![Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎197r] (396/517)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00005b/IOR_L_PS_12_3530_0396.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎197r] (396/517)")
Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [197r] (396/517)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
2.
Dx
hd
EXT ]
partmont for
ve anyofijads
tn
is
om
sold to ’free 1 bakeries and the public in Ijarge q
Two reasons advanced by the local &harber
prodigality are fir stly that they did not
their disposal to meet the cost of transporl
remote areas to Kerman and secondly that this action was
fully justified by the certainty of their being able to col-
-lect the full reouirements of wheat for the province owing to
the unuaually good harvest* They calculated also that they
would not need any barley as their ’ambars’ were already over-
- stocked with last year’s crop* and that the conditions of
undertakings for wheat collections could safely be relaxed to
conform wilh those obtaining at the same time in 1942» They
now find that as the result of selling what they considered
to be surplus barley - 30# of which is used for rationed bread-
that they will not have enough for this purpose to carry them
over to the next harvest. Hence the last minute decision to
obtain barley through undertakings but the possibility of ob-
-taining it from laadlords at gov«*nment controlled prices is
very remote. On the other hand, it is said that assessments
of wheat for purposes of obtaining undertakings have been so
lenient aM favourable to landlords that wheat collections
this harvest will be less than half the amount brou^t in last
year and it is believed that Kerman province, as a result, will
be seriously short of grain by the eiri of the year. -“Meanwhile
Kharbar officials, under the pretence of doing their duty, are
engaged in heated disputes with landlords who blankly refuse to
give undertakings for barley on the grounds that Tehran’s de-
-cision to do so came too late# it may be safely assumed
however, that this is just another major ’ramp’ iu which Hharbar
officials and landlords are in complete agreement#
252* Under orders from Tehran the local Cotton Apartment
has been abolished and their stocks have been locked
and sealed until instructions for their disposal are received#
There is no further government monoi^oly on cotton and cultiva-
-tors are free to sell their products in the open market which
it is expected will bring the price of this commodity within
the reach of all#
253# There has been an unusual demand for Kerman carpets
by dealers in Tehran and the price per Kerman ’zar’ has risen
from Kials 600/- to Kials 1000/- in the last few days#
254* Reference para 233. The prices of essential food-
-stuffs remain as high as ever and the price of rise has risen
further from Rials 60/- to Rials 90/- per maund#
255# American safety razor blsdes, presumed to have
belonged originally to Allied forces in Iran, have been imported
by certain local efews who are selling them at the astonishingly
low price of Rials 2/- per packet of five#
256* Reference para 244# The news that Aqai Fazlulah
Bair ami will not be returning to Kerman has caused great dis-
-appointment* It is not known yet who his successor will be
but the latest rumours suggest that it may be Aqai Saiyid
Bay at Va former Prime Minister) Sarlashkar Pirooz, O#0.C. f
Shiraz, or Sartip Siapush*
257# The Iranian military authorities in Tr^T^a have
placed an Anson type aircraft at the disposal of the 0.0.0.
Kerman, to assist him in his operations against Murad Ali
Murad. Sheer good fortune attended the pilot on his arrival
About this item
- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (255 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [197r] (396/517), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3530, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100061598533.0x0000c5> [accessed 7 April 2025]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100061598533.0x0000c5
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100061598533.0x0000c5">Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎197r] (396/517)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100061598533.0x0000c5"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00005b/IOR_L_PS_12_3530_0396.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00005b/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence