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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [‎36r] (72/938)

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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BUSHIR2 CONSULATE NO. 12 FOR mE
PERIOD 16TH TO 30TH JUNE
1 9 4 5.
1 . MOVEMENTS.
(a) British Offici als.
(i) Lt-Colone1 A.G.Galloway, O.3.E., 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. , Persian
’Gulf, proceeded to Abadan and IChorramshahr on 17tn Jun^^c^i-
returned to Bushire on 22nd June. Ue also visited Baor^
246 (ii' 1 Cant a in J.C.E.Bowen, H.INs Consul, Bushire, proceeded to
Shiran bn It th June on a fortnight's recess.
247 (iii) uaior A.C.Stewart, O.B.E., H.U’s Consul, Khorramshahr,
2 reached Bushire on 27th and returned to Khorramshahr on 2Sth
June.
248. (iv) Flying Officer Ashley, RoA.F., and a party ox n.A.F.
personnel, arrived from Iraq by aeroplane on 28th ana leit on
29th June.
249. (v) .5ajor C.C.Campbell, arrived from Abadan on 27th and proceeded
to take over his duties at H.li's Consulate, ohiraz, on the -^th
June.
(b) Allied omcials .
250. 'jfhe Rav.C. Dylcstra, of the American Mission, Muscat, left
for Abadan on the 17th June.
(c) Persian officials .
251 Anal Cadimi, Inspector of Customs, Bushire. left for Abadan
'on the 26th June, en route for Tehran. Local opinionJbelieves
that he has been transferred because of his sympathy ior the
Tudeh party.
II. LOCAL AFFAIRS.
pep (- n ) Ai i Chehoiri, Rais-i-Intizamat, Tarigistan, is reported to
252 * be hoardinghis recently harvested’grain crop in the hope of a
future rise in the price of wheat. He is also said to oe
collecting a tax in kind on all grain harvested by cultivators
in his area.
253. (b) Reference paragraph 239 of Diary No.11. A quarrel bv.t .n
’souths belonging to two of the leading factions m Burazjan,
the Khosrovis and lianrlis, led to a fight in Burazjan on 14th
June, in the course of which rifle fire was exchanged, and two
of the Khosrovis were wounded. The Firmandar, Bushire,
proceeded to Burazjan on 17th June, to enquire i n to the reason^
r 0 r the disturbance. He effected a compromise between the
leaders of the two factions involved, but relations between
them remain strained,
254 (c) Reference Paragraph 215 of Diary No.10. Tne local police
hoVe received orders from Police Headquarters, Tehran, to hold
Vn enauiry into the disturbance caused by the local Tudeh
Party ‘member on the occasion of the departure from Bushire of the
Majlis Deputy Safavi.
RECo. POL. DEi'T.
13 AUG194^
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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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