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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [329r] (658/669)
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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been reported. dne Ooveriior o-enerul lost a portfolio from
txie lu^^ape racK of tue coiiipurtmeiit in vmcn ne was travelling
to fenran.
private papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
for tne unief of Police, An^/az,
were stolen from tne pocket of a traveller on the train
r'fore ne reached Auwas. fne Major in charge of tne Railway
police, Aiiiovi, attributes a ( „ood deal of tins to Caucasian
refugees and emigre's from tne hortn. fnere xs no doubt tnat
a good many filter loohing people nave recently begun to enter
Knuzistan from tne nortu. Some of tnem i A o doubt are fleeing
from tne ,, Democrats ,, of Asarbaijan: and there are a few
pilgrims for Ira^, as t)ie isaue of passports to such ^j .! 1 gr 1 ms
xias now been sanctioned rwioe riore.
K**) Tue T .ars romiu Burujirn seen also to have been,
arfecteu by t ie crme wave, for the Burujird newspaper, Raz,
under uate November 4th., re. orts increased cattle-stealing
in tne vicinity of tnat wov/n.
LURXS'f An.
(S5; fne Tehran newspaper Jttila’at of tne l5tn
November reports the oubmisai^n to tne military of a bad
character named Gimlum Rezu son of All Reza. he had been
leading a gang of thieves and roughs. His uncle Hunammad
hussem was also making his peace with the military, tnus
bringing to an end a tiresome outbreak of insecurity in the
Tarnan district of Luristan.
/
(26; Ano tiier paper reports a fight between tribesmen
of tne Sagwand and tne Said All Bairanwand tribes near
Khorpamabad, 0 n their way to tne winter grazing grouiids:
tnree persons were Killed.
ARABS >
(27; llrs. Ciiassib called again ca iJovember 13th. She
seemeu to despair of Over getting any remits, still less any
satisfaction, from the negotiations now going on in Tehran.
Meanwhile Sheika Abdullah nae continued t 0 indulge in his
Ureams of attacKiiig tiie Persians and making for uinself an
independent Khuzistau, guaranteed of course by us. he
produces a power of attorney from his half-brother Cnassib,
but omits to call attention to t^c fact that it is dated
July 194^. as ne possesses no money and few followers nis
astivitftec are not likely to resu.lt m success, but the Persian
autner^ties realiae, es ougnt to realise, that if*ne tried
out nis crazy scneme he would cause a great deal of trouble.
Prom various local reports it appears that as usual tne legal
question in Tehran nas reeolveu itself into a personal feud
between tv/o rival lawyers, Ahmad gnariatzadeh and 2la ud Din
NiHUDaty as the termer's brother succeeded in oustjui^ tne
latter r s xacnsr-iii-law from aei.^ elected as a deputy for Amul.
An go the settlement of tne lo v Sheiim's affairs drags on,
and tne few dozen heirs and relations continue to walk about
m smart clotnas living apparently on notning.
PUBTIC xET .iT T^dR.
. Motx i, who loo^s after our Reading Room a'
DizfuI, reports tnat nix reauxiig-room is more popular
lu usee, to be: ■■.& many as 7Six people are Sci^d to have
it iii tne moxitii of November.
tu an
visited
VISITORS.
J ) Ph. Runba el Masri, an attacne of tne Egyptian
legation tit lioscow, amveu iron C-iro o.. tne AAud November
cma lent for Ten run on me following day’s tram.
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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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