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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [393r] (786/938)
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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arrangerrents to bring water into the town at a cheaper rate,
XVT. LOCUST ,
122. Reports received frora the Iranian down ports stated
that flights of this pest care over there from British
Baluchistan about the beginning of December- By the 25th
of the month, however, it had spread up to Borazjun. T.ar to e
■~ A a an titles of locusts foiled in ;/atei ./ere brought into
Bush-i and sold for food ther^. to the poorer classes.
Bour officials arrived here from Tehran to destroy the pest
but the swarms were so great that nothing could be done.
XVT I. TUB S^ AVS GT BT TO THE POQB .
123. The sum of Rials 6C,00C,part of the 68 million
Riaxs taken from the ex-S_.ah, was received by the Revenue
Department, Bushire, for distribution among the local poor.
The Acting Governor appointed a Committee of local traders
to nominate deserving persons and distribute the money aiong
them •
XVT IT . L n c:.j;. BU BIIIUU S PCit m C CJ TU ,
l 24 * ibie Acting Governor of Bushire officially visited
the Bushire Sports Club recently. He is said to have
cherished a desire to turn it into a real club rather than
a mere gambling den for government officials. Other
reports have it that this movement for reform was made at
r
thw instance of the Chief Appraiser of Customs who although
the foremost gambler of the town had lately had a run of
tad luck and desiring to spite his more successful fellow
gamblers had moved the Governor to clean u*. the club.
However this may be, the club has already reverted to its
usual existence. Dissension is no more and the Chief
Appraiser of Customs is reported to be rapidly retrievin
hi<3 lost fortunes.
’i\.e interest oi the c.lub for this Diary is, that
/ lie
on
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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