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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [‎445r] (890/938)

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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he has some sort of control over them, and the navy Depart-
sent, which has hitherto regarded itself as separate and
I above all local government, suffered a rude shock when they
attempted to treat him with the same disrespect they show
to other officials*
255# Colonel Nasiri’s first act was to set on foot enquiries
as to the position and past history of officers of this
Consulate-General•
256* It is reported that the Persian Sloop •babr" has been
conveying a party of 25 staff officers on a tour of the
Persian Coast, the object of the tour being to assess the
importance, from the point of view of defence, of the
smaller ports along the coast*
257* Rumours of considerable troop movements from Shiraz to
Bushire were current during the month, nothing has so far
come of them but it is believed that 200 or 300 men have
{ been transferred from Shiraz to Dashti with a view to
pressing forward the disarmament campaign.
IV. NAVY .
256. The Persian Sloop "Babr" called at Bushire twice
during the month.
V. MOVEMENTS OP PORBIGNBRS .
259. Gottlieb, a Czechoslovakian from Ispahan, has arrived
at Bushire to take over from one of the English employees
of the Etamadieh Mills, he is reported to be thoroughly
pro-British in sentiment and saw much of the British
community in Ispahan.
VI. TRADE AND DBVELOBESNTS .
260. The Turkish firm of Vanderzee who are believed to be
agents for Ford Motors have recently made enquiries regard
ing the possibility of shipping cargo for Turkey in transit
through Bushire for Tabriz and thence to Trebizond. The
Bushire Chamber of Commerce are interesting themselves in
the enquiries. / ,
/ ^oi.

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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.' [‎445r] (890/938), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3713, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038219517.0x00005b> [accessed 17 February 2025]

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