Submission - Honorary GCB for the Shahanshah of Iran [1942-05-14]
Dublin Core
Title
Submission - Honorary GCB for the Shahanshah of Iran [1942-05-14]
Subject
Honors
Foreign Affairs
Description
Anthony Eden's formal advice recommending that King George VI appoint the Shahanshah of Persia an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (Civil Division).
Creator
Anthony Eden (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs)
Source
FO 954/19A/185
Date
1942-05-14
Contributor
Jason Loch
Ministerial Submission Item Type Metadata
Transcript
Mr. Anthony Eden, with his humble duty to Your Majesty, has the honour respectfully to submit for Your Majesty's approval that on the occasion of the visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester to Tehran, His Imperial Majesty the Shahinshah (sic) of Iran be appointed an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Civil Division.
(Stmp.) (Sd.) ANTHONY EDEN
FOREIGN OFFICE
14th May, 1942.
Signatures
Stamped signature of Anthony Eden (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs)
Ornamentation
None.
Document is typewritten.
Document is typewritten.
Special Features
The lack of approval from King George VI and Eden's stamped signature suggest this was an office copy of the submission.
Citation
Anthony Eden (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), “Submission - Honorary GCB for the Shahanshah of Iran [1942-05-14],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/162.