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Coll 28/111 ‘Persia. Kermanshah – Political diaries.’ [54r] (108/751)
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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OUTWARD TELEGRAM
[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should be
E 6925/57/54
[Cypher]
DEPARTMENTAL No. 2
FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO TEHRAN.
No. 1568
2nd December, 1942
D. 6.05 p.m. 2nd December, 1942
3.a8la Q. • 3. • 0. o St • 8.
Kermanshah Diary for October suggests that if famine is to
be avoided in this important town both the Governor-General and
the Governor should be dismissed and replaced by officials who
will attempt to deal effectively with hoarders and food profiteers.
Reinstatement of Colonel Farroufch as Chief of Gendarmerie might
also help matters.
2. If you agree, please discuss with Sheridan and urge
Prime Minister to take immediate action. You could remind him
that Persian Government cannot expect us to fulfil our obligations
under the Wheat Declaration unless they also fulfil theirs.
5. In addition to their general incompetence^and corruption,
following more specific charges can be brought against these two
officials:-
(a) Failure to carry out Anti-Hoarding Law by releasing
without enquiry most of the landlords arrested for hoarding;
(b) Failure to provide bread for workers at the Refinery, an
important war interest.
(OTP)
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (371 folios)
- Arrangement
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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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