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Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎193r] (388/517)

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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W& Complimeiitlj p%^ ini^Ts'f-lpth July 1945.
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222. Reference para 1
Ahhas, returned to Bandaj^ t he l
Other British Sub.iect_s . ^o.
1. Mr.R.11 .HadIw, H.M.Consul, Bandar
5th.
^7 J
^23. Capt.Wilson, 2.B.R., Kerman, returned from Tehran early
in July and left for Tehran on the 11th to take up a nev/ appoint-
-ment. Re was relieved "by Aqai Jhaldiz.
224. Bishop Thompson arrived on the 7th from Isfahan.
Fore liners.
225. Colonel Dumont, Assistant ^hief to C-eneral Ridley,
arrived from Tehran hy plane on the 5th and left for Zahidan the
following day with Major-Hull and Mr.D.F.Trihoun, Director Cen-
-eral of Finance, Kerman. They returned with Major Stanley (Major
Hull 1 s relief) on the 7th and Colonel Dumont left for Tehran the
same day.
226. Mr. Roh ert Braendly, Swiss curp et merchant, returned irom
Tehran on the 11th.
227. Mr .Wiens, Director G-eneral of Finance, Isfanan, and
Mrs.Wiens, arrived on the 7th and returned to Isfahan on the 11th,
Persian Officials.
228. Reference para 125. Aqai Mustafa Siruspur, arrived
from Tehran on the 3rd and assumed charge as Director of Posts
and Tele^r aph s.
229. Aqai Saffari, Manager of the Department of Industry,
Kerman, returned from leave from Tehran on the 8th.
Military.
230. It is rumoured that Sartip Sha’ri, G-.O .0. ,Kerman, may
shortly he transferred and that Sartip Siahpush will take his
place/ The impending reshuffle, it is stated, is due uo some
disagreement "between ^artip Sha f ri and Aqai --azemi, Deputy for
Kerman.
231. Colonel Khadiwi, Special Inspector to the Gendarmerie,
Kerman, left for Tehran on the 7th.
Sec urity.
232. Reference para 203. After abortive attempts to dis-
-cuss the terms of an amnesty with Murad Ali Mi Sartip ^ha xi
C.O.C. t Kerman, sent Colonel hatemi with some troops to Sirjan to
try and round up Murad and his gang. 7/hen Hat emi reached trie
neighbourhood of B^rdsir he made contact with Murad’s party but
they offered no resistance rn d fled in a southerly direction to
a pla ce called Ktdi-I-Khersak, about 10 miles from Balvard east
of" Sirjan where they are at present making a stand. Murad is
reported to be in possession of about 50 Brno rifles and 2 light
machine guns. It is stated that 3
killed so far. It is expected that
go to the scene of ojjerations•
men have been
ri will shortly
IlECo. pH-
20 AUG194 C >
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.

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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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