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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [231r] (462/669)
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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(2). The Acting C«npul-General vipited Kh«r-ram-
phahr on 3rd October and returned on 4th 0 Captain r? oott
vinited Ham Hormuz and Haft Kel 12th-14th October, They both
visited Dizful 28th October.
(Z) v The Financial Counpell«r at Tehran arrived in
Ahwaz from Mapjid-i-nulaiman on 14th October and. left for
Tehran on 15th. The Acting Consul-General accompanied him to
Tehran, and returned to Ahwaz . \ T2nd.
(4) , I/t. Col. A. C. Ga Lloway who left Ahwaz as H.M.
C^npul™General lap.t March on leave, and was meanwhile popted
tc Muscat, passed through Basrah on his way to his new post.
The Acting Osnsul-General went go Basrah on 35th to discuss
various outstanding points with him and returned the follow
ing day.
(5) . The Additional Military Attache arrived in.
Ahwaz on 23rd and left for Tehran on the 34th.
(6) . Mrs. Boswell, wife of the XT ew Zealand Minister
in Moscow, and three other members of the Legation staff
passed through Ahwaz on 27th on their way north.
- P ^IA^ AI)MINISTRATI0?T
(7) . Offic ials c Miebah Paterai eventually returned to Ahwaz at
the end 'of*! this month. Ms is somewhat touchy about his l«ng
stay av/ay. Brigadier Humayuni had already returned on the
14th, and has spent the intervening time between r; usangird
and Behbehan. He has a new Chief of n iaff ~ Colonel Hushtroudi;
Coltnel Moqbelli v/ili remain in Ahwaz deputizing for the 0.0.
while he is away on the Beni Turuf operations. Col®nei Q hams
Molkara arrived on the 10th to take charge of the Gendarmerie
a clear improvement on hip predecessor. Mr.^olomtn left for
m ehran on 21st and returned on 31st, Colonel Alborz, though
0 not very mobile, has resumed work at his office.
(8) . Manehuri, Bakhshuor of Bhadigan, has been
transferred to Ham Hormuz, after two months at nhushtar,
^epah-
Kia
A deputy or lieutenant of the governor in Ottoman Iraq, with additional responsibilities as a high-ranking provincial judge.
has gone to ^hushtar as Bakhshdar; as head of the
Municipality of ATiadan he had a reputation for corruption.
He ip reported to be quarrelling with his Chief tf Police. It
has been reported that cepuran, Bakhshdar of Md.^o is to be
fjqcx transferred, and replaced by Cadr, who has served in
that post before. The A.I..O.C* rfo not wish this, since
Bepuran has been more c«."Operati\ r e than his predecessor; and
since there is no particular reapon for the change, the Governor-
General has been asked t& prevent it.
(9). In the north, Baj.jadi is due to leave his post
of Parmandar of Gulpaigan, and the assistant Farrnandar of
nultanabad, nultani, is hoping to succeed him. °he Fuladwand
family are doing their best to have Moulavizadeh, Farmandar of
Burujird, removed - the latter, in "pite of a past reputation
for corruption, seems to have been both honest and helpful in
/this post.— ..
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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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