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Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [96r] (194/517)
The record is made up of 1 file (255 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1942-26 Mar 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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371. Aqai Fahiini the late Governor is also still here gnu hoping to
stay. As he is an ardent party ;aan only the members of his own
party desire his retention.
372. Colonel Khadiwi, who recently arrived to be head of the local
gendarmerie, left for Bandar Abbas on October 18th with his
second-in-Command Lt-Colonel Zawosh. in their absence the
gendarmerie have been without responsible officers, and this may
halp to account for increased Inefficiency ana a recurrence of
robberies (see para 378 below).
373. Colonel Ti.HERNIA head of the Conscription Department is said
to have been ordered to proceed to Tehran. He has been relieved
by Major MAHAJAR.
374.
lecf Kcvn&n 6r»
The transfer of the Chief Justice Aqai Lawasani has now been
confirmed.
375. Aqai Amir Ibrahimi, Nusrat-ul-Mumalik, deputy for Rafsinjan,
arrived in Kerman on October 16th.
376. Mr. Hussain Ali GARAKANI, newly appointed Governor of Bandar
Abbas passed through Kerman on October 29th on his way to
Banuar Abbas .
Security.
377. Reference para 358. The final result of the operations against
j/ K - £ Hussain Khan Buchakchi is still awaited. Latest reports show
that Hussain Khan had come back to within about 30 miles of
Sirjan, ana that the operations of the Persian army had appar
ently been suspendeu to celebrate the Shah's birthday. The £.0*C«
has however since returned to Sirjan, ana it is hoped that some
decision will be reached. Hussain Khan's wife is in Persian
hands. The rival banait Muraa Ali Murad was expected to surrender
shortly.
3/8. Meanwhile there has been a recruacscence of robbery both on
if the Yeza road and in the Jupar area. Two lorries anu a car
containing a Russian Engineer and his wife were held up at
SHAMSH between Anar ana Kermanshahan on the Yezd road, on
October 27th. The passengers were taken into the hills, and
r looted of everything except the clothes they were wearing. His
Majesty's Consul's chauffeur happened to be a passenger on one of
the lorries, ana suffered considerable losses. He and othewmade
an immediate report to the nearest gendarmerie post at Kerman
shahan, but n, action seems to have been taken. On the chauffeur^
arrival at the Consulate the matter was immediately reported to
the G.O.C., who has promised to pursue the robbers energetically.
There were 11 men with rifles. It is not known where they came
from.
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Fortnightly intelligence summaries (monthly from November 1945) submitted by HM Consul at Kerman, Persia [Iran], and covering events in Kerman and its surrounding province, Yezd [Yazd] and the Gulf port of Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. The reports cover: the movements and activities of Persian local government officials; the movements of British officials, British subjects and foreigners; local government affairs, including elections, and from 1945, the activities of the Tudeh Party of Iran; movements and activities of the Persian military and gendarmerie; local security; roads and communications; economic affairs, with a focus on agricultural production, food supply, food shortages and food prices; and British propaganda. The file also contains some correspondence relating to a guarantee given by the British Government to Hussain Khan Buchakchi, confirming that no action will be taken against him provided he hands over enemy nationals and does not engage in ‘banditry and robbery’ (ff 52-56, ff 65-66).
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 (255 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 257; 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.
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- Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:28v, 29ar:29av, 29r:256v, back-i, back
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