Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [22r] (44/938)
The record is made up of 1 file (467 folios). It was created in 29 Apr 1941-9 Feb 1946. 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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Bush -
-onsulate 'Sehefal THmtkgence Sunr.ary No. 18
for the period 16th to 35th September,
1 S 4 5*
MOVEMENTS.
(a) British Officials .
34. Captain J.C.E.Bowen, His Majesty's Consul, Bushlre, left
for Shiraz on 18th returning to Bushire on 24th.
(b) P ersia n Of ficials .
; 35. Aqai Falsafi, President of the Court of First Instance,
shire, returned from leave at Shiraz and assumed charge of
office on 23rd September.
336. Sargurd Badipur, 0.C.Gendarmerie, Bushire, proceeded to
Tehran on short leave.
LO CAL AFFAIRS .
337. Although no reliable news has yet been heard from Fathullah
Khan Hiat Daudi, who is still at Tehran, it is reported^from a
reliable source that Hiat Daudi has succeeded in obtaining^
ordeiv., from the Persian Government to expel Mohammad Ali Liravi
from the area of Liravi and that the Behbehan column has been
instructed to surrender the fort of Hisar to Hiat Daudi.
.338. deference paragraph 332 of Diary No.17. .
arwan Mamwar has informed Ali Tangistani (Chalmiri) that
his u ’ armament duties will apply to the Buras,ian area only.
33S. All the Persian Departments - except Military and^
Gendarmerie - are now under direct orders from Tehran instead
of Shiraz as previously. This is a reform which has been
strongly pressed by this Consulate General and was put by the
Hon'ble Sir Geoffrey Prior, K.C.I.E., personally to
H.L. the Shah in 1&44.
3^0. A lorry on its way to Borazjan from Bushire was attacked
by a gang on the Mashileh on the night of 18th September. The
lorry was escorted by some Gendarmes and nothing was stolen. One
woman passenger was killed.
C Q. 11UNICATIQ NS. •
341. Reference paragraph III(b) of Diary No.16 for September 1243
The^Persian Government wireless station which was sealed by
the British Censorship authorities in September 1943, was re
opened bv His Majesty*s Consul, Bushire, on 26th September, and
handed over to the Persian Authorities. Aqai Dowlatshahi,
Acting Governor, Bushire, the Chief of Police, the Director
of Posts and Telegraphs were also present at the ceremony.
TRADE & SKIPPING .
342. S.S. M Barjora M called at Bushire on 26th from Basra and left
for Bahrain on the same day. S.3. "Tsinan" arrived from India
on 26th September and left for Basra on the same day.
His onsul
Bushire.
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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 of British officials
- local affairs
- tribal and political
- security
- public health
- public relations
- shipping and commerce
- tribal and political
- meteorological
- communications
- economic situation
- war supplies
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 (467 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 inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 468; 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 2-468; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.
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