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Coll 28/8 ‘Persia; Diaries; Sistan & Kain, April 1927 – 1933’ [60v] (131/434)
The record is made up of 1 volume (213 folios). It was created in 25 Jul 1927-25 Oct 1933. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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MC442FD—16—21-8-32—GIPS
2
ernor of Zahidan, has been transferred to
Bujmird. He is an amiable and inefficient
old man who was not above accepting the
meanest bribe.
68. Soviet activities. —The following mem
bers of the 4 Sharq coy. visited Zahioan
on 10th and proceeded to Zabul on 12th
July :—
(1) Waniloff Minyas, (2) Ditroff Sargai,
(3) Tibrokoff Wizal, and Urii Waladimir.
They had a letter of intoduction from Razza-
qoff, a Meshed trader, to his brother who is
employed in the Zahidan firm of Dost
Muhammad Khan, Tokhi. The latter deals
mostly in Russian goods. Both at Zahidan
and Zabul they collected samples of wool
and of Foreign imported cloths.
No. 1 is said to have spent four years at
Herat.
69. A Russian refugee, named Ibrahim
Mohamed, was sent to Zahidan under
escort with orders from the G. 0. G, Amnieh
to put him across the border into India. He
stated that he was an ^-officer of the
Russian army, whose relatives had been
killed by the Bolsheviks.
His Majesty’s Vice-Consul was instructed
to refuse a visa whereupon the local autho
rities said that a mistake liao been made and
that the man had left Meshed without per
mission and would be sent back. About
the same time it was rumoured that a large
number of refugees had left Meshed for
Zahidan, but were turned back by the
Amnieh—doubtless on receipt of news from
Zahidan that permission to enter India could
not be obtained.
Rumours have been persistent in Sistan
lately that the Russians intend to re-open
their Consulate at Zabul. This may have
been spread by the ‘ Sharq ’ representatives
referred to above. On the other hand the
Governor of Sistan, at present on a visit
to Birjand, informed H. M. Consul that he
had no official information on the subject.
70. Afghan Affairs. —Captain Tafazul
Hussein, of Gwalior Imperial Service Troops,
arrived at Zahidan from Mecca on 17th. He
stated that while at Mecca he had seen ex-
King Amanullah sweeping the ‘ Haram ’—a
duty, which according to Muhammadan
belief should be performed only when the
assistance of the Almighty is required
in an important undertaking.
71. Communications. —The road from
Mirjawa to the new Railhead at Nok Kundi
is reported to be in extemely bad condition.
From Mirjawa to Zahidan H. M. Consul
found it in moderately good repair, but
stretches exist which will rapidly deteriorate
with the increased traffic which can now be
expected.
At the request of H. M. Consul the local
authoritis at Zahidan have referred to Teh- #
ran a proposal that Indian lorry drivers
working as far as Nok Kundi should be
given annual Visas at Zahidan. No Teply
has yet been received and for the time being f
such drivers would be obliged to proceed
to Quetta to obtain a visa from the Persian
Vice-Consul there to enable them to return.
All railway staff at Zahidan and Mirjawa
were withdrawn by July 10th. Persian
traders at Zahidan state that they have
received news from Tehran that the railway j
may be re-opened as the Persian Govern- !
ment now desire to agree to tSe majority of
the conditions required by the Government
of India.
H. E. Shaukat U1 Mulk informed H. M.
Consul that he had written to the Foreign
Minister expressing the opinion that Persia
would lose heavily by the withdrawal.
Meanwhile Indian traders are jubilant and
expect increased trade from Kundi via
Afghanistan and they will, moreover, be
able to maintain only agencies in Persia and
headquarters at Kundi thus avoiding all
the restrictions of the Persian Monopoly
Law, passport control, etc. Agents will keep
them informed of the state of the local mar
ket to enable them to anticipate require
ments, while the onus of getting goods into
Persia will rest on the Persians in the case
of direct import by them and the Afghans
as regards smuggled goods.
72. Foreign travellers. —Herr Max
Rysikha and Fraulein Anna Koehler arrived
at Zahidan from India by motor cycle and
proceeded to Birjand on 1st July.
C. K. DALY, Major,
His Majesty's Consul.
His Majesty’s Consulate,
Sistan and Kain.
Report on Locusts July 1931.
No locusts have been reported in the Consulate area during July.
C. K. DALY, Major,
His Majesty's Consul.
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Printed copies of monthly reports submitted by the British Consul at Sistan and Kain [Ka’īn] (Clarmont Percival Skrine; Major Clive Kirkpatrick Daly).
The reports provide information on: the region’s trade; locust observations and movements (occasionally appearing as an appendix to the main report); affairs of the Persian Government and Persian military ; the movements of British consular officials; local affairs at the region’s towns, including Sistan, Birjand, Sarhad (in Persian Baluchistan) and Duzdap [Zahedan]; roads and railways; Afghan affairs; the activities of Soviet Russian Government representatives in the region, including the dissemination of Soviet propaganda; and the movements of foreigners, in particular Europeans and Russians.
Minute papers are enclosed with each report, which frequently contain handwritten notes made by India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. staff, making reference to numbered paragraphs from the report.
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- 1 volume (213 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The monthly reports are arranged into subjects and paragraphs, with each new subject given a number. For the years 1928 to 1931 the subjects begin at 1 for the first subject in the first report for January, and run until the end of the December report. From 1932, the subject numbers restart at 1 in each monthly report.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 209; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers; nor does it include the four leading and ending flyleaves.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 35-209; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
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