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Coll 30/5(2) 'Persia Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) 1946' [‎50r] (99/148)

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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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Director to an exorbitant increase of wages, as -oil as denands
calculated to give the Tudeh party a large share in the control
of the Hill. It is now claimed that as a Vesult of this inter
ference the output of the Mill has dropped by 35^1 and that the
mill is running at a heavy loss. The workers however are
recovering from their original enthusiasm for the Tudeh party
intervention and are enquiring into the rumour that the amount
collected by the Tudeh party from them for their common use,
has found its way into the private bank account of the Tudeh
leader Parvizi.
165. After the successful termination of the strike in the Mill
the Tudeh party agitators of Shiraz induced the dock labourers
to demand an increase of wages from 25 to 70 Rials oer day. In
the absence of any ship in the harbour and after the departure of
tie agitators the matter was settled by the Governor by fixing
wages of 45 Rials only.
166. It is reported that Abdur Rcahman Faramarzi is likely to be
elected to the Majlis as member for Lar at the next elections.
in the Lingeh area, no boting is likely to take place as the
local inhabitants have petitioned to be separated from Lar and
to bo made a separate province. It is understood that voting
ooxos received will be returned empty,
VI. TRIBAL .
167. Reference paragraph 126 of Bushire Intelligence Summary
ho. - o .' May 1946. It appears that Laser Khan Qashaai has still
not i. do uo his mind as to his future attitude to the Chakutahis
and that the Persian authorities in Shiraz are tryinm to induce
them to vacate the area they seized.
168. Reference paragraph V(d) of Bushire Intelligence Summary
No. 23 of December 1944. It is reported that the notorious Ali
Ismail has raided D a iyir recently in order to expel Ahmed /mxtt
Daiyin and has captured an old fort near Daiyir. Sargurd
Arasteh with some troops has gone from Khur$uj to Daiyir to inter
vene.
169. Hiat D„.udi has recently succeeded in forming a sort of
tribal union in which most of the Khans of the Southern area are
members. Apart from preventing disputes among the members them
selves the real object of the union is probably to oppose the
influence of the Tudeh party and to represent to Government the
case of the tribes in matters of common interest.
VII. TRAPS AND COMMERCE
170, 765 packages were cleared from the Customs during June
1946, /including 259 bales of Indian cotton piece goods, 31 bales
hides, 80 cases tea, 125 bags of tamarind, 21 bags alum, 10 radio
■ ■ ots (from Kuwait, 53 bags attahi, 7 bales of leather, 10 bags of
1 "k popper, 100 sacks empty bottles, 30 bags coke, 10 cycles
vf Kuwait) and 29 other small, articles such as a case of buttons,
nc sc leather watch straps and personal effects.
171* -c packages were exported from Bushire during the month,
indue ■ 4 bundles of carpets, 2 bundles of cotton niece goods
(for Khorramshahr), 122 bags of attari, 30 cases of soao (for
3ahr Kn) 3 cases stationery and 1 case telegraph apparatus for
Bandar nbbas.
HOVSdNTS OF STBAUffiS
June has seen once ^gai|i a break of the old programme of
shinning /-
172.

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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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