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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [102r] (204/669)
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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(1) Kig Majepty’s Consul-General, accompanied by Mr. Vice-
Consul Hermann, left Ahwaz for Rultanabad on ora uaxy.
(q) Mr. Go Owen, formerly attached to the Britisn Ambassy,
Cairo, arrived in Ahwaz on 14th July on his uO *
appointment under the British Council in lehr*an„
IX » Movem ent s of Persian Of fici al .so
(g) narhang Humayuni, Officer Comraanding the iuhn
(Khusistan) Division, left by read for Tehran on .• <.!aly*
( 4 ) Aghai Hajm, Iranian Ambassador at ICahui, arr/xvoa in
Ahwaz on route for India and Afghanistan on 4 t;& Juxj, S 2 n> j.eft
by train for Xhorr^iLghahr on the same evening. As special
arrangements had tcftvriade for his journey and none of toe a.oc^j..
Iranian authorities knew that he was coming, tne warni,:g ii
by the British authorities in Tehran to His Majesty's Consulate-
General proved very useful,,
( 5 ) on the 10th July the Governor-General went to Abadan,
where he has several acquaintances of long standing among -n-e
management of the Anglo— Iranian Oil Co., and reourn^d l-
on *13th July, travelling by plane both ways.,.
(6) Aghai Nafisi, Director-General of Grain Collection,
‘left Ahwaz by road for Tehran on 15th July.
• , Bar hang. Purastegar, Officer Commanding Gejndaimarie*,
isited Luristan during the second week or the month.
S' rry
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III. Be cm oil ic .
{Q) Aghai Nafisi reports that 5000^tons of grain lave now
been delivered against undertakings for 14000 tons.
( 9 ) All the reports from the Arab Khalisejat indicate that
the undertakings from these areas were extorted witnoufc regard
tc sowing, yields or surpluses. Prom the- Ahwaz area OiU^ ’ ^
eighth of the amount of grain for which undertakings were gi ^en
has so far been surrendered.
(10) On 4th July government control over the sale of^bread
in Ahwaz town was reestabiishedo Tne Finance Departmeno
15 tons of grain at Kials 3 per kilo to the bakers who v.ure oc
sell bread at the same price and get an honest profit ct
something over 35%. The temptation to adulterate and. arm
grain bought at Rials 3000 per ton while Government war buying
outside at Rials 4000 proved overwhelming and the breaxi on
first day of issue was on the whole short m quanti ty tiv.x _
in quality. A hurried meeting of the prominent hoarders vx -ae
town was summoned on the same day at whicn it was apparera,x t .- ^
proposed to fomdnt riots and put an end to the scheme -O-^ n wi
more moderate counsels pi'evailed and the merchants cox.it/en
tliemselves with sending a telegram to fne majiis prote/ri Aug ^■
the unjustifiable attack on their profits.
( 11 )
On the following day, it was realised that the cheap
/bread v .
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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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