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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [284r] (568/669)
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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(Xlj A Bagndadl Jewien merchant from ff.eneran by the
name of Harmurdi has oeen in Ahwaz enquiriiig ;into the potential!
ties of iCiiizistwn for investment. Tue Governor ‘General sent
him out to hamidian. It seems probable however that Xorus
Brothers will final ' 1 y ta*te Uatudiah and Ahu Dasht over*
Professor Rinser has still not come to give an opinion on the
taking of water from the AarKhan (para 1* of Diary 6 refers).
JAW & ORDER
(12) Political Part ies ,
chose to u.
(para 24
i etter- by
It ia understood that Ivlisbah Fatemi
a^ourage~prospective members of the E^aden i Melli
Diary 7 refers), whereupon he was sent a strong
Sayid 3 ia which induced him to change his mind,
Sev
Ara
shuyinch are reported to have joined the party v
Alavi, the local representative has also been visiting Dizful
and Andimeshkp some of the Sagwand Tur Khawanin are said to b<
interested.
(15 . in Sultanabad, the Eradeh i ivieli i is trying to
establish a branch under the chairmanship of Aqa Knazai, a
landlord.
(i 4 ; The Tuden party refrained from any street
demonstration on May day, but had a gathering in their own
premises. On 3rd May a similar gathering was held to celebrate
the fall of Berlino None of the speakers departed from the
usual 1 me c
(15 j In Sul. tanabad
Teheran Head office addressed
an issue of cigarettes to its
during April, speakers from the
the party. The party arranged
members during the month.
RUSSIANS
( 16 ; Early in the month the Russian Vice Consul ^ with
his interpreter and another member of his staff visited Behbehan
and Gacn Saran. Although he had dined with the Acting Consul
General and had met the A.i.O.C* manager the previous evening,
he had made no mention of his intended visit, and he arrived in
G-ach saran quite unexpectedly. The A.I.O.C. however arranged
lunch for them, and. they returned to Behbehan for the night.
On first arrlviag/:$b.behan they had left tneir luggage with a
certain Tabatabai* nephew of the Tudeh leader in Beiibenan,
Salmi, and then went to tne Military Governor to say tney nad
nowhere to stay, but nad met Tabatabai by chance wno had offered
to nut them up and they therefore wanted a letter of introduction
to him from the Military Governor. The Military Governor
declined to give this but naturally offered his own hospitality.
This was refused. Presumably this curious comedy was played
out with the idea that it would dispel^actual identification of
themselves with the Tudeh party - improbie as it would be from
anybody except the Russians. It succeeded in giving Benoenan ^
semethiug to laugh over and did nothing to raise the Benbehanis
opinion of the Russians. The Vice Consul tried, but without
success? to see Abdullah Khan Zurghanpur; it is believed however
that he saw Khosrow.
(l?) Tne Russian Consulate has been very much^in
evidence during the week of parties, consuming an unimaginable
quantity of alcohol (tney have just acquired a taste for whisky
but see no reason for diluting it witn soda water ) 9 and being
on the best of terms with everyone.
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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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