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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [9r] (18/669)
The record is made up of 1 file (332 folios). It was created in 29 Jul 1942-9 Feb 1946. 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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Ite* t015th July 1S42) -
Voo\t.
1. M»vements «f Foreigners.
Mr. Lu Shin Lun, attache to the Chinese Legati®n,Tehran,
arrived from India via Khorramshalir on 9th July and left far
Tehran on 12th July.
Mr. Vigga Povisen, a Danish subject wishing to proceed
to the United States of America, arrived from Burujird «n
4th July and returned,after a fruitless journey to Kh#rram~
shahr, ©n 7th July.
Pradalin Tranquill®, an Italian builder employed in the
Hailway Construction Department and holding "White Certificate"
He.394, was transferred to Ahwas in Jime.
Edwin V/edin, a Swedish Engineer, holding passport No. 3
of 11th February 1932 arrived from Tehran ®n 8 th July and is
how wsrking with the Railway Construction Department on tne
Andimeshk - Bandar Shahpur section.
2• Persi an -Officials.
The Director of Posts and Telegraphs left ®n 1st July
for one month 1 s leave in Tehran.
Sarhang Alhorz, Chief of Police in Khuzistan, left ®n
1st July for Tehran on "sick leave" and returned on loth July
along with the Minister the Interior without completing
his cure.
Aqa Sami 1 ee from Tehran took over charge on 1st July of
the Municipality from Aqa V/aziri who left for Tehran on 5th
July.
Aqa Nasseri, the l&cal member «f parliament, left for
Tehran on 3rd Jo.
Till
Aqa Kami yah, the Director of Customs at Ahwas, visited
Bandar Shahpur on 2nd July.
With reference to para 1 «f this Consulate Diary for
Jfne, H.E. Misbah Faterai made over charge of ths lovernorate-
G^neral amid some confusion on 5th July to Sarhung Bahramx,
cifficer Commanding troops, wnc had not received permissi#n
from his own superiors to take over* until the last minute.
3arhang Bahrami was also under orders of transfer: he makes
Over charge %f his military duties to Sariip Zairaoi who thus
becomes Officer Commanding Troops Khuzistan as veil as Chief
of Amnieh f«r Khuzistan and Lur-istan, while on 15th July, the
newly appointed Governor-General, 11.E. Divan Bi^i, took »ver
the civil administration.
The new Governor-General who had. arrived along with
E.E. Aqa Farokh, Minister of the Interior and A pa
l^ansur. Director General of Municipalities, expressed ae
4 esire to dispense with formalities and caw His Majesty’s
Consul v/ithin a few hours of his arrival. He tiien went
immediately with His Majesty 1 s Consul to the Minister of
the Interior.
The Minister of the Interior explained that the
government were very concerned about the wheat situation in
Tehran as they had at the most ten days supplies in hand and
that unless he could obtain five thousand tons immediately
the£e would be riots in the capital and the Government would
almost certainly fall. He stated that His Majesty 5 3 Charge
4*Affaires and ©ther officials at the British Legation had
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Consular diaries detailing affairs in Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Persia [Iran]. The diaries were submitted on a fortnightly basis by the British Consul at Ahwaz, although for some periods they were submitted monthly. The diaries cover the period of the Second World War and the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran, beginning in August 1941. Subjects covered in the diaries include: the actions of the local Persian administration, including the movements of local Persian officials; the economic situation, including agricultural production, harvests, irrigation, food supply and prices; tribal affairs in the surrounding region, with frequent reference to the Bakhtiari, Kughilu (also spelt Kuh Galu) and Arab tribes, tribes in Luristan [Lorestān], and their relations with the Persian authorities; the movements of foreigners; internal security; public health; local politics and elections; communications, including roads and railways; meteorological observations; British interests, including the movements of British officials and British subjects; Soviet interests; propaganda and public opinion.
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 (332 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 334; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:234v, 236r:333v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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