Coll 28/111(2) ‘Persia. Kermanshah – Political Diaries.’ [7r] (13/150)
The record is made up of 1 file (73 folios). It was created in 7 Mar 1946-21 Nov 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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' ve^nfgative rflS!t? iVSneSS ’ W£S somewhat discouraged, by this
iiGHICULTUHE & SUPPLIES:
Th 9 supply position remains fairly good. Though
^ ^2?-, in g eneral have not come down at all, piece goods are
1 4 f ^ jheaper and black ma r \Wsugar is also more plentiful
Most § of i-M 6 : T e0 ? nt distribution of ration sug^r to the tribes.
“°f; t ^ ls is immediately reso in town, and little or none
-vtr reaches the tribes-men. The ^overnor-Genoral has tried to
th ?; s ^ P f ke l ^ ut fa ileh completely. He ordered that the
su 0 ar should not be handed over to the tribes ? agents in
cpn^f^ he taken out to local distribution
s and^ handed over to individuals on presentation of their
coupons or identity cards. Elaborate p roc es- verbaux were
^^? ingly . d £ awn u g hy the Distribution Department showing the
mounts sent to each centre, the cost of transport etc., etc„,
? fact 4 . no f le J 0 £ the su S ar left hhe town. Of course the
bnt b tLv S ^} s h f d t0 P F the CDst of this fictitious transport
bur they did not seem to mind this very much.
20. Heavy frost and snow were experienced in January
d.nd prospects for the 1946 harvest are good so far.
ECONOmlC & COL/iMEHClAL:
nnH The uncertainty caused by the political situation
and the restriction of credit by the Hanks had their effects
on markets here, as elsewhere in Iran. Business was on a
greatly reduced scale with prices weakening. Transport and mail
delays towards the end of the month caused great inconvenience
Money remained tight in the Bazaar with rates from 18 to 24$,
/
? ?! , . first signs of post-war stringency in Kermanshah
followed quickly after the departure of the British Forces,
essrs. ivlEHDI PIRaYESH, A.a. and A.Q. KAMYAB, who had been
f or meat, eggs etc u , got into difficulties and the
HAMYAB brothers disappeared leaving Pirayesh to hold the baby,
e was indebted to the three lee .ng Banks at one time for over
half a million Rials but the Impelial Bank collected their out-
standings without difficulty and the two remaining Banks, the
Ottoman Bank and the Bank-i-Milli also managed to‘ collect most
of the money due to them, though the Ottoman Bank‘still had a fair
amount to receive at the end of the month. This affair, together
with the troubles in Azerbaijan, rather scared the market and
lor a time the Banks were making no advances, but later they
resumed. As a precaution, however, they reduced their risks 50$
and required at least three good signatures on each bill,
BRITISH INTERESTS:
23. Mr E.W. Shneerson, Acting Vice-Consul at Kermanshah
(December Diary para 17) returned from Khanaqin on January 1st,
Ho left again for Khanaqin on January 24th on reversion to the
Army.
• Mr G.C. Boyle, Acting /ice-Consul at Kermanshah,
proceeded to Hamadan on : anuary 26th and returned to Kermanshah
on January 29th. Mr Davis, H.M. Censul, also went to Hamadan
on the 28th January and returned on the 29th.
2 f-. Ivlr Savory, Acting Vice-Consul at Hamadan,
visited Kermanshah from January 9th to January 12th*
26 * . / Major Wilson (Political Adviser, Kirkuk) and Major
Hensnaw (Area Liaison Office^- ^ii^imania) visited Kermanshah
from January 16th to January 19th when tlqey left for Khanaqin,
2 T. Captain Pritchard (i . a Hirings Officer) returned
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Monthly political diaries submitted by the British Consul at Kermanshah in Persia [Iran]. The file is a direct chronological continuation of Coll 28/11 ‘Persia. Kermanshah – Political diaries.’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3522). The diaries cover the post-war period, with some reference made to events in Azerbaijan in December 1946, and the actions of Iranian Kurdish nationalists. The reports focus on local political affairs, including the actions of key officials in Kermanshah, the activities of the Tudeh Party of Iran and Democratic Party, and local government elections. The reports also cover: the activities of local tribes; agricultural production and food supply; economic and commercial activities; British, Soviet and American [USA] interests.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the front of the correspondence.
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