Coll 28/18 ‘Persia; Diaries; Meshed intelligence Summaries 1931–’

Content

Printed and typewritten fortnightly intelligence reports, submitted by staff at the British Consulate at Meshed [Mashhad]. Reports dated up to June 1931 were submitted by the British Military Attaché at Meshed (Major Leo Steveni). Reports after June 1931 were submitted by the Secretary to the British Consul at Meshed (Major Lancelot George Werge Hamber; Major Richard Henry Stevens).

The reports are organised into three geographic regions: 1) Khorasan province in Persia [Iran] (including Meshed); 2) Herat province in Afghanistan; and 3) the ‘Central Asian Republics’ (corresponding to present-day Turkmenistan, as well as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan). Each report is further arranged under miscellaneous subject headings that include:

• military affairs, including conscription
• administrative and civil affairs
• economic affairs
• trade and customs
• roads and communications
• specific to Khorasan: Persian officials, refugees from Russia, and Soviet activities in Persia
• specific to the Central Asian Republics, the activities of the Basmachi movement

Minute papers are enclosed in front of many reports, containing notes made 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 commenting on items of note in the report.

Extent and format

1 file (148 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. The subject headings and subheadings in each report are numbered with Roman numerals. Reports dated to September 1931 have indexes at the front, which refer to these headings and subheadings.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 149; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-148; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/3414

Former external reference(s)

Coll 28/18

History of this record

Date(s)

16 Mar 1931-12 Oct 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

ReportsMilitary intelligence

Places

HeratTurkmen Soviet Socialist RepublicPersiaMeshedKhorasan

People & organisations

Basmachi movementMilitary Attaché, Meshed

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