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Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [166r] (334/517)
The record is made up of 1 file (255 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1942-26 Mar 1947. 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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44b. An official reception held by Hie Excellency the
uetender on the bth # on the occasion of xci-l-^hadir f at which
local officials, leading merchants end notables were present.
4^y. k cine no show was helu in the ufflcer , s Club on the llth
in aid ox the A-ermn orphanage, at which n.A. Consul and nost of
tlie local ofllcials and notables were present. the total col
lections for the m^ht are reported to nave been about Kials
26,500/-
450. on the ni^ht of oece.imer 12th, there was a falx of ten
inches of snow in Kerman, the first for taany years. The local
cultivators believe this augurs a good crop.
lead Affaire
4bl* reference paragraph 422. fhe activities of the Tudeh
party at xezd continue to increase. t e leader of the party
is reported to be Abbas Ustadan, sotietiiiie Press correspondent in
Tehran, and a pro-Russian propagandlst, who, after a short visit
to the capital, returned to Yezd on the 10th November and immedi
ately convened meeting® of the leading labour members of the
local factories. e is reported to have incited the workers
to agitate for higher wages, with the result that workers in the
Herat! rectory went on a wholesale strike on the 12th December.
Thar# ^re indications that worker s employed in other factories
in Yezd are likely to follow suit shortly.
further details regarding the position are now awaited.
>d. V•w .u • A ill oughby•
ilia Klajesty*® Consul,
kerman.
Kerman.
i/th ueceaber, 1^44.
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Fortnightly intelligence summaries (monthly from November 1945) submitted by HM Consul at Kerman, Persia [Iran], and covering events in Kerman and its surrounding province, Yezd [Yazd] and the Gulf port of Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. The reports cover: the movements and activities of Persian local government officials; the movements of British officials, British subjects and foreigners; local government affairs, including elections, and from 1945, the activities of the Tudeh Party of Iran; movements and activities of the Persian military and gendarmerie; local security; roads and communications; economic affairs, with a focus on agricultural production, food supply, food shortages and food prices; and British propaganda. The file also contains some correspondence relating to a guarantee given by the British Government to Hussain Khan Buchakchi, confirming that no action will be taken against him provided he hands over enemy nationals and does not engage in ‘banditry and robbery’ (ff 52-56, ff 65-66).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (255 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 257; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3530
- Title
- Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:28v, 29ar:29av, 29r:256v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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