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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [437r] (874/938)
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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Say id Maimud Azizi of Bushire and tlie editor of t
Tehran newspaper tlie^Kushish" will he re-elected or
whether others wil^ he substituted* At the present
moment Mr* Khalil Dashti, a merchant of Bushire, is a
candidate for the post of one of the two deputies*
273* A recent bread shortage in Bushire and other
ports has been alleviated by the sale of the wheat
recently imported by Irano British Trading
Corporation (vide paragraph No.253) although the
authorities now complain that the wheat is not fit
for consumption.
274* Dr# Siadat, Quarantine Medical Officer, Bushire
arrived here from Tehran on the 21st June and took over
charge from Dr* Ghai, who has been conscripted.
275* Mr. Muhammad Ismail
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
, head of the
Municipality, Bushire, proceeded to Tehran on the 21st
June, having been summoned to attend a court of
enquiry in connection with complaints of corruption
brought against him last year.
276* Mr* Ziaee, Director of the iSconomiE Department,
Bushire, having been called to Tehran handed over
charge of his department to Mr* Shaukat, Director of
the Revenue Department, Bushire, and set out for
Tehran on the 30th June. It is believed that this
temporary transfer of the department is a preliminary
step to its early amalgamation with the Revenue
Department.
Municipal .
t
277* The monthly income of the Municipality,
Bushire, from octroi and other sources has decfeased
considerably. In June it amounted to Rials 30,000
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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.'
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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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