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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [84r] (168/669)
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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Movement «f British and Alli e d Qffici a Is.
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• ^ (1) Hr. Vice-Consul Y/®eller spent the wh®le f©rtnjght with the
exception @f #ne night in Ahwaz, in assessing crops in the neigh-
^ourho®A of 9hushtar ? Jarrahi, Ram Hormuz and lehhehan and i«
expected hack ®n 3rd May.
(2) Capt.Veiling reperted for duty as C t .L.O, on 24th April and
proceeded to j@in Mr.Y/ooller at Ram Hormuz on 25th April.
(3) Major Chauncey His Majesty" s Consul at Kh®rram6ha.hr- ; accom
panied hy Mrs«Chauncey and child passed through Ahwaz on 20th April
route f®r Tehran and reached Ahv/az on the return journey «n
30th April.
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(4) C®loPettit Commander of the American P^rcefr-HI' the Gulf
/during carried out a teur to Narth Persia/under report*»
the period
(5) Majer Parish H.I5.R.C, representative arrived in Ahwan recent
ly and called en H.M. Consul-General to consult regarding the poli
cy to adapt in respect ©f the movement of essential ©tores ty mil
from Ahwaz, t® the North. When Major Parish receives written autho
rity from Dr.Mtllspaugh to act, it is proposed to seek to ^et up
a Committee including Persian Officials and merchants to iecide
Gn priorities, receive applications, etc.
II Movem ent of Per sia n Officia ls.
(6) Coi.Humayuni has travelled several times "between Ahwiz and
Rud-I-Sard in connection with the Bakhtiari situation.
Ill Kcc-nom lc.
(7) The barley harvesting i^ continuing and a little wlmt has
been reaped but the greater part is not yet, owing to the unusually
cool weather, quite fit for cutting, a commission from Teh:-an under
Agha Naftsi is expected here shortly to investigate local condi
tions with a view to the control of this year’s grain crop, and it
is hoped the Commission will have full power to decide on a policy.
(8) Meanwhile a good idea cf the amount of grain sown, "he ex
pected yield and Cultivators’ and landlords’ shares is being «T»-
tained by the staff of the Consulate-General by personal inspec
tion of the more important areas 0 The conditions in Khuzis'an ap
pear to be different from those prevailing elsewhere in Iran, and
it seems unlikely that in this province; the total landloris gross
shares will exceed ene eighth of the total yield.
(9) The wholesale price of wheat is about Rls. 10,000 pe.* 1 tsn*
prices as a whole shew no real signs of fallingc Local rice is
slightly l©wer and sugar is quoted at Rls.SS per kilo but is
Usually unobtainable.
(1®) An attempt has been made to solve the problem of the
stock ®f dates held here by merchants and which was begir
deteriorate in the heat, by the allotment by the Governor G
of the whole non-Go-vernment qu&ta of wagon space to the loc
Chamber of Commerce for the present. The latter t® arrange
ties among merchants*
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priori*
IVOgasyrai 2S MAY1943 I
(11) The total number of typhus^pasep' which have been rope
rted
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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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