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Coll 30/5(2) 'Persia Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) 1946' [‎31r] (61/148)

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The record is made up of 1 file (72 folios). It was created in Jan 1946-Oct 1947. 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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Summary No^ll
ith o f 4J6^/ember i 1946.
1. MOVEMENTS.
23°
v, u° n 8 ^ h lfove:nber Sargurd Badipour of the Gendarmerie and
^arbanr r.ahsepar oi the Police arrived from Shiraz to take over
the Gendarmerie and Police. Having no letter of authority they
to^hira^ C0SniSed by the tribal leaders and the former returned
B B ; November 23rd the Persian Government Commission headed
BusMr " " r Thf n f 1 V Preslden ? ° f t h ? High CoUrt > Bus hire, arrived in
ex ^ ove rnor Aqai Fahimi, as well as Outb, Preqidpnt
oi thy wushire Court and Aqai Ghafuri previously Director of
Customs Bushire came with the Commission to resume their posts
xhe Commission left Bushire for Shiraz on 28th November.
II. LOCAL AFFAIRS.
I 4 ?', T’-'e Governor Fahimi resumed his post about 24 th November
. s siill not m a position to Rive any information about
local affairs
He
o , aopears uncertain of his own authority and
• 71 ' 1 1 obably be less effective than he was before the revolt.
241 , m
Bank-1 -
Hi one y
ith the arrival of the new Manager(Aqai Billadi), the
;■ '- e 13 stated to be resumin business, and to be taking
Hie Imperial Bank ol Iran for this purpose.
242. Busin,
tragacanth ,
ss is improving and about 150 tons of carnets and vum
0 „ r . £ -‘re recently shipped to England. It is understood 0
-p-ce quantity of cargo for England is waiting for shipping
kk , R ®B re m£ e Paragraph 185 of Intelligence Summary Ho.7 for
July qq 6 . The fate of the Mayor of Bushire, Hussain SfebankLeh
is ot^:l indecided. After a short absence he returned to Bushire
nok tmk ° f 5 he H tribal l-^ers, who a?e however
„ ” h -ik'' V t0 01 ‘ lc ' ue has a Sain stopped work and v;ill
piOoc.bl/ ..cave Bushire to try and arrange his re-appointment. No
carrvin -kk a ?E 01 S te ^ ^ bia P l£ « ce and the Assistant Mayor is
carryi.i,.; on. ihe Municipal Committee which is also due for
replacement is hardly functioning at all.
244.. The arrival of the Government Commission has not led to env
kear C ?deo U nf Ve hk S k tS 03 tUey do not appear to have any vary '
~lcar iuea of what they are to do. Discussions with the*+-^>ibal
'-conclusive e ?hk lendly interminable' and like most dis/cussiohs,
: 5 anhfk®: r The . governor has no idea what has been decided,
.a apart j.ron: saying "there are no difficulties" aooears to h-ve
little interest in the matter. It is understood howevek that
a- o .merit has been reached on the future of the Gendarmerie and
!n Bushire, which will in future work under the officers
oi .vase Departments but the rank and file will be recruited
Loca. . , and will supply most if not all their own rifles.
admin 'k '- kve H t n L! hlraZ be ® n increasing in Political and
aomin . ive importance vis a vis Bushire, but recent’events have
bktbe ' .^c^nge. The leadership, tacitly acknowledged
aksenh^ee./ of lfa ®y t p lan Qeshqai, the subservience of the
nkotiatC-Ikth ke r ^iras, and the fact that recent
conducted -hk th CGncral government have mostly been
conducted ohiraz, now make it clear that Shiraz is unquestion-
< town °I area. Presumably the setting up of a

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This file contains copies of the monthly diary of the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Consulate-General in Bushire that was compiled by the Secretary of the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in Bushire.

The diaries are separated into a number of different sections that vary slightly from month to month. In addition to reports concerning specific events or developments that took place during that month, most entries contain the following headings:

  • movements
  • local affairs
  • communications
  • military
  • elections
  • tribal
  • political
  • trade and commerce
  • public health
  • country craft

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (72 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 74; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-72; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.

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