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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [92r] (184/669)
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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incuTGUn, wap ^exciting influence ®n the Arahp, an^ hi« ^
cantinuei prepence in Ahwaz wap a threat to the peace of
Ithuzietan* ^ayed Ip pa ip a well-connected Iraqi,* and while
hip p#Piti»n ap a religioup leader inevitably male him t*
pome extent the interpreter of the more reppecta1s)le Aral*
appirationp, n# al^.i<jd organipati-sn appearp to have any
evidence ,-hat hs e/'er t®ok part in puajprpive activitiep
againet the Perpiar. government. The Comrnipsigner P®iice
rep*rtp tr.at he drew the Gisvern*r-General' s attention to
the fact that acc^riing to the inptructi*np of the Ministry
of the In^eri*r, ^ayed Ipsa should only have l«een externel
a A ter^he had lieen given and refused the opportunity to re
turn o* Iraq. The Governor-General ip reported to have in
sisted that he should 'oe pent to Burn.jird and repatriated
via Kerman shah on the grounds that if he re turned via
Khorrampnahr, hip repatriation woull thought to l^e the
work of the British-.
The ?eni Tu.ruf, whr have apparently been following
Voth Arab affairs elsewhere in the district and the
"Bakhtiari 1 ' situation closely* have h?en quietly surrender
ing rifles during the f®rtn 3 .ght and throe days "before the
en* ®f the rrcnth had surrendered a total of 5 f> 0 .
The Director of Finance reports that tw# members
th« «?*viet Cc.Ui'Oulate staff, accompanied by Aghai Jazil,
Municipal ITigineifr, called #n him 22nd May to en-
Cni'y.ra . 1 . l J-l- , rtyynoT T r\ x-P IT ^ ^ , .. -p\ . J J.
(Sgi.) A, WOOLLER
Acting Consul-General-. 0
Aiwa z
2rA June 1543
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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)
- Arrangement
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.’
- Pages
- 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