Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [186r] (374/517)
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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^vl70. Lt. Col on el V •W.D.WIII6ugh < bTr" Hs ^ #Consul # Kerman, and
^rs.Willou^ity returned from Tehran on the 2nd.
171. Mr.R*M.Haddow, H.M.Consul, Bandar Ahhas, and Mrs.Had-
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dow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
arrived in Kerman on the 12th on reoess.
Other British Subjects.
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172. Lieut. H.MoMaster, R.E., left Kerman for Zahidan on
transfer on the 11th.
173 . Lieut.C.H.W.Selwood, Officer in Char** Cl uhe anti-loo-
-ust unit at Bandar Ahhas passed through Kerman for Tehran on
the 4th.
174. Capt.Wilson, District Manager, E.B.R., Kerman, was
relieved of his duties and left for Tehran on the 11th.
[ 175. Major M.Hassan arrived from Zahidan on the 3rd and
left for Tehran on the 9th to take up his duties as Trade Com-
-missloner for India.
176. Mr. and Mrs.Gurney of the C.M.S. arrived in Kerman
on the 6th and left for Isfahan a few days later.
177. Miss Tidsdall and Miss Woodroffe of the C•-^.S.Mission
arrived in Kerman on the 7th and 9th respectively to take up
their duties in the local C.M.S.Hospital.
178. Miss Henn of the C.M.S.Isfahan, arrived in Kerman on
the 9th on a month’s holiday.
179. Mr.Knowles, engineer in the Khoonji Mills at Bandar
Abhas arrived in Kerman on the 12th.
Foreigners.
180. Mr.F.Rukstuhl (Swiss national) of the Asodan Construc-
-tion Company, Mrs.Rukstuhl and three children left Kerman for
Quetta on the 11th. He was associated with the construction of
the Kerman landing ground since 1942.
Persian Officials.
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181. Reference para 174. Aqai Yaoub Shabdiz arrived from
Tehran on the 7 th and took over from Capt .Wilson.
182. Aqai Jaw ad Moinzadeh, Manager of the Agricultural
Bank, Kerman, left for Rafsinjan on the 13th.
183. Aqai Firooz-pur has been appointed Director of Posts
and Telegraphs, Kerman, and is expected shortly in place of Aqai Ahmad
Sadri on leave in Tehran.
184. Colonel Khadiwi left for Tahrud on the 13th on a tour
of inspection. 135
135. Colonel Godarzi has been appoint^ £S Officer Cqmmand-
-ing Gendarmerie, Kerman, in place of Colonel Khadiwi, and is ex-
-pected shortly. -ig jU
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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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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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