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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [159r] (318/669)
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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CONFIDENTIAL
AHWAZ DiAHY
15th to 31pt December 1945
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I. Movements of British ^fficial^ , - | 944 Unger
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(lj H.M, Consul-General visited Abadan on the 20th and
Khorramshahr on the 21 st.
(• , Mr. dwell button of the Public Relations Bureau,
Tehran, visited Ahwaz on the 21st.
(3) Mr, FIinn, Regional Publicity Officer, Abadan and
Khorramshahr, visited Ahwaz on the 28th, He returned to
Abadan the next day.
II. Persian Officials .
(4) Aghai Nafisi, Director General of the Railway,
visited Ahwaz during the third week of December on a tour
of inspection.
(5) It is reported that the Governor-General, who moved
into a Railway Bungalow without the authority of the Railway
Administration, has received permission to occupy the house
on a monthly rental of 6000/- rials.
III. Economic .
( 6 ) The price of meat has risen and up to 50 rials a kilo
are sometimes now paid. The Governor-General is either unwilling
or unable to take satisfactory steps in the natter,
(?) It is to be hoped that the Pishkar-i-Malieh when
he gets Price stabilisation powers will be able to bring down
prices, Flocks are in abundance in the province,
( 8 ) A sg^nll quantity of cigarettes are on sale at
Government price.
(9) Local Indian merchants visited H.M.Consul—General to
discuss civil matters.
IV. Kargaran Activiti es„
(10) The leader of this party visited Behbahan during the
period under report and held a public meeting in the square* He
spoke against Aghai eultani the Majlis Deputy for Behbahan. His
speech was not w^ll received.
V. Agricultural & Irrigation .
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(±1) Rains have been plentiful and timely in the Ram Hormuz,
°hushtar and Ahwaz district^ with the result tha + both Persians
and Arabs have °own large agx areas.
(12) Work was due to start on the n hushtar Irrigation oroject
but it understood that it is held uo temporarily for lack of
cement.
VI. Tribal
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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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