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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [201r] (402/669)
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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T albi Garmpip1. • . ’
(9) The chief of thin tribe, Mohammad Hunin Zarghami,
appears now to be considering the severance of his relations
with Abdullah Khan. Zarghampur. He is now in Behbehan, where
^ he is a guest of Musavi, Rais-ut-Tujjar. It is to be hoped
that he too will join the anti-Abdullah 'jx® bloc,
.0- GUiy TRIBKfl . • ‘
.(10) Reference para 8 of Diary No.10* * Mohammad All
*. Liravi in now in Behbehan,
' LURI ^TAl^ TRI
(11) Reference para 9 of Diary No. 10, The fraud between
Ali Mohammad Khan Ghazanfari of Dilfan and Amanullah Khan
Ghazanfari of Tarhan threatened to cause a breach of the
j'peace* In.the middle of the month Amanullah complained to the
'*• Persian military authorities in Khorrarnabad that seme of
Ali Mohammad’s followers had come to Tarhan and collected adherents
in order to attack Amanullah*s village of Kuh-i-Dasht. A
company of infantry''under Major Khakpur wag'accordingly sent
there. Khakpur interviewed the adherents of Ali Mohammed
Khan, who disclaimed any intention of attacking Amanullah;
they had, they said, only complained against him and wanted
him removed. Khakpur reported accordingly .to Brigadier
G-ul shay an in Khorramabad. On the 84th July he reported that
Amanullah wag'about to attack Ali Mohammad’s adherents.
This news caused Brigadier Gulshayan to -send out another •
• company of infantry with his own second-in-command, Colonel •
Navisi, to find out what w f as happening. Navisi reported that •.
the previous reports of impending hostilities were false,
but that both sides had collected followers. On the 25th
Gulphayan sent an emissary to Dilfan to bring Ali Mohammad
to Khorramabad. Plhuja, member of• the Majlis for Khorramabad,
was staying with Ali Mohammad and helped to perguad'C him to.
obey in the teeth of the opposition of some of his relatives,
• Meanwhile the Ministry of the .Interior had telegraphed tc . . '
Ali Mohammad through the Governor of.Khorramabad ordering
• him to come to Tehran for discussions.' Bo far this summons,
which arrjfived a fortnight ago, has not been obeyed. > The
.Governor is reliably reported to have accepted a bribe in
return for not pressing the met+er’until'a*further bribe can
reach Tehran and get the orders cancelled. Amanullah Khan
.has algo arrived In Khorramabad. The termination of this
feud,‘or the removal of one or both of the rivals is important
to the security of Lurigtan,- for the other tribes have taken
(•sides, Ali Mohammad’s adherents are thought to be the stronger
as they include, in addition to the Dilfan communities, the
Bairanvand, the majority of the Judeki, and some of the Papi, * *
sagvand and Tarhan tribes. Minority parties of the Bagvand,
Papi and Tarhan, as well as the "wicked Mirs" of "aimarreh in
Pusht-i-Kuh support Amanullah, who also has the sympathy of
Abdul Hussain Khan Abuh&dereh in the Kermanshah district, Ali
Mohammad belongs to the former ruling branch of the family
of the ex-V&li of Pigh-i-Kuh, while Aina nullah in a member of
the-junior branch. Ali Mohammad was, however, fo&lish enough
to.rebel against the Persian Government during Reza Ghah’s
reign and was removed to Tehran, while Amanullah assisted the
Government.and was made Bakhshdar of Tarhan. During the.time
he was there he took possession of property sequestrated from .
Ali Mohammad• Last year General Ahmad.1, Minister of War,
decided to let All Mohammad return to Luristan and he wag- made
Bakhphdar of Dilfan, next door to Tarhan. ^ince then he has *
• endeavoured to recover his lost property and position and oust
Amanullah, whom he regards as a usurper. The Persian authorities
/in . ‘ *
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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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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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