Coll 28/55 ‘Persia. Anglo-Persian Oil Company. Relations with Persian Govt.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 28/55 ‘Persia. Anglo-Persian Oil Company. Relations with Persian Govt.’
- Contributor:
- British Legation, Tehran (correspondent)
Government of Iran, Pahlavi dynasty (correspondent) - Date:
- 1932/1933
- Description:
- Correspondence and other papers relating to the Persian Government’s annulment of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) concession in December 1932, and the ensuing diplomatic crisis between the two countries. The papers include: diplomatic exchanges between the British and Persian Governments and APOC, as reported by HM’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Tehran, Reginald Hervey Hoare; correspondence between the Foreign Office and India Office; parliamentary notices reporting questions on the crisis raised in the House of Commons; the response of the British press to the annulment, with a large number of newspaper cuttings from British newspapers (chiefly The Times, The Daily Herald, The Morning Post); the British Government’s referral of the dispute to the Council of the League of Nations; the British Government’s despatch of Royal Naval vessels to Abadan; papers from the Council of the League of Nations reporting on negotiations towards a settlement, including notes, session minutes, and correspondence from the Czech representative to the League, Edvard Beneš, who acted as mediator between the two parties; the settlement of the dispute, culminating in a new agreement between the Persian Government and APOC, dated 29 April 1933 (ff 26-35).The volume includes numerous items in French (Persian Government correspondence and some press cuttings from the Persian Press) and a single item in German (a transcript of an article originally appearing the Deutsche Bergwerks Zeitung).1 volume (541 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 537; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.A number of pages have been bound into the volume upside down (ff 345-358).
- Language:
- English
French
German - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Press coverage
Concessions
Petroleum industry
Diplomacy
Bilateral relations - Extent:
- 1 volume (541 folios)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
Unknown
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Open Government Licence
Copyright or data protection restrictions - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00000e_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00000e_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3460 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers