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Coll 28/111 ‘Persia. Kermanshah – Political diaries.’ [142r] (286/751)
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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2 / 1/1 - 2 .
A i m A » s
mi t(Tm,r iiX/wva
JteiUA&Y 19<*4.
, 3 - MAR 1544
V- J J
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With the C*m|Miim«i«it2s
of lh®
Under Secretary of Stet^
for For sign Affair*
X. On the whole an uneventful month, January haa
brought no Inportant changes in civil officialdom;
has seen the welcome arrival of senior oendarmerie
officer*; a sharp diminuendo in the local clamour
over the Majlis election*; a further easing in the
prieee of aome foodetuff* after a plentiful harvest
and, with timely and adequate fall* of anow, bright*
enin* proepecta of even better to come; and a relative
ly clean bill of health in Kemanahah itself - in all,
good reason for general satisfaction with the way*
of Providence!
2* on the first of the month Persian official* and
notables called at the Consulate in much larger
number* than usual to offer their congratulation*.
These were invariably coupled with hopes for Victory
for the Allies, of whom Persia was now one, aim
Peace in 1944.
3. The Ustandar remained in naan shah though he
had intended to go to Tehran for the opening of the
new Majlis, had this taiten place on the date first
announced. There is as little to record on the
movements of other senior civil olficials, except
for the Farmandar of Kurdistan, fAul-Adi.d hi
QXAMf, who passed through Kermanshah on the 24th -
26 th on his way to Tehran on ten days 9 leave. He
had previously infomed H.M* consul of his desire
for a change of post after the elections in
were over, and on this occasion said that he was
now ready for transfer. There are many in
who /
fk-l
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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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