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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [130r] (260/669)
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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A H W A 2 DIARY
15th to 30th September 1943.
I. Movements of British Officials*
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(1) H.M. Consul-General toured to KHTJMEIN, GULPAIGA^
and KHON^AK during the period under report.
(2) Mr. G. Davies, British Pro-Consul in Basra, arrived
from Tehran on 19th September and left for Basra the same evening.
tB. Movements of Persian Officials .
(3) ^epahbod Ahmedi, the Minister of War, accompanied by
sarhang Ghams, Officer Cormnanding Gendarmerie Isfahan, arrived in
Behbahan by plane on 26th September. The General came on to
Ahwaz on the following day and-left for Abadan on 28th September
where he stayed the night before returning to Tehran.
(4) Colonel Alborz, Commissioner of Police for Khuzistan,
returned from his leave in Tehran on 22nd September. He paid
a brief visit to Dizful at the end of month to report on
progress with the elections.
(4a) Raid Asadullah Be^harat left for Tehran after making
over charge to Aghai Jamil Sand Irani who i<* styled Temporary
Acting Director, Routher Division Iranian Rtate Kailway.
(5) Rarhang Humayuni, Officer Commanding 10th (Khuzistan)
Division spent most of the fortnight in Behbahan and left with
Repahbod Ahmedi’s party for Khurramabad.
( 6 ) Reyyed Zia passed through Rultanabad and stayed one
night. To a-rich landlord, Khak Baz, whom I asked to visit
him, he stated that his policy was that of benevolent dicta
torship. A mistake had been made over Reza Rhah which would have
to be put right. He thought that the rich should be allowed to
keep their riches but that a more even distribution should be
aimed at and that the peasants lot should be les^ hard, he
wap not in favour of any form of Bolshevism, mild or otherwise.
He thought that Persian^ should wear a distinctive national
head-dress and should revert to their old time hats one of
which,he pointed out, he wore when he left Tehran and that
he still wore one on his return from exile.
Prominent amongst the 24 odd persons who came from
Tehran to meet him were - ^artip Qarib (iiateen ul Mu Ik),
Rarhang Atimad, Hussein Qalili, ^arhang Qazirn Khan, Muzz afar
Furuz.
Reyyed Zia’p arrival in 'mltanabad was heralded by
/ 2 an issue ol^anti-Rhah pamphlets.
III. General
(7) The Commissioner of police Ahwaz appears to have been
very pleased with the promises made to him in Tehran and parti
cularly by the ,, sanctioning ,> of the 50% hard-living allowance.
Against this, his power lias been further curtailed by orders
placing the police establishments at Masjid-i-^ulaiman and Kaft
Kel under the new Military Governor of Abadan. The Governor-
General, it is understood, has protested vigourously against
this curtailment of his authority.
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(e) The only apparent result of protests from the Cfiicer
Commanding Gendarmerie about the weakness and inadequancy of his
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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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