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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [391r] (782/938)
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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diagnosis of the situation. Mu harm:, ad Ali Fl.an had nc ^gkai irarched
v ith his men to Hisar where he arrussei rifles and ammunition.
These he says he handed over to the Road Guard Officer at
Ganawah and expelled Ahmad Shah who had evil designs in resect
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Muhammad Ali Khan was given 3 government rifles for the protection
oi himself and his men and left in charge of the Liravi Rotate
hy lieutenant Riahi and by the end of December the disturbances
in this part of Daehtistan came to an end. All the alarmist
reports seemed to have been fabricated by the Roai Gu<*id
Officer at Ganawah at the instance of Ahmad Shah with a view
to involving Muhammad Ali Khan in difficulties with the
Iranian Government. The whole affair is an eloquent
commentary on the difficulty of government in an area of bad
communications and unreliable officials. The Governor is said
to be movin 0 for the punishment of the officer who sent him
officially such exaggerated reports,
xi. op
About tue end of ti e month an epidemic of si allpox
vath comparatively high mortality broke out in the Iranian
dovci ports. The local Health authorities sent vaccinators
to Kangan and Daiyir, ports where the epidemic was particularly
severe 0
XIX. HTThvq ;-rj -rj- xiS .
Major vsaim Shahin handed over charge of the lighthouse
a.ij. lights at s! 1 j.re oiid ^a.is Island to the Customs authorities
on the 2lst December. The staff of the Naval Bureau at
Bus:ire who were temporarily in charge of the lights have also
been t^anoferred to the Customs Department and the ^ T aval Bureau
closed dov/n.
113.
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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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- Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.'
- Pages
- 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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