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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [22v] (44/1069)
The record is made up of 1 file (533 folios). It was created in 29 Jun 1931-31 Aug 1939. 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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the month the 4 soldiers suspected of
murdering a policeman.
174. The garrison at Rrdbir was re
lieved during the month by 40 conscript
recruits under the command of Naib
Amanullah Khan, from Kerman.
Communications.
175. News from Bam states that the
Persian Government have issued ordtrs
for the establishment of a Customs
House at Panjgur and sanctioned the
expenditure of 180,000 Tuimins for the
construction of various buildings at the
Persian Baluchistan frontier.
176. The Chief of the Road Depart
ment left for Tehran on the 2nd. One
of the objects of his visit was to discuss
the advisability of cancelling the present
Kerman-Khabis road alignment, via
Sirch, vide paragraph 150.
On the 15th a party of Khabis land-
owners, accompanied by the Assistant
Governor-General and an engineer from
I the local Baladiyeh left for Khabis by
' car by the route surveyed by Colonel
Noel and arrived at Khabis after 2 days.
\ The land-owners appear to be in favour
l of this alignment, which it is estimated
would cost about Tumans 30,000.
177. The Rais-i-Amnieh left Kerman
on the 20th on an inspection of the
Kerman-Bandar Abbas Amnith posts.
178. The Road guards stationed at
Duragah on the Sirjan section of the
Kerman-Bandar Abbas motor road are
said to have found a hidden treasure in a
wall in one of the buildings belonging to
the late Agha Haji Duragnhi. 94,000
Tumans in two-Kran pieces have since
been brought in and paid into the
National Bank of Persia here.
Municipality.
179. The Municipality are metalling
the centre portion of the Khayaban-i-
Shahpur for car traffic but this will A
allow one car only to pass at a time.
British Interests.
180. Reference paragraph 155. Mr.
R. Iliff left for England on the 19th by
th3 land route via Iraq. Before departure
he held a ‘ jashn ’ at the C. M. S. Boys’
School which was attended by His Ex
cellency the Governor-General and a
Ljrge gathering. Great credit is due to
Mr. Iliff for the present state of the
School.
181. Mr. Christopher Sykes, Hony.
Attach^, H. B. M.’s Legation, Tehran,
arrived from Zahidan on the 29th Sep
tember and left for Yezd after 4 days
stay at the Consulate.
182. Mr. Heaton, of the Anglo-Persian
Oil Company, Ispahan, arrived via Sirjan
on the 22nd October and left on the
25th after visiting Bam.
183. The Standard Carpet Co., a
Biitish carpet firm, which has a branch
in Kerman, is said to have gone into
liquidation in England from the 19th
September.
184. The Nazmieh commenced the
registration of foreign subjects from the
11th.
Russian Interests.
185. The Soviet Trade Representative
in Kerman proceeded to Bandar Abbas
on the 17th and returned on the 28th.
Miscellaneous.
186. Reference paragraph 139. M.
Amiguet, the Swiss painter, left for
Zahidan on the 21st.
British Consulate, Kerman,
5th November 1931.
G. A. RICHARDSON,
His Majesty’s Offg. Consul, Kerman.
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Printed and typewritten monthly reports submitted by the British Consul, or Acting/Officiating Consul at Kerman (George Alexander Richardson; Abdul Alim L K; Major Cecil Henning Lincoln; Lieutenant-Colonel George Arthur Falconer). The reports cover affairs in the Persian [Iranian] province of Kerman, as well as in the towns of Kerman and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. port of Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]:
- the activities of local officials and local government, including courts and customs
- activities of the Persian police, military and navy
- communications, including roads, railways, and trade routes
- municipal affairs, including public works
- health and sanitation, including reports of outbreaks of disease
- security, including reports of crime
- climate, including rainfall and floods
- agriculture and harvests (wheat, barley, opium)
- local trade and commercial activities, including carpet production, the activities of the National Bank of Persia/Iran, and the Government’s institution of monopoly companies
- British interests, including the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), the Indo-European Telegraph, and the movements of British individuals
- foreign interests in Kerman, including Russian, German and Japanese
- the arrival and departure of vessels on the Kerman coast, and, attached to a number of reports for 1935, detailed lists of cargoes
Minute papers are enclosed in front of many reports, containing notes made by 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. staff commenting on items of note in the report.
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- 1 file (533 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
The monthly reports for each year are numbered 1 to 12 (January to December). Paragraphs in the reports are also numbered, starting from 1 for the first paragraph of the January report, and increasing up to the last paragraph of the December report.
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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 534; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 2-533; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
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- Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:534v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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