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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [79r] (158/669)
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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I »v,..i Qvemfintg of Brltl'-h An-: A3.Iied .ifariciatP QNHDENTtAi
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t .; Bracher, formerly Vice-Conrful "erman^hah^ arrived
in Ahwaz cn 85th iAarch in company with hir wife en route to
A torqueP ^ouren$o/ They left by Anglo-Iranian Jil C#, launch on 31rt March,
{2) iu Kadlec, accompanied *y hir family and reveral atten-
dantr, arrived in Ahwaz on 3#th March en r^ute for Tehrar. where
it ir understood, he will be appointed Minirter f*r CTzeeio-
ulovakia*
(3) Hie Majesty 1 r Conrul-General ±n6 Vice-Ccsncul accomranied
o-arhang JUmayuni, Officer Comiindinr, Persian ^roop 0 , to bu‘ : anfird
and Bur ban on 31 rt March for conversations relating to th - 5
disarmament of the Beni Turuf,
II • MfY-'g ^n t r of Persian Officials ,
(4) The ( overnor-General, accompanied by the head of 'he
Pin an: e departments, went to Mar j id-i~bul a iman on 25 th an/ returned
to Ahwaz on 87th M&rch*
(5) ILR.H. the ftueen Mather arrived fr®m Tehran an li~h March
and left for Khorramrhahr en route for Cairo on the follcwinf
day. H.K.H. returned by air or, 8 *th March acconoanied hyher
^ir ^er, the Deputy Zel^rhadre and the Mini r *ter r ' to Portup'a, and
Tgypt, and left for Tehran by special train on the follow’np day.
III. Ijconomic .
( 4 -inches <sf ram were, recorded in Ahwaz during - ar*h.
Althcuuh the Karun r^re twenty feet, reports so far to hr^d
inoiiote that the damage to crops has been neglig ible, he
rain has, however, Been pr<fcicely what was needed for the wheat and
barj.:y crops and in °pite of some grumbles about -ehortagt of seed
at tie ^ time 01 mowing a r s turn on the scale traditional t.
nhuz.stan is generally expected * The downward trend in prices
: 2 . i 1 !. 1 -- o: - last Ahwaz diary has been maintained
cihh icui^ies of communication foil owing on the recent rains
j'have tendea to reduoe the effects of improved crop pro upsets.
>rogrer*- tss been made in the administraticn of the
, anti-no a ramp Tsuss. Nr^casec of pro ceoutio nr have been reported and
no r-ply nas been given to the reference reported in par: S2 of
the .ast, Ab.wns diary * The forms to be used by retailer** have
stil. n#t been brought into f*rce» Lack *f action in th-'e
°phevG^ can reasonabi.y >e attributed to the Nauruz holidays lint
majt)? tuitions regarding the measures to be taken in controlling
the current crop, the harvesting of which is expected to begin
with.n a rn^nth, have net y^t *een decided: the r~®vemer*—veneral
staovsy ior e.'S^pj.Oj that he has not received any instru tions
a tc whether the Persian authorities are to acquire surpluses,
whether Undertakings f®r delivery are to be taken, or wist price
i p to paid,
IV. G ener al
(d) deavy r%in in^ the fortnight under review ha*' entirely
digrurtea cojaiiun 1 cations. The Persian telegraph lines Tehran
were out ®f action for the entire period and the*Posts rjerated
spasmodically. Ail roads with the exception of the Anduxishk
ros^ nave been impassaole fer nw-t %f the fortnight, stfirages on
ne Tehran line have been frequent, and "'ubridencss on 'he emliaii-
kmert of the Khorramrhahr railway left the line *ut of iction at
the end tf the month.
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3533
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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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