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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [273r] (545/1069)
The record is made up of 1 file (533 folios). It was created in 29 Jun 1931-31 Aug 1939. 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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of Commerce, in honour of the Shah’s birthday. {ftp
114. The Governor held the usual reception for the Nau Rouz on
the 21 st to which all the officials and notable of the
town were invited. For the first time, all those invited were
asked to attend the function with "Frocks and Top hat s". !
115. FRONTIER GUARDS. On the 31st, acting on orders from His
Majesty, the Shah, the Frontier Guards, who were hitherto
independant have been absorbed in the Amnieh Units.
Haji Baba Rafi-ai, the ex-officer commanding Frontier
Guards at the time of handing over charge to Servan Shahab had
misappropriated some money from the Department, and had also been
extorting money from the Guards after paying them the it salary,
fled for Tehran on the 2nd, but was arrested at Kerman and was
sent back to Bandar Abbas on the 24th. He is still under custody
pending investigation of his case.
MILITARY.
116. Setvan I Mobayen arrived from Minab with Minab garrison
consisting of 150 Infantry. It is said that they will be
posted in the Tang-i-zagh and will proceed there shortly. Setvan
I Jalal Assasi was discharged and left for Tehran on the 26th. It
is an^rder of His Majesty the Shah to discharge from the service
of the Government all the Bahaies. The above officer who was a
n ahai and admitted being one was consequently discharged from
service.
117. The following left by Bankura for the following ports to
relieve the garrisons there on the 31st.
To_ J Jask.Setvan II Badipour as Officer Commanding, and
173 Infantry.
To^. Char bar. Servan Dahiem as Officer Commanding Jask and
Charbar, Setvan II Jalal Qajar, Setvan II Doctor Fareyabi,
and 370 Infantry.
:OLICF. Seyed Abdul Rahman Ghazanfar, a mulla who was
arrested from Azarbaijan and sent to Tehran sxs as a result of his
preaching against the Shah and his orders for removal of Purdah
and who was later sent to Bandar Abbas under escort, after being
given....
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Printed and typewritten monthly reports submitted by the British Consul, or Acting/Officiating Consul at Kerman (George Alexander Richardson; Abdul Alim L K; Major Cecil Henning Lincoln; Lieutenant-Colonel George Arthur Falconer). The reports cover affairs in the Persian [Iranian] province of Kerman, as well as in the towns of Kerman and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. port of Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]:
- the activities of local officials and local government, including courts and customs
- activities of the Persian police, military and navy
- communications, including roads, railways, and trade routes
- municipal affairs, including public works
- health and sanitation, including reports of outbreaks of disease
- security, including reports of crime
- climate, including rainfall and floods
- agriculture and harvests (wheat, barley, opium)
- local trade and commercial activities, including carpet production, the activities of the National Bank of Persia/Iran, and the Government’s institution of monopoly companies
- British interests, including the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), the Indo-European Telegraph, and the movements of British individuals
- foreign interests in Kerman, including Russian, German and Japanese
- the arrival and departure of vessels on the Kerman coast, and, attached to a number of reports for 1935, detailed lists of cargoes
Minute papers are enclosed in front of many reports, containing 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 commenting on items of note in the report.
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- 1 file (533 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
The monthly reports for each year are numbered 1 to 12 (January to December). Paragraphs in the reports are also numbered, starting from 1 for the first paragraph of the January report, and increasing up to the last paragraph of the December report.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 534; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-533; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
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- Title
- Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:534v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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