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File 52/1912 Pt 1 'Persia Diaries' [‎423r] (850/900)

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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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[Confidential.']
Meshed Consular Diary Mo. 50 for the iceek ending 16th December 1011
{received 18th January 1912).
12th December. Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). Day. —The durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). was celebrated in beautifal
weather, and although there is certainly a very strong feeling against British
policy many warm congratulations were received.
The durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). was crowded and after a few remarks by me on the significance
of the great assembly at Delhi, the Boyal Proclamation was read in Eno-lish
and Persian. The bestowal of titles by His Excellency the Viceroy was then
announced and a poem concluded the formal proceedings.
The children were drawn up on the lawn and, after a second ode had been
recited, boxes of chocolate with the portrait of Their Majesties were distri
buted.
In the evening the Consulate was illuminated and forty leading Indians
were entertained to dinner, as also were the sowars, the servants, etc. There
vas a dinner party at the main building.
The night was still and the illuminations were much admired.
13th December. — Ali Madad, Ismaili, has been robbed bv
the Shuja-u-Lashkar, a military officer. He states that the Governor o*f
Nishapur is helping him : but that the orders of the Meshed Commander-in-
Chief are needed to make his subordinate disgorge. This I hope to arrange.
14th December. The New Director of Telegraphs. —The Mubashir-ul-
Mulk, the new director, has arrived. He was appointed some three years ago :
but was hunted out by revolutionaries and fled.
loth December. The Persian Press. —The No Bahar had ceased to appear :
but we have a new paper termed Taza Bahar. It has started under the same
management and contains strong attacks on the Mussians.
16th December. Busso-Jfghan Amenities. —T\\& Prisfav of Sheikh
Juneid (Kushk) accompanied by a police officer recently visited Yar Mohamed
Bessaldar, at Chehel Dukhteran. Many subjects were discussed, among them the
question of surrendering deserters and the prevention of frontier raids. Among
other things, the Pristav offered to sell rifles and revolvers at a cheap rate
to the Afghans. This probably means that Government property will be
stolen.
Political Summary to Meshed Diary No. 50 of 1911.
State of Province. —It is now almost a fortnight since any authentic news
reached Meshed, from which I conclude that nothing has been settled at
Tehran.
Meanwhile the Bussian colony is in a state of panic. They sleep in their
clothes with their jewelry sewn up in the lining. 'Jhey have transferred their
funds and also their dispensary to their garden outside the city, where the
clerks keep sentry day and night. They are especially afraid of their guard of
Persian Cossacks, and until my colleague sent them ten Bussian Cossacks, their
state was one of wild alarm.
Personally I do not consider that the situation was such as to justify this
panic which extended to the Bussian official colony.
At the same time our Bank Manager tells me that for the first time some
of the Meshed brokers ceased to come to the Bank and, undoubtedly, there is a
very strong hatred of the Bussians and a strong feeling against us for not
protecting Persia.
The present state of affairs is that every one has got his arms ready : but
that news of the events which are taking place at Tehran will be awaited
before taking any action.
i n ltd ioio
JLU i i-D i 'O i L.

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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)
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.

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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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