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Coll 28/8 ‘Persia; Diaries; Sistan & Kain, April 1927 – 1933’ [126r] (262/434)
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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been reduced from Kraus 22/50 to Krans
22 ]^er tin.
The Soviet Consul, Sistan, visited
Meshed. He returned on 29th October.
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Afghan Affairs.
88 . The flag of the Afghan Consulate,
Sistan, is not hoisted. Afghan raids into
the Qainat have been numerous and the
inhabitants are considerably perturbed
and are demanding arms for their defence.
Such arms as were available were pre
viously issued to certain villages. The
military authorities at Birjand are said
to have recommended a considerable
increase in the strength of frontier posts.
Robberies and murders continue on
the Sistan-Afghan border, but are of
rather less frequency than was the case
a few months ago.
The news of (he fail of Habibullah
appears to have been received with
pleasure by the majority of the Afghans
in Sistan and the Qainat.
Lawlessness.
89. Apart from border raids mention •
ed above, good order has been maintain
ed throughout the Consulate area.
Communications.
90. Reference paragraph 78. The tele
graph line from Khwash to Iranshahr
had reached Karvandar at the end of
October when His Majesty’s Consul was
on tour in that locality. Karvandar is
some 40 miles from Iranshahr by direct
route. The General Officer Commanding
hopes to find a more direct motor route
from Khwash to Iranshahr than the
present road which is via Jauri and
Shurab. It joins the Kerman-Iranshahr
4 road ’ about 24 miles North of Shurab.
His Majesty’s Consul was informed by
the General Officer Commanding Sarhang
Mohammad Khan that the Kerman-
Iranshahr road was really impassable for
cars at present.
No water exists between Shurab and
Bampur, a distance of some 50 miles.
Cars are liable to be held up by heavy
sand.
Movements of Foreigners.
91. Herr Hellmuth Wurst and an
assistant called Clienow arrived at Duz-
dap on October 5th to open the National
Bank. He has promised to pay 4 per
cent, on deposit accounts. Persian
officials have been instructed to open
official accounts with this Bank.
Mr. Harvey, American representative
of Goodyear Tyres arrived at Duzdap on
11 th October.
Mrs. Jannidis, British by birth, Greek
subject by marriage arrived at Duzdap
from India on 15th October and pro
ceeded to Meshed.
Madam Vigornisky, Russian, who had
been staying with Shaukat-ul-Mulk at
Birjand, left for Tehran on October
25th.
It is reported that one Siskhoff, said to
be a Russian deserter arrived at Birjand
from Meshed at the end of October and
stated that he intended to try to proceed
to India on foot.
Movements of British Subjects.
92. L. Wood, of the Dunlop Tyre
Coy: arrived at Duzdap on 18th and
proceeded to Meshed.
Lt. Orton, British Service, on leave,
arrived Duzdap on October 16th from
Kerman and proceeded to India on
expiry of leave.
Miss E. Grimshaw, Missionary, arrived
at Duzdap from Yezd on 12th October
and proceeded to India.
Major Bagnold, R. Signals accompani
ed by Captain Galwey and Mr. Burridge
passed through Duzdap on 11th October
proceeding on leave via Tehran.
Local' News.
93. Nothing of importance.
Miscellaneous.
94. The building occupied by the
Acting Vice-Consul at Birjand for many
years past has been sold and arrange
ments are being made to rent another.
Samsam-ud-Dauleh, Governor of
Sistan, has been ill for several months.
He required a simple operation which he
was afraid to undergo. As there was no
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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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