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Coll 28/111 ‘Persia. Kermanshah – Political diaries.’ [28r] (56/751)
The record is made up of 1 file (371 folios). It was created in 22 Dec 1941-6 Mar 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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RUSSIA
- C' i U J j-AQ. U •
Air. Soldatoix, one oi the Russian Vice-Consuls here
iei’t r ermanshah on the luth May on his appointment as xiussian
Vice—(joii.su 1 at Pretoria* Two more Kussian Consular em^'loy^es
1 « • . vivea her v. ring the past nei in laolu4ing the gate
keeper ' v also a Russian^ the staXM ol tlie Consulate now totals
six us si an a; it is noteworthy that no Li*; i.ians are employed
in the Russrmi Corisulate.
14. {L'.j Hr* A* c. Coo.c, .ii.R., arrived at iverraaiishah on lay
^6th and assumes charge ox‘ his Majesty’s Consulate on the 1st
o une p Iy4-T.
s, h ) ?ri the ocoasion oi r. Vau^han-Russell * s departure
rrom Lermunshhh, the Governor-ceneral gave, on the Udth May,
a garden-party at which about 1 0 senior Military and civil
Iranian officials were present, as well as most 01 the leading
lorei^n and British residents in the town.
( c ; c v n the CUth .ay, the Iraq Consul gave a large evening
,-arty in honour of ir. and Mrs. Vaughan-Mussell. buriiig the
evening very frieiidly speeches wore exchanged by the (ioveriioi’-
Ceneral and the Iraqi and British Consuls.
1 * ■; j 1 O y-ui:. . I. . / '■ J . . .’i (A id.
(a) ais Majesty’s Consul has during pay repeatedly reminded
one Co/ornor ox nis earlier promises to organize open-air
.aaiiicipal marhets. The delay in starting these much—needed pub—
IxC markets has, it appears, been due to the inability of the
local Authorities to obtain sanction from Tehran for the
expenditure required wn order to ^.ot the scheme iato o oration,
several telegrams have oeen seat aid it is now reported that
the item in the Municipal Budget ( wnich provided xor the estab
lishment ox these markets) has at last been agreed to by the
inistry 01 Interior.
O)
organizat
duU ^ave
A concert party x muer the auspices oi tne R, g. A
ion; visited wer man shah between the u-oth and C5rd May
two shows xor the 0 itish Troops here* These were
much appreciated not only by tne local troops but also by the
nntish civilians here who were given tne opportunity of attend
ing the shows.
(c) The suriace oi the new road lnow under construction out-
siue the British Consulate) has been much improvea by the
Iranian firm or contractors , which brought two steam-rollers
to Kermanshah to lengthen the run—ways oi the local aerodrome*
ao charge was mane by tne iirm in Question ior the very useful
worn none, bespits repeated e.* Torts made by II. Consul to
urge tne municipality to tune advantage of the presence of
steam rolls!*s here to have the main street in the town properly
rolxed, the steam rollei*s left Kerman ah ah lor Tehran without
having seen used by the Municipality. ,s the Municipal Buuget
was then under consideration in Tehraii no authority coulu, it
appears, bs obtained xor the work o; the main street to be
un de r*taRen.
ft: H 0 ffiAN.RUSS"'j
British Consulate,
Kermanshah,
51st May, 1942.
H. B. M. COUStJL
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Monthly political diaries submitted by the British Consul at Kermanshah in Persia [Iran]. The diaries cover much of the Second World War and the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran. The reports cover Kermanshah Province, and include summaries of: local Persian administration; the activities of local tribes; affairs in [Persian] Kurdistan; political affairs, including the activities of the Tudeh Party of Iran and the local workers’ union; agricultural production, food supply and food shortages; economic and commercial activities; British interests; Soviet interests; British, Soviet, and to a lesser extent German propaganda activities. A small number of items of correspondence are also included in the file. Some of the reports are preceded by note sheets which contain summaries of the reports written by 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. staff.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the front of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (371 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Paragraphs within the reports are numbered, beginning with 1 for the first paragraph of each report.
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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 374; 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.
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- Coll 28/111 ‘Persia. Kermanshah – Political diaries.’
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:119v, 120ar:120av, 120r:373v, 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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