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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [444r] (888/938)
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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DIARY OF THE BRITISH KBSIDEKCT ATO COHSU1ATE-GSKSIUI ,
BUSHIRE, FOR THB MONTH OF MAY, 1941 .
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I. HOVEMSKTS .
Britieh officials.
4548
I 1941
249. The Hon*ble Lieut.-Colonel C.G.Prior,
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 the Persian Utalf and H.B.M. *s
Consul-General, hushire, left Bushire for Tehran on
26th May.
250. Mr* D # Arcy Weatherbe, King*s Messenger, passed
through Bushire en route for Tehran on the 2nd May.
II. LOCAL GOVEBME1TT .
251. Work on the construction of the Shahbankareh dam is
nearing completion and attention has now been turned to
the cementing of canals and water channels.
252. Iranbar have not yet taken over full control of
Bushire port facilities. A contract has however been
given for the supply of
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
for loading and unloading
ships and shipping agents are already complaining of
the difficulties they experience in discharging cargo.
253. Three Greek ships carrying large cargoes nf wheat and
flour arrived at Bushire at the beginning of May.
Though the local authorities were anxious to discharge
as much as possible of their cargoes only one ship was
permitted to unload 1600 tons at Bushire, the balance
being sent to Bandar Shahpur and other ports.
III. MILITA RY.
254. Lieut .-Colonel Malik JMasiri who was recently
appointed military officer in charge of Dashti and
Tangistan took up his headquarters at Bushire on 3ist
May. His position, in relation to other government
departments, is not well defined but it is clear that
/ he
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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)
- Arrangement
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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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