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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [81r] (162/669)
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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VI.. iirabr.
(14) Th° arrival of the Persian aircraft for the operation*?
against the Beni Turuf reported in para 31 of the. li'-'t iihvv'az J
diary wa." Teae/ed on a mir^taternent made by the Officer
Commanding Perrian Troopr. The three aircraft actually arrived
cn £;4th March and on the following day dropped leaflet^ on
the Beni Turuf preferring the l*ert intentionr toward^ the
tribe and calling on all perron'" in illegal po^rerricn of armr to
rurrender them within reven day^. During the period of the
ultimatum both rider undertook rtrenutur lobbying, the Persian
military authoritier reprerenting the °heikhr a° a ^ang of
para^iter who kept in check by organi°ed terrorism i. half-
rtaryed pea~antyy that war only too anxiour to be -Treed by the
Persian authorities from their oppressor-,and the rfeikhr
alleging that the Per-sian forcer merely wished to licuidate
a body of rtrongly pro-Britirh opinion and reertabli : h a regime
r.f ®pprerrion and corruption. ;iir Majesty’r Gon^ul-General"
was pp e rent at the convercationr between the Beni T.iruf and
ihe officer Commanding Perrian Troops on 31st liarch and v^hile
_t was c ] ear that the procerr of handing in armr wa'* likely
io ce ar length\y ar it had been in the ilianab and complicated
further by the shei^g’ ’'interference'' v/ith the land s e ttlementr
m&de under the old regime, both si^go v/irhed to avoid conflict and
& reaceubie, if not a sp ee dy r 0 lution reemed well ir. sight.
j^'or
bgd. A. WOOLLER •
H. ii» CONL Uij-GEMElAij,
Brltirh Conruj..-..te-General,
Ahv/az.
erd April 1943,
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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
- Title
- Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:234v, 236r:333v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence