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Coll 28/10(2) ‘Persia; Diaries; Meshed Consular June 1940; Khorassan Political; Khorassan Fortnightly Reports’ [187r] (373/1297)
The record is made up of 1 file (647 folios). It was created in 8 Aug 1940-28 Aug 1947. 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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190. Major Mohd.Musa, MM:. -,, Security OiTicer, ^ast.
Persia, arrived at MesMed i’roiii Sahidan on August 13tn«
191. Major A.B.H.Mann of Headquarters Staff, Oemeals
Collection Persia, arrived at Meshed on loth August from
Zahul.
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Transpor t 8 c Ce re als.
192. Tonnages of goods delivered hy the U.K.C.O^-.t.o
the Soviet authorities "between 9th and 15th July 1944 were;-
At Pajgiran 122B tons
At Kuchan 438 tons.
193. On the 13th July intimation was received that the
Quetta-3ahidan railway line was "breached hy floods. The
line remained closed until August ICthT During "this period
nu gods for Bussia were received and the U.K.C.C. Mast*
Persian fleet remained idle except for the onward loading
of some few tons of tea from Zahidan.
Coa l fo r M eshed Su gar
factory
An East India Company trading post.
.
194. At the reauest of Mr.von Stemann, head of the local
"branch of the sdareh Par oar i Pah (Persian Hoad Transport
Department), H.M ,Consul-General has been trying to arrange
for the use of some of the idle U.K.C.C. trucks for the
transport of 1200 tons of coal from the Chashmeh G-ul mines
near Turbat-i-Jam, 117 miles S.D. of Meshed, to the Sugar
factory
An East India Company trading post.
. Of the 3,500 tons of coal for which the Sugar
factory
An East India Company trading post.
authorities demanded transport Mr.von Stem^nn has
arranged with great difficulty to provide M.3.B. tr ucks for
2,300 tons and he is desperate need of U.K.C.C. help tor
the balance. The Area Manager, U.K.C.C., welcomed the
proposal as it would bring in money and keep his drivers
employed. The proposal has also received the approval of
Army Headquarters in India. Hut the use of U.K.C.C. trucks
for the transport of civilian supplies aoes not suit the
plans of pov/erful interests at Tehran and Meshed, and all
sorts of difficulties have been raised by U.K.C.Q,. and
f.B.B. Headquarters at Tehran and by Lhe Director of Commerce
and Industry in Khorasan who is one of the Governor-General^
ihenchmen. The result is that nearly a month after the
TT KBDe, trucks became available for this work they are still
idle at Meshed and not a ton of coal has been brought in by
them, Mr.von Gtemann flew to Tehran on 11th August in this
connexion among others -aid it is hoped that he will oe
successful in obtaining the Persian Government’s sanction
and funds for the lift. Otherwise golden opportunity
will be missed, for the railway breaches have been repaired
and Russian supplies are already arriving in Zahid^n once
more.
U.K.C.C./-
REoa. t-L. Ur “
2 X AUG19''
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The file is a direct chronological continuation of Coll 28/10 ‘Persia. Diaries; Meshed Consular Jany 1931 – May 1940. Khorassan Political 1934 – May 1940. Khorassan Fortnightly Reports’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3406), and contains political diary reports, submitted fortnightly (and then monthly from late 1945) by the British Consul-General for Khorassan [Khorāsān] in Meshed [Mashhad] (Giles Frederick Squire; Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Ponsonby Watts; Reginald Michael Hadow; Clarmont Percival Skrine). The subject matter covered by the diaries changes during the course of the Second World War and immediate post-war period. Between June 1940 and August 1941, the diaries focus on the War, and cover:
- public opinion in Meshed on developments in Europe
- British and German radio broadcasts in Persian
- German and British cinema programmes in Meshed
- German interests in Khorassan, including the activities of German individuals, and German commercial interests, including the ordering of raw materials, such as wool and skins, bound for Germany
- the Russian invasion of Khorassan and occupation of Meshed in August 1941
- the abdication of Reza Shah Pahlavi
From late 1941 onwards:
- the security situation in Khorassan
- railway construction and communications
- food supplies and shortages, with particular emphasis on wheat supplies
- transport of supplies, including the activities of the East Persian Auxiliary Transport Service (EPATS) and the United Kingdom Commercial Corporation (UKCC)
- Russian government and military activities
- German and Russian propaganda
- local affairs, including Persian (Iranian) government affairs at Khorassan, Birjand, Zabul, Zahedan
- the movements in Khorassan of Polish child refugees
The file also includes four six-monthly reports on the political situation in Khorasan, produced by the Consul-General at Khorasan, spanning the years 1945 and 1946. Minute papers are enclosed in front of most reports, with typewritten 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 (647 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 (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 648; 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(2) ‘Persia; Diaries; Meshed Consular June 1940; Khorassan Political; Khorassan Fortnightly Reports’
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- front, front-i, 2r:648v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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