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Coll 28/111 ‘Persia. Kermanshah – Political diaries.’ [174r] (350/751)
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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now said to ia#l increasing apprehension «t the idea ot
the eventual v/ithdrawal of British forces from this area.
52. The free meal scheme organised under A.I.R.F. euspleas
came to an end on the 31st. Sell over $ f C>uu meals were
given during the first three month* of the year. The day
before $o kus, a quantity of children*© clothing, received
privately, was distributed to inmates of the ; oor l ouse
by member© of the Consulate.
33. The A.L.O., Kurdistan reports that during the quarter
ended March 31st the A. I.K.F. Dispensary at SJuu^KH trented
602 patients. The total treated since it was o >ened in
duly, 1043, was some 2,600. iK&jor Oekshott deciares that
the dlapensary has been excellent propaganda find moreover
ha© met a real need.
34. The fortnightly OR.B. lorry service, apart from
being most uaeful in the purpose for which it *** is
primarily intended, gives us m occasional opportunity of
doing a good turn to Persian aim other traveller© and so
earning goocmill. A case in point occurrea at the end of
the month wtCen a much appreciated lift to Tehran was
offered to the Director of ..ublic Health ano the Feed of
the Tunicipallty.
33. The of aaphalting the main street oi ernanehah
by the British military, which wae postponed last November
6^; until the spring (^oveiaher Diary, paragraph 36;, was begun
about the miadle of March. The preparation of th e road-
surface, or M r*dgla fc ,e , i© v>ell under way and the operations
of two lar^e steam-rollers attract crowds of loafers and
small boys. The time ibr beginning the work, several days
beiore Ruk, was neatly chosen and this pew Year gift
he© been the subject of ^uoh favourable comment over the
holidays.
36. im&? mmm P^MSYX, the ,/^AR Wife of the ex-.jhah,
passed through Kefman^ah for * Iraq and l-yria on the loth.
*%« Fetite j<e ine u was accompariled by Drincess TIHU& and
her mother.
37. Another traveller was P. Delegate of
the French Committee of gatioual liberation and Minister
to /
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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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