigners in motor cars in Persia; pilgrims travelling from India to Iraq via Persia.1 file (63 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 65; 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in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
French
Urdu - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Legislation
Travel documents
Customs duty
Foreigners - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Extent:
- 1 file (63 folios)
- Rights:
- Unknown
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0003d6_ar
81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0003d6_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3428 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers