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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [201r] (402/938)
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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IV. PUBLIC HEALTH .
(a) The lateness of rainfall has caused an increase
in the incidence of malaria f?
(b) The Quarantine Medical Officer has received sanction
to rebuild and improve the sea quarantine station on Abpasa^
Island; and the
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.
's Executive Engineer has visited
the site with him and drawn up plans.
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V. TRIBAL AND POLITICAL .
(a) Hostilities have begun between Rais Ghulam Razmi
and Husain Quli of Tang-Iram. The former attacked Dehrud
and killed the latter's brother. Husain Quli appealed to
Nasir Qashqai for help, and a number of tufangchis were sent^
These attacked Ghulam Razmi, killing one of his men; and
recaptured Dehrud. Rais Ali Chahpiri of .
paring to go to Razmi's.assistance, when the military disarm
ament'column reached Ahram, and he had to give up the idea.
(b) The force which landed at Dayyir (see paragraph^
V(B.) of my last summary) started towards Kaki where they joined
forces with the column which marched on Kaki via D^shti. it
Is reported that Ali Ismail has been severely wounded, and has
taken ?efuge in the foothills. Whether his injuries were
incurred in action, or (as one report states) by an accident,
is not yet certain.
It is reported that the Officer Commanding the column
summoned Ali Chahpiri to come to his camp; but he refused and
is at present eoing into the hills near Ahram during the day
time and returning'to Ahram by night.
says that Sarhang Dad Sitan has arrested Chahpiri s oon u s
hostage until his father reports himself.
The disarmament column has recently received reinforce-
ments.
(c) Lt. Qaraguzlu of the Gendarmerie left for Lavar on
November 23rd to sutiiy study the question of re-opening the
gendarmerie garrison at that port.
VI. PUBLIC RELATIONS .
A reading room, to be run on the lines of a club, as is
the Bushire reading room, has been opened at Borazjan. .
nightly a ttendance at the Bushire reading room has increased.
No fresh printed publicity material was received during the
period under report. The cinema van has returned from Shiraz.
VII. FOODSTUFFS .
(a) The Director of the Foodstuffs, Department has
telegraphed to Tehran to ask that Bushire town should be put
on the same scale of cereals issue as Tehran. The daily
issue given up to now averages out at less than 250 grammes
(+ lb ) per day per head of population.
(b) Aqai Akabarian, contractor for wheat in southern
Dashti, has returned from Shiraz. It^is possible that, i
he receives support from Colonel Dad Sitan T s column, ne may,
even at this eleventh hour, succeed in collecting the surplus
of that area*
•VIII. SHIPPING AND COMMERCE ,
(a) General Situation *
Business is still slackening owing to lack of
/ shipping
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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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- Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:468v, back
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