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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [152r] (304/669)
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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November in celebration of the Anniversary of the Revolution,
The reception was attended by senior Persian officials and
leading merchants, H.M 0 Consul-General and Vice-Consul, and
representatives of the British Forces,
(27) The Russian Consul has been trying for the last twelve
nt^ths to obtain from the Persian authorities a list of
foreigners resident in Khuzistan, The Chief of Police, who
was the first to be approached, very properly referred the
request to the Governor-General who some months later referred
the request to Tehran. The Director of the Municipality has
now been approached with the same request. The objection of
the request is not known an’d the Municipality is certainly
unlikely to possess any such information relating to foreigners
outside Ahwaz town.
(28) The Russians are displaying the same interest in educa
tion in Ahwaz as they showed at eusangird in September, (see para
38 of the diary for the second half of September.) The Director
Diof Education has received a written questionnaire about the number
of pupils, education standards, the languages taught, the pay of
teachers and the supply of text-books.
(29) A joint ^oviet-American celebration of the despatch of
the sixty thousand lease-lend truck to Russia was held at Andimeshk
on the night of 5th November and was followed on the morning of
6 th November by a parade of troops* The Russian Consul,
representatives of the Persian government, the British m . 1itcry'
! authorities and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. were invited but no
; member of this Consulate-General.
sgd. A.C. GALLOWAY.
H* M, CONSUL-GENERAL
Ahwaz, 17th November 1943.
DISTRIBUTION
His Majesty’s Minister Tehran
His Majesty’s principal secretary of
state for Foreign Affairs F.O. London
secretary to the Government of India,
External Affairs Department, New Delhi,
The General staff Branch (M.1,3)
Army Headquarters, New Delhi
The Hon’ble the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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His Majesty’s Consul, Kerrnanshah
His Majesty’s Consul, shiraz
His Majesty’s Consul, Isfahan
His Majesty’s Consul,' Khorramshahr
Minister of state, Cairo
Baghadad.
C.I.C«I ♦ Persian subcentre, Tehran
senior Naval Officer
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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A* L* 0., Ahwaz.
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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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- 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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