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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [312r] (624/669)
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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has ‘been + ol& + ha+ he always has our support, out otie^her tha +
will he very effective in the new Persia as far as he is
concerned remains to he seen*
(9). ARABS ,
Sheikh Abdul Hassan "Shaykh-ul-iJ.aoh
an old rival of the la^e Sheikh ^Diaz'al, called at
sulate-General on the 24th September. He belongs
Ka'ab Arabs of Shadegan and asked for help in conn
local security, which he reported to he had. He r
that representations should he made t 0 the gendarm
the Co ri-
to the
exion with
equested '
erieo
PERSIAN ARAIY,
(10 ) 0 Colo Luftfullah Afshar-Oghlou arrived on the
3#th September and called the following day. He seems o
husiness-like officer, without any political frills, thongh he
has deep schemes for dividing the tribes by subtle manoeuvres
'■until the Governm.ent takes the decision to disarm all th^
tribes by a comprehensive operation,
He
one of the
proteges of the present chief of the General Staff, uenecai
Arfat most of hie service has been outside of Tehran, r.s
the end of his name implies he is of Turkish extraction.
He proposes to stand no nonsense from the Tudeh party ani is
prepared if necessary to close its premises by dorce. He
also h®pes to et-npose the •Id fued between the Hayat Davudis
and Muhammad Ali Liravi, both of whom he knows well, Ai for
Dasht-i-Mishmn he seemed to hold the opinion ^hat fhere Had
been a great deal of bribe-taking among the officers who
dealt with that area in the past.
TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
(n). Mystery still surrounds the raids by Bahrcai and
Tayyibis round Izeh, Morteza Quli Tr han has sent a very
strongly worded reply to Brigadier Humayuni alleging that ^t
was all the latter' s fault, Hov/uver, the latter has new
left and we shall see what +he new Commander does, Prantic
telegrams occasionally reach Ahwaz from the head of the
Census department at Izeh, but the Ahwaz divisional staff
look upon him as slightly crazy. It is remarkable that
messengers wh&cBb the staff say they have been sending tc
get first-hand information never seem to bring anything
back©
(12) © One unfortunate consequence of all this is
the closing of the direct road from Ahwaz to Isfahan via the
Bakhtiari country© Same members of + he A. 1,0.0, who wished
to spend some days of their leave on that journey were for-bi
dden to go via Is eh: and when J -hey asked whether they could
go by the more northerly road called the ■Rah-i-Munar” Morteza
Quli Khan said that was unsafe + cce Cel© Afshar-Oghlcu
attributes the latter x jr *hibition to the fact that several of
the leading Bakhtiaris are now dissatisfied with Molteza ^uli
Khan, who therefore fears + hat if travellers cross to Isiahan
those enemies of his might purposely attack them in order to
get iiorteza Quli Khan into trouble©
(13) © Muz af far Khan Arysri, chief of + he Bo in Aimed
Garmsir, visited Ahwaz and *he Consul-General on the 24
Geptember® It was a relief to find that he did no 4 *; for crce 7
want us to settle his family quarrel with his own nephew: he
merely wanted help in getting his rations of sugar and ~ea.
On the quality of those two foodstuffs he had very definite
views: he did not want any brown sugar, nor a y Persia.! tea:
only the best white sugar and unblended foreign tea will do
/for the
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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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