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Coll 7/40(1) 'Arms and ammunition for the Persian Army'

Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/12/2210

What’s it about?

This record is a file about the Coll 7/40(1) 'Arms and ammunition for the Persian Army' dating from 20 Jul 1946-4 Nov 1946.

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Reference

IOR/L/PS/12/2210

Title

Coll 7/40(1) 'Arms and ammunition for the Persian Army'

Date

20 Jul 1946-4 Nov 1946

Description

Correspondence regarding a request to supply the Persian [Iranian] Army with grenades, mortars, pistols, and ammunition, conducted between the Government of India External Affairs Department, the Secretary of State for India, the Director of Army Requirements at the War Office, and the India Office External Department and War Staff. Following the initial request, it was determined that the War Office were only able to supply the grenades, as they were unable to meet the ammunition requirements for the mortars without detriment to their own war reserves. The file includes discussion of payment arrangements. The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference

Coll 7/40(1)

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

1 file (40 folios)

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Physical condition

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 42; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7211c6fc-dd27-4655-a26e-be59242cdda7/

Series information

IOR/L/PS/12

Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections

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Within the series: IOR/L/PS/12

Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections

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Within the sub-series: IOR/L/PS/12/2171-2221

Political (External) Collection 7: Arms, Ammunition and Arms Traffic

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Coll 7/40(1) 'Arms and ammunition for the Persian Army'