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Coll 28/111 ‘Persia. Kermanshah – Political diaries.’ [‎323r] (648/751)

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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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probably *j.^x tribesmen* ’i.'he two tceafehuuaa in v.hoee areas
the thei*t occurred have been brought ixito enoanehah
by the oenuarmaris aiid released on jayioent ox a iiiie ot iviaxo
2,bj0* i'he -euiihuau in whose area the the!to
occurieu will aiau be xiiied*
UQ. It is expeeteu that the t ibal tai^ration irom tre
oa mair will ^e./in soon* lihe notorious LA u,.F section oi
the , . ;H trxoe will prooably be amon& the first to ax rive,
unu the ^ tin^ Qovernor-oenoral is consiuerint, the appoint-
nient oi a oar .a^aot at ; AHI .)A3HT to eep a watchiul eye on
theta*
P > JuX x X oxi o s
fcl. The month unuer review has seen no polxticax activity
oi any t ,reat sionixicunce in Xer laashah, iianiadan or ther
provincial towno* ppoatwFa at Tuaeh iieetin^s continue to
uiiate on uhe well-worn theiaes of the oociai evils ox ersia
axiU t u ^rantin^ of an oil conceosion to the Russi.ans, th^u^h
it is ox course made to appear that such a concession is au-
vocaoeo. ui i ationul intereot hot out of suy sympathy:
for the KUosians. A moi.iber of the Tudeh cluimb that there
are now 5,bU0 members in the .ermauahah branch (presu;watoly
including the subsidiary branches) of the Tarty ana the
^abwur Union t jt tih a axye- i- ar t arau ,* ecent speeches have
also reierroa to demonstrations in taHAKH, /vAwdAV/tR, dlSITUA
ana bU o ; iUH v c*i. . ebruary jiary, para. 19).
A mail named HA * a st dent of the ^bri-
cultural ochool in Tehran, arrived here recexitly on a tour
oi inspection* in a turbulent speech he foreshadowed a Tuueh
revolution bac .ea up by *>,000 stuaents who, he said, haa
t aaertaken to s&xiie power as soon as they stai'ted the^r
career in the 01110 ©^* school.
Sb* n inc aent which creates some stir locally
uC cur re a on March both when ajor XA Xi,, Mnd in coraTiaria oX
the Kerman shah dice, was publicly insulted by DC-wLAT SHaHI,
a leaning Tvdeh li^ht here, ana finally ejected by force
when he lookea in at one oi their meetings* ^he aliair has
oean referred to the Justice department who have been as ea
to take the necessary le^al steps to sareguard the majesty
of the >aw.
kS4. n arch snd a large meeting oi the oabour Union
was* he .u, with an orchestra in at euuancc* Speeches were
uue about the rights 01 the laoourers and their importance
in the country t.day• The ieats oi the :ed were also
rexerred to wi ih admiration*
go* nqa one oi the iour ajlxs gCpUties ior
. r a ,shah, ai‘i* 4 .vea here on arch slat a.ta was still hex*e
at the enu 01 the month, probably pr»-parxn to the ground lor
hie re—election at the euu ox the present tenia in the last
election he poli^a ox*© votes than awy oi his riv- is*
. report was recelveu Umt fI iiA T 3AT>diAX
sent a cex’ta^n or* 1 .ijvHX to * er.uanshah and , Ik— 1 — ^XRi i
to organise local oranch-s oi the >eyia* s party* The ^oct^r
was advised that the moment was not o port ne for , ai’ty striie
but that he aho lu wait till the end 01 the war in Surope
when the political situation in Xrai would be larixiea. t
is statea that he accepted this aaVj.ce ana went a. ay a^ain
without accomplishing his purpose.
27* it is stated that several ha ;less pilgrims counu
ior the Holy laces in ira<i February oiary, para. 3i) were
turned bacn at the xront er because they were alleged to be
members oi the Tudeh party.
AQRXC a. *

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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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