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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [249r] (498/669)
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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LAV/. & UKDEK.
(14^ «
one result
vers of the
AIOC with a
The Workers Union have been more active recently
of \vhich has been tne defiance by the droshke dri - •
droshke
request
cancellation
concession* ^his growth of activity has naturally
been generally ascribed to the arrival of the new Inii
Consul,
owners. The Union has approached the
to give employment to its members; at the
same time a public speech v;as made demanding*the
of the D ’
circy
issian
•S 15 /* .. It is reported that Talahati is causing anxiety
in Burujird on account of his Tudeh activities. It V' r ill b^
remembered that he was exiled to Purujird from Abadan at
British request %
RUUCIAInio.
_ he ne^y Russian ','onsul, Alexander ilirochine
has arrived to take up his duties. He is understood■to have
come straight from Moscow, A little man with a rather mod
erate command of English, he has caused suspicion bv the larg«
numbers of direct questions he asks ever^Ju This*'howeve- •
may merely be an attempt on hi
strange country,
PUBLIC RERATIO b.
part to find his feet in totally
(17;.
for ladies c
education, 1 o more has been heard of
out by the G-overnment of India who ha
the autumn,
MI bCLLLiUs jOU b,
An effort was made to start an English olas..
t transpired that there was no demand for feminine
the teacher to be sen 1 ;
now been Awaited since
( 18 / < _ A report came in early in the month of a
having crashed in the Bandar ..^ashur area, two persons b
killed and one lying delirious in an outlying village,
Persian Army are investigating but no confirmation'has
received, cuid it would 1®ok as if it were another wild
T R I B
plane
inr
The
be^n
s t o :*y *
A L,
^_ A.ajeO, flew to see Uorteza /uli Khan at Iseh
on . General Humayuni had returned from seeing him the
eroyi®us day^. Morteza made the following points, (a) he
ann ^ ^o;\rmament of the Bahmui, to which he would contribute
tofangchis (to be paid by the Government), and the-G-overn-
i r l 1 nT l ^ 4 i Rat ?v^ 1 u nb of perisltin Military, Humayuni considers this
unlikely, (b) he wanted Government shoos opened at Haft Rol,
iff 1 b Jid- 1 -ou 1 aiman and shusntar at which tribesmen could sell
tneir grain and buy rationed commodities, (c) he proposed the
setuing up of Gendarmerie posts in which the Persian'Gendarmerie
should provide officers qnd sergeants, the other ranks being
Baahtiari tofangchis paid and equipp'd by the Central Govern-
men,. Captain ‘Ardalan has gone to the area to se- about re
cruiting, _ Operational control will be exercised by Morteza
nrough his representative; (^J he has appoii ted Ali Khar. Khalili
of Izeh and »ianeki (actually a much better
onoice than the Government choice, Uavabi, whom worteza refuses
rL G 2u blQer} * he r0( iussts educational and health facilities
ar sa. He states his inteiition of going to Carbela if
operations agaiiist the Bahmai are not undertaken.
(2; t (^ashoai*
the 13th"
Lasir i^han Qashqai left the area for Kazcrun
on
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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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