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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [464r] (928/938)
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 for 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,
Bushire , for the month of January 1941.
!. MOVEMENTS »
British Officials^
175* On the 2lst January, Captain A.C. Stewart, Secretary to
the Hon*blc 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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and
H. B* W f s Consul, Bushire, sailed for Bahrain and proceeded the
following week to Khorramshahr#
11 • 1QCA1 AFPAIRS .
176. Agha Mehdi Parrokh, Governor General, Shiraz, arrived
her* on the l9th January; he inspected Government offices and
schools, and returned to shiras on the 24th*
177* Aqai Parvaneh, Inspector of Military Supplies > Tehran,
arrived here on the 19th January* He has arranged, through
the Revenue Department, to buy up all available stocks of
barley, which are to be sent for the Military Department
to Tehran*
178* Aqai Khakpur, who came to Bushire in December to inspect
the Economics Department, sailed for Khorramshahr en route for
Ahwaz on the 26th January.
Two days after his departure from Bushire a telegram
was received by the Economics Department from Tehran instructing
Aqai Khakpur to stay at Bushire till further orders* It trans
pired that he had embezzled some Rials 100,000 from the funds of
the Economics Department and had also accepted bribes for
promoting certain members of the department*
179* Aqai Razzaqi, Inspector of the Committee for the Presecu
ti on of Government Officials? Tehran, arrived at Bushire on the
29th January* It is said that he has been sent to complete the
proceedings for the prosecution of Muhammad Ismail Hawab, head of
the Bushire Municipality, and to make preliminary enquiries into
the/-
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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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