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File 52/1912 Pt 1 'Persia Diaries' [230r] (464/900)
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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CONFIDENTIAL.
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Enclosure ' ' * + er from pore:~ ~ ’^rv, fhdla.
A'-c. 2 41, detffj 0 JAN i 913
Meshed Consular Diary, No. 47, for the week ending 23rd November (received 27th
December) 1912.
The Revenue Office at Juwein. —Robbers have attacked the Revenue Office at 17t k Norember.
Juwein, and carried off rifles and cash.
A new Russian Customs Post. —The Herat Agent reports that the Russians November,
have constructed a new Customs post, and are also building a cantonment at
Dahana Shuraba, near Khusk. The Kara Tappa route is to be clqsed.
The Mutaivalibashi .— The Sad-u-Dola has inquired what subscriptions have 20th November,
been received, and what sums have been spent on the shrine. The Foreign Minister
is asking for 25,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
from the Mutawalibashi, as a present.
The Salar-u-Dola. —The Amir Azam has apparently defeated the Salar-u- 21st November.
Dola between Damghan and Shahrud. The latter is believed to have fled to
Gumesh tappa.
Hazara Migration .— The Hazaras resident in the Panjdeh district are migra- 22nd November,
ting to Afghanistan. Ten families recently crossed over the frontier.
POLITICAL SUMMARY.
State of Province.—Supposed Plague. —The Karez Agent reports that the dis
trict is free of the epidemic, and jmy colleague corroborates this report. At the
same time the Russian papers are full of rumours of plague at Ak Robat, east of
Zulfikar. In this district hundreds of cases are supposed to have occurred. Police
notices have also been issued, warning travellers not to go to plague-stricken
Meshed. In fact, as before, the Russians have lost their heads. As I pointed out
to M. Grigorieff, the Herat Agent would have reported even one or two cases,
but in the last report he makes no mention of any epidemic. Meanwhile, the
quarantine cordon is being drawn more tightly, and the people of the district
have petitioned that as there is no plague it is useless to harass them.
State of Roads. —A new robber has appeared on the Khorasan stage. He is
termed Jahangir, and has robbed a post near Sabzawar.^ He then seized the
garrison at Miqndasht, and stripped the sowars of their rifles and clothing. He
is now established in this strong
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
.
Seiid Hasan has seized and stripped a body of the Gendarmes organised by
the Treasury near Turbat. They will be a great boon to robbers in search of arms.
The Turbat Agent reports robberies to the value of 15,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
in the Turbat
district. Some of the victims are Russian subjects.
P. M. SYKES, Major,
His Majesty’s Consul-General,
a M. Piw* Simla.—No. C-631 J. D.—3.1-13.—29.—J.N.B.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (448 folios)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- File 52/1912 Pt 1 'Persia Diaries'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:342v, 345r:447v, back-i
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