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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [130r] (260/938)
The record is made up of 1 file (467 folios). It was created in 29 Apr 1941-9 Feb 1946. 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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Indicates that a compromise will p-^ably be arranged whereby
Ali Chahoiri will remain at Ahram for the present.
VI. PUBLIC RELATION S.
(a) News of Allied progress in IIo"""-'ndy and the rapid
x advance of the Red Army, has resulted in reread optimism
regarding the early termination of the war in Axx^ooe. Little
attention is being paid to the propaganda broadenb from. Berlin
on the subject of ,f Secret weapons" employed by the Axis, which
are now said to include the use of special sclent^ 'c instruments
, which control the weather in Normandy,
(b) Of the publicity material received from Tehran,
the caricature of Rustam and Ashkabus, depicting the annihilation
of the Axis leaders, is proving most popular and has been the
subject of favourable comment. The new magazine for ladies,
Alam-i-Zanan, is.likely to be a successful innovation.
(c) The Cinema van has proceeded to Shiraz where it
will remain for the summer months, and a number of requests
have since been received for assistance in obtaining permanent
cinema arrangements in Bushire.
VII.' FOODSTUFF S.
(a) Aqai Shamlu, Director of The Cereals & Bread
Department, proceeded to Shiraz on one month's leave and it
is said he is unlikely to return.
(b) A
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
carrying 34 tons of wheat from Liravi
was recently wrecked near Bushire. All the cargo was lost
but the crew and two passengers were rescued.
SHIPPING £ COL.X.IBRCE .
(a) 1,311 packages were cleare from the customs
during the fortnight. They consisted of 600 ^ales of raw
cotton, 270 bags of sugar, 182 bags of flour. bales of
piece-goods, 58 bags of attari, 57 packages oi ... -int and oil,,
1 radio set and'47 packages of sundries.
(b) Inland Transport . . 56 lorries arrived from the
interior bringing 147 tons of gum tragacanth, barley and
millet, the same number leaving for Shiraz with 90 tons raw
cotton, sugar, iron, coffee and cotton piece-goods.
(c) C hippin g. S.3. Foshing arrived from Abadan on
the 16th July, and discharged 1,663 lengths of iron piping fr?: 1
the Irrigation Department. S.S. Re sang arrived from Bahrain on
the Cist July and discharged 7 packages of soap and machinery.
S.S.^sang arrived from Khorramshahr on the 26th July en route
to India.
Country Craft : Four Persian dhows of 85 tons
arrived from Abadan bringing passengers, arc. irV T'.rsians dhows
cf 45 tons arrived from'Bahrain with passengers. -light
Persian ,dhows of 180 tons sailed for Persian Ports carrying
60 bags of empty bottles and 55 tons of dates and sundries.
(d) Prices during the fortnight shown in Rials
per kilo, were as follows
Mutton
21
Ghee
77
Rice
O
^, h
Tea
. 300
Sugar
90
Flour
10
Barley
4
Potatoes
18
VIII.
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This file contains copies of the monthly diary of the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Consulate-General in Bushire that was compiled by the Secretary of the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in Bushire.
The diaries are separated into a number of different sections that vary slightly from month to month. In addition to reports concerning specific events or developments that took place during that month, most entries contain the following headings:
- movements of British officials
- local affairs
- tribal and political
- security
- public health
- public relations
- shipping and commerce
- tribal and political
- meteorological
- communications
- economic situation
- war supplies
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 (467 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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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 468; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-468; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.
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- Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:468v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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