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Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎179r] (360/517)

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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r^^oni-4.1 4^ Kerman Diary No.7 for the period \ j >
Confidential* 1st - 15th April 1946.
orNKirintrMTi^tf^With the ComTrtrmenty—“^7f
CONFiDt \L of the 1
Consular Offioera^ ^ip^^n Secretary cf State ^ r ^~7x.^r
104. Lt .Colonel vJ?5.Wilio)2shby^ S.f^B ^2»ut # ? Kerfnan, left for
Bam*on the 14th and returned on the 16th*
_ ! 1945
British Sah.lectSA v
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105 Mr.N.Lester resumed charge of his duties as Extra Assistant
to 5 H.M»s Consul, iCermn, on the 10th and Mr.Hioholas whom he relieved
will shortly proceed to Bushire#
Foreigners.
106. Reference para. 41. ilr.x .1 .iribonn. Director
Finance, Kerman, returned from Tehran on the loth. It is ^in nii g
said that his economic powers have been withdrawn in favour of -eisian
officials and that his duties in future will be confined to the collec,
-tion of taxes and opium.
Persian Officials.*-
107. Br.Muzaffar Baqai, Chief of the local Education Department,
left for SirJan on the 15th.
*
108. Mr.Xmarai, Director of Finance, Kerman, has applied for leave
which has been granted by the Tehran authorities. It is saio .hat his
reason for applying for leave was that he could not get on with
Mr.Trihonn.
109 Reference nara* 89. Mr .Nazir zad eh. Chief of Kerman muiieipal-
-it?, returned from^SirJan on the 5th and submitted his report to the
Dgtandar .
110. Mr.Laryzadeh, Financial Agent at Sirjan, is reported to have
ioi^d the Tudeh Party and to have created difficulties in that orea*
On Spring tMs the Cstandar is reported to have issued instructions
for Mr.Saaafi, Assistant to the Director of ’•■‘■“a' 1 ? 6 . Ke *“? n * l°J*Z
-lieve him, but subsequent reports indicate that Laryzadeh . as -een
reinstated.
Military.
111. The following Military officers have been promoted:-
1 . Lt.Colonel Allkai to Colonel.
2. Major Mubayin to Lt.Colonel.
The recent promotions include several Junior officers.
Local Affairs.
112. On the 2nd Anril an E.B.R. truck which was being driven
by Mr.Izadi of the same departne nt capsized whilst returning irom
Mahan. One of the passengers was killed outrignt and some ottie
were badly injured. The case has been referred to the local Coirt
and the driver is being imprisoned.
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Fconomio .
113. Mr.Tribonn is said to have brought a consignment of about
100 tons of rice for distribution to the public against coupons. 114
114. In the middle of February the public received their ^'- f T
and tea rations for the last quarter of the Persian year ending 21st
March. The rations for the current quarter are now nearly a month
overdue•

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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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