Word: persian
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...British Government are controlling shareholders of Anglo-Persian Oil Co. Ltd., which had a concession to exploit Persia's oil fields. Dissatisfied with the royalties Persia was getting, her Shah canceled the concession (TIME, Dec. 12). The British ultimatum gave the Shah until Dec. 15 to reinstate...
This job Dr. Benes handsomely completed last week by announcing an agreement secretly arrived at. With no more talk of ultimatums Britain agrees that Anglo-Persian's concession has been canceled. Reza Shah Pahlevi agrees that Anglo-Persian shall continue to work the oil fields while negotiating a new concession. Progress and perhaps the signing of this concession will be reported back to the League next...
...Benes agreement, according to news from Teheran, is Abdol Hussein Khan Teymourtache whom the Shah has dismissed from office as his Chief Marshal of the Court and Minister of State. Twenty-two years ago, long before Reza Shah Pahlevi usurped the throne, young Abdol Teymourtache, a clerk in the Persian Finance Ministry, was picked for advancement by the then U. S. Fiscal Adviser to Persia, W. Morgan Schuster. Young Abdol rose steadily to No. 1 court rank...
...Darius' six chief concubines used to occupy the ancient Persian apartment where Archeologist Ernst Emil Herzfeld last week played chess. She may have played the same old game there. Professor Herzfeld, who dug up & restored the place, has made it headquarters for further excavation of other once magnificent buildings of Persepolis...
...place, now called Istakhr, is near Shiraz inland from the Persian Gulf. Darius planed the face of a mountain for grey building stone. Against the mountain base he built a terraced platform, 1,000 ft. wide, a third of a mile long and upon it started to build palaces. His descendants continued construction-Nerxes 485-465 B. C.), Artaxerxes...