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Coll 28/10 ‘Persia. Diaries; Meshed Consular Jany 1931 – May 1940. Khorassan Political 1934 – May 1940. Khorassan Fortnightly Reports’ [451r] (904/1301)
The record is made up of 1 file (649 folios). It was created in 6 Apr 1931-13 Jul 1940. 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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were Baluchis, who retired slowly to Baluchistan —
iroha Dly to the Bam area# The Persians seem desirous
of capturing some unfortunate individuals to serve as
scapegoats in order to prove that they have taiten ener*-
getic action* It will indeed he surprising if any
ro Dbers are apprehended at this late date, whom Mr*Hart
could identify*
The water of two large "karez 1 * (under-ground water
channels) is to he brought to lieshed hy pipes* The
village of Alamdasht (about 87,500 square yards of
gardens) formerly the property of Mahdavi, one-time
representative for Khorasan in the Mejlis, has been
declared by t he Courts to belong to the Shrine of Imam
Reza* This property is to be sold and the money
utaixsea for the purchase of the pipes for the water
supply* The tax for water supplied will be devoted to the
maintenance of the Shah Reza Hospital* The difficult
problem of financing the water supply and the hospital has
thus been happily solved at the cost of the unfortunate
liahdavi*
Twenty-six teggars who declined to enjoy the accommo
dation of the "Poor House- at lieshed, died from exposure
in the r ecent intense oold.
Anonymous letters have been received hy the Governor-
General and Heads of Departments in Khorasan. The
writers who style themselves "’yell wishers of Persia-
( iat i-Khair-Khawhan-i-iran) state that the whole country
is dissatisfied with the system of w#» elections to the
Mejlis. The members elected are creatures of the Govern
ment and in no way represent the people. The Society
proposes to oppose the Government all over Persia as long as
the present system pertains. The police are busily
investigating this matter#
6# Russian affairs *
Sena-evitch, Manager of the Russian Rank was summoned
to Eoasi. on lot.foteoary. on Mo orrlvo! h .
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Confidential political diaries submitted on a fortnightly basis throughout 1931, on a monthly basis from May 1932, returning to a fortnightly basis in September 1939, by the British Consul General at Khorassan [Khorāsān] (Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett; Major Clive Kirkpatrick Daly; Lieutenant-Colonel Everard Huddleston Gastrell; Giles Frederick Squire). The diaries describe affairs in the Khorassan region, and are arranged under a series of headings that expand and evolve over time:
- Activities of the Persian [Iranian] Government and Persian authorities, including the programme of modernisation carried out at the orders of the Shah during the 1930s, activities of the Persian military and police.
- Events at Sistan, Kain [Ka’īn], and Birjand, and in the district of Sarhad.
- Activities of the municipal government in Khorassan, including public works and urban development programmes.
- Foreign interests and affairs in the region, including British, Russian, Afghan and Turkish affairs, and the movements of foreign visitors.
- Soviet propaganda, and British and Persian counter-propaganda measures.
- Agricultural production, food supplies and food shortages.
- Trade, commerce and smuggling.
- Security, including reports of robberies, and raids on transport routes.
- Weather reports.
- Diseases and epidemics.
- Reports of locust observations and movements.
The diaries include some reports reflecting topical events: military activity on the Persia-Turkmenistan border, and reports of Russian refugees crossing into Persia from Turkmenistan; the start of the Second World War, with a focus on the activities of German subjects in Khorassan, speculation over Russian involvement in the War, and the impact upon public opinion in Iran of German radio propaganda, describing Germany’s military successes in Europe throughout 1940.
Minute papers are enclosed with reports dated up till late 1935, which frequently contain handwritten or typed notes made by 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. staff, commenting on the contents of the report.
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- 1 file (649 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 foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 650; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 28/10 ‘Persia. Diaries; Meshed Consular Jany 1931 – May 1940. Khorassan Political 1934 – May 1940. Khorassan Fortnightly Reports’
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- front, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:136v, 139r:650r
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