Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [239r] (478/938)
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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Will preclude any considerable collection from those areas.
(b) Flour and V rley shipped to this port by the U.K.C.C.
in Iraq has been fcrwarded to Shiraz; but owing to consider
able shortages in rhe amounts received, as against the amoun
expected, the full programme for Shiraz could not be carndd
out.
*s
VIII. COMllEBC. .. h & SHIP PING.
(a) In continuation of the orders of the Persian Govern-
ment prohibiting the clearance of goods from the Customs,
(vide paragraph VIII of my last summary) the Customs Depart
ment have been ordered to submit complete lists of all good
affected n This is in anti- cI -ion oi the revival of the
Government monono.-, on sugar, tea; matches and piece goods.
(b) Fresh meat
and the price of
200.00. The pr: c
was very „arce during tie fortnight,
ea rose from Rials 160.00 per kilo to Rials
s of otht.r commodities were follows s-
Riuls per kilo.
Mutton
Ghee
Rice
Potatoes
Tea
Sin;: ;
Flcuu
Parley
Charcoal
Sal 4 "
Milk
Eggs
12.00
62.00
19.00
6.76
2OQ.00
30.00
7 .00
4.00
1.15
1.50
4.50
1.60 each
(e) 1 American and 1 Egyptian ship called at Bushire
during the fortnight, the former bringing war supplies for
Russia and the latter 2500 tons of cotton. This latter was
in consequence of the M.W.T*s decision to reopen Bushire a
a commercial port.
IX. HEALTH .
There has been a large
of malaria during the fork'
of amoebic dyscu’ury, and a
increase in the number of cases
•'•hi. There have been a few cases
lew cases of typhoid fever*
18th June 1943.
His Mia jetty's Consul,
BUSHIRE.
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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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