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Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎154r] (310/517)

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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Kercaan Diary Ho. 17 for the Is
of ^eptenher , 1144
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337. lieutenant Colonel V# *.D. i-illourhhy, -• Coreul, paid a
visit to 3#^uoh on tlie 3th and to Mahon on the 15th.
338. Ma^or • Hasaan left for Tehran on the 3rd end returned
on the 14th.
339. Mr. K.G. Dauber*y # heoretary to the ion* ble the lolitioal
Resident in the reraia/i Gulf # ai*r5v©d fro^ ^uehire on the 4th
and left on the 7th.
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340. Captain «M‘. /ilaon of the .B.h., Kerman, left for Bandar
Abbas on ti)e 13th.
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341. r. D.r. Trlbon, Jireotor General of 1 inanoe* ICerman, left
on the 2nd for Hafein^an, from where he proceeded to Tehran. Hie
office in her man was unaware of the fact that he was tfcin# to the
capital •
342. H^ferenoe para/Taph 321. Ur. > • ^ohoukman an ived fro»
Tehran on the 10th to relieve fr*. Tribon ae Director General of
Hnanae. Two days after his eirival and much to his astonish
ment he received telegraphic irajlrict3 ons to report to Isfahan
for f»irther orders. It is now understood that he will not be
reli«vin# r. "Vibon who is expected to return to Kernen shortly.
These sudden changes in plans here Greeted e most unfortunate
lapresaion of American methods on th* minds of the public who ere
saying thot the Aaerioena are little better then themselves and
that ’r. Tribon has menaced to retain his post through intri^me,
aid d and abett d by his ubor^inate Masireadeh who liad succeeded
in persuadinr a number of prominent locals to send telerrams to
Dr. lillepau^h and to other Tehran officials praying for r. Tri-
bon’s return to &cn&an in the same oapacity. Cue rumour, which
may possibly ex lain t. Tribon’s desire to return to Kerman, has
it that he inters setting hl/welf up as a trader in either Kar
men or w'hirass, after the close of hostilities. But reports from
a reliable source indicate that he is contemplating matrimony
with an Armenian girl, the daughter of »-r. Kernel, a wealthy
retired merchant in whose house he has been living since he
arrived in Kermn last June.
2%ui v« cn ici ^
::43. Heferenee paragraph 323. Dr. Mur.affar iiaqai, the newly
appointed Head of the ducat ion Department, Kerman arrived from
Tehran on the 3rd. Jc la q^itc a young mn is reported to be
a relation of Abdul - asin /Dian i-nrkar A/jha), Head oi the ^heikhi
sect in Kerman. hon-^helkhi elements are highly-diseatisfled
with tais appointment.
344. hefer-noe paragraph 324. Gayed Jawad Moinsadeh arrived
from Tehran on the 5th to relieve *r. Mikhtarlen as an/^ger of
the Agric ultural 3«»njc. H© took charge on the 9th Gey.teraber. 345
345. Mr. » asirzadeh, Creator of I inanoo, left for liam on the
7th, in connexion with the distribution of monopolised goods, and
returned on the 9th.

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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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