Correspondence and papers on Persia [later Iran], with correspondents including: 2nd Lord Birdwood; [William] David Ormsby-Gore [later 5th Lord Harlech]; Prince Hamid Mirza on the political situation; John Selwyn Lloyd, Minister of State, Foreign Office; Ahmad Qavam-es-Sultaneh, former Prime Minister of Iran; [Christopher] Montague Woodhouse [later 5th Lord Terrington], British Embassy, Tehran; [Reginald] James Bowker, Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office; [Robert] Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary [later 1st Lord Avon].

Also includes: papers on the nationalisation of the Persian oil industry; account of a meeting between JA, Ahmad Qavam-es-Sultaneh and Prince Hamid, on the political situation; briefing note for a debate on the Middle East.