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File 52/1912 Pt 1 'Persia Diaries' [‎9v] (23/900)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (448 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1911-27 Dec 1913. It was written in English and Farsi. 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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had beenbringmgpre^ Ld Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 300 were
All the produce of his landswas put unae ev bod was heartiIy tired of
tCwhole case it*was pro^^that the total sum outstanding now amounting to
Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 6 954 shou /berecovered at once. The Bank agreed to make a certain
for a lump sum. The Karguzar has been exerting a considerable amount
of pressure on Saiyid Hashim and the Governor-General who is at present on the
most friendly ternis and being at the same time a grateful patient promised to
Te his influence to settle the case. After endless trouble on the part of the Attache
the case has been finally settled and Saiyid Hashim’s friends have agreed to pay
Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 6,450 at once. Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 1,450 have been received and the balance is to
be paid on Monday.
I I would like to place on record that in the settlement of this case, to which we
have also agreed, the Governor-General and Karguzar have rendered this Consulate
the greatest assistance.
H. HAY THOKBURN,
Captain, T
His Britannic Majesty’s Acting Consul-General in Khorasan.
G. M. PreM, Simla.—No. 0 - 63 * P. D.— 24 - 1 - 14 .— 28 .—E.A.

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This volume contains copies of the weekly diary of the British Military Attaché in Meshed [Mashhad]; the weekly consular diary of Britain's Consul in Khorasan; and the weekly consular diary of the Consul for Sistan and Kain.

The reports of the Military Attaché in Meshed are divided into the following sections: Communications, Telegraphs, Navigation, Ethnography, Administration, Geography, History, Military and Resources. The Consular diaries are less formulaic and more varied in content, but all contain a political summary.

On folio 344, the volume contains a copy of an illustration that depicts the bombardment of the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad by Russian forces that took place in 1912. A translation of the Farsi poem that appears around the illustration is contained on folio 343.

The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened and the subject heading. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.

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1 volume (448 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. The subject 52 (Persia Diaries) consists of 3 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/209-211.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 448; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
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