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Coll 30/5(2) 'Persia Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) 1946' [‎42r] (83/148)

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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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210. It is reported that the Police Department have receivod _
instructions from Tehran that all foreigners arriving at Busnirc
by sea must have passports on which a visa^by a Persian Consulate
officer has been given. In default they will not be alloweu
to land. No case of this nature has yet occurred and it is
yet uncertain v/hether the orders will be implemented.
211. The Bushire Chamber of Commerce has been instructed to ^
send a representative from Bushire to join the conference which
is going to be held at Tehran very shortly to discuss the
economic situation in the country. Mr* Khalil Dashty the
M.P. sought nomination but Mr.Agar was selected instead,
left for Tehran on 28th August.
212. It is reported that the Education Department, has been
included in Ustan-i-Hafturn, Shiraz.
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213. Reference paragraph 152 of Bushire Intelligence Summary
No 6 for May 1946. The restriction on movement of wheat imposed
by*the Finance Department led to various telegraphic complaints
beinr made to Tehran. The Government, eventually, allowed
holders of wheat to sell their previous stock freely and only
the sale of the current year’s crop was prohibited except to
Government. Despatch of grain from the ports of Diium, Ganaveh,
and Bandar Rig to Bushire therefore stopped. The town at^
present obtains its requirements from the daily arr-L.va_ oi
mrain from Tangistan and Dashtisan to which the Govemmenv
appears to have no objection,
214. Reference paragraoh 185 of Bushire Intelligence Summary
No,7 for July 1946. The following transfers of Bakhshdars have
been made in this consular area:-
(a) Bakh'shdar Borazjan, on relief by one A.qal Murshadi (suspended
in 1942 from Government service on account of embessle-
ment) transferred to Bandar Diium*
(b) Bakhshdar Bandar Diium transferred to Khormuj.
(c) Bakhshdar Khormuj transferred to Ganaveh and Bandar Rig.
(d) Bakhshdar Ganaveh and Bandar Hig has proceeded to Tehran.
(e) There has been no change In the Bakhshdars of Kangan ane
Lingah.
III. COMMUNICATIONS .
215. Reference paragraph 186 of Bushire Intelligence Summary
No.7 for July 1946. The Irantour weekly air service from
Tehran recommenced during the month. As the landing ground at
Shiraz was n der repair both the postal service and tiie^
American passenger service stopped calling at Shiraz. The
American service operated for two weeks and then stopped.
216. The Telegraph Office, Bushire, have lately demanded tne
payment of a surcharge of fifty dinars on all telegrams
issued by the Consulate General since the month of May 1946,
which is intended for some charitable purpose.
IV. POLITICAL,
217* During a meeting of the local Tudeh party the present
leader (a petty Bushire merchant named All Kudsi) stated that
/ they...

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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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