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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [330r] (660/938)
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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an.
Diary for ttie 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
Bushire for the period from 16th to 31st May, 1942 #
I. MOVEMENTS.
(a) British officials.
(1) Mr. R*I. Hallows, Under Secretary to the Political
Resident left for Shiraz on the 16th May and returned on
the 27th May 1942*
(2) Mr* R* Belgrave left for Khorramshalir on the 19th
"by Anglo Iranian Oil Company tug returned on the 29th hy
s*s* Baroda and left for Shiraz on the 31st May*
(3) Captain R.E. Cannon, Garrison Engineer, left for
Shiraz on the 20th May.
(4) Captain A.
Dow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
arrived from Basra to relieve
Captain J.K. Wilson*
115. (h) American officials.
Captain H.M. Wilson has arrived to relieve Captain
E. Icke.
116. (c) Persian officials.
(i) Dr. Earned Siadat returned to Bushire on the 16th
May. He had tried, without success, to get transferred
from Bushire to another post in the interior of Persia.
His suggestions for new equipment for the local hospital
were also unsuccessful.
(ii) Sargurd Yusuf Isfandiari, Officer Commanding the
Amnieh Guards, Bushire, returned to Bushire from Bandar
DLlum on the 16th May. He proceeded to Khormuj in company
with Sarhang Pur-i-Rastigar, Chief of Amnieh, Ears, on the
17 th.
Sarhang Pur-i-Rastigar returned to Bushire on the
17th May, and proceeded to Shiraz*
(iii) Sargurd Yusuf Nuri, Officer Commanding the Garrison,
Bushire, with seme 40 conscripts left for Ganawah en route
for Dllum on the 28th May to reinforce the road guards and
auxiliary riflemen there.
117. II. EXCHANGE AND FINANCE.
The market rate of exchange is q.uoted as Rials 11.75
to the Rupee hut there is no demand for foreign currency*
It will take some time to appreciate the effect of the
recent orders fixing the Sterling rate at Rials 128-130<>
The position regarding gold remains unchanged.
118. III. MEDICAL AND QUARANTINE.
(a) Smallpox having broken out in Dashti, the Health
authorities here have sent one doctor and a vaccinator to
carry out vaccination in Dashtij The disease is reported
to have caused great mortality in Kaki, 65 miles south
east of Bushire inland, and its neighbourhood.
(b) The Health and Quarantine Department have received
fresh credits to enable them to repair the old Quarantine
/ Station
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- Title
- Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:468v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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