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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [256r] (512/669)
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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Fop per iod 1st - 15t h i^hrug 5
Br itis h Of ficial s 1 c> , 1 r. ’ r . >r <
A / ifol S45 ,^n i m iaij -
Vl; Captain Bcott visited QUltanahad, Buruiird and
Dorud 6th - 10th,
(^) l 1 ho Acting Consul-General visited Masjid-i-buleiman
Aqili and Ah hid ICth - 15th,
( 3 ) Lt, Col. Graham formerly of P.R.B, ^ehran spent
the night of 8th in Ahwaz on his way to Cairo, ^
Persian A dmini stration A/i\ ***'*' Kv \
/ \ L j
V 4 ) -he Governor-General to Behhehan or/6th and * Oi*t)
returned on 8th (see para 26 of Diary 2), After much chooping * y
and changinf he v/as finally accompanied hy Colonel ohams ivlolk
Ara and Aoosavi Hais-i-?uj jar of Behhehan. (Bushiri was uriahle
to go on account of illness) , He is believed to have sent
guarantees oi good faith to Abdullah Khan Zarghampur. He also
visited Khorramshahr,
(^) _ he Acting iiinister o^ heads and Communications
arrived in Ahwaz on 11th with other officials to complete the
formalities of the handing over to the Persian authorities of
the port of Bandar Shapur a.H the ^ R ii wa y ii 2ie + Q Ahwaz,
( 6 )
oepehrnia Inspector of the Ministry of the Interior
and formerly Hukumat of bhadigan arrived in Ahvaz on 8th*
loft lor ohushtar o^i lltn on a touT* of ir.suection, hut since
he is the father of the Bakhshdar there (see -oaras 5 of Diarv
2 and 8 of Diary 14 1944), it is improbable that th~ result
will be anything but a travesty,
A
( l ^) _Iitapyy_Com:nissioi,, uiider Jjt, Col. Xiani, has arrived
to inspect the garrisiOi. at Behbehai . Colonel Ataour is still
m Ahwaz.
^8) Ceridarmfu^i^• Coloj el ohams Hoik Ara retur. ed from Tehran on
ord; He states that the officer who was giving trouble in Ali
Gudarz (see para 32 of Diary 2) has now been removed,
,/f—— f g ijnel AXborz complaints that for four tbs
has been received for the feeding and clothing of the
occupants of ohe prison. ;Ie is also very upset by a cut in his
ouH+1^^rength from 315 to 27C; actually he has for dome tim-
short by some bO men, being unable to secure volunteers, bat
tL /°? lrig i. W1 f thR increase in unemployment, to ..sake ap
tnos> oixty, lor whom he had a budget allotment.
D D/ 0 ^ ,aiU1 ? wont tc Abadan on 14th. -ho Govermor-
out /bran n °°' J llth b;/ " ^an that plague had broken
f f 4 * . At aib request the Consulate obtained d-teils
irom DoA.P.ii. Amara, who states the out break is i ; ot serious,
/l) Burajird -he electric supply of the town seems now to be
ytablrshod, although a few spar" parts for the engines ere
t//n/ qU iZ d - T hR ? ompaijy altjJ baa acquired a turbine, bat
<u.n,t be put into use until the necessary cable is evailsWLe.
Economic.
war\-^ , f' ric ^ b contii.ue to fall samwhat, in part due to thio
J >nore particularly with the prospects of the good
/harvest
I ShmAiUm I'w
Jii
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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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