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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [40r] (79/1069)
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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Diary of His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman, No. 5, for the month of
^ May 1932.
Personal.
60. His Majesty’s officiating Consul, after
recognition by the Persian Government,
called officially on His Excellency Seyyid
Mustafa Khan, Kazimi, the Governor-
General, on the 14th. The visit was re
turned the same afternoon without previous
warning but as Mr. Richardson was out His
Excellency left cards.
Local Officials.
61. The post of Rais-i-Police, under the
Rais-i-Nazmieh, Kerman, has been abolish
ed and Sultan Khumarlu, the present in
cumbent, has been placed in charge of a
Police Station in the town.
62. It is stated that the Appeal Courts of
Kerman and Khuzistan will be amalgamat
ed and that the former will function for 8
months of the year and the latter the re
maining four months at Nasiri.
63. Reference paragraph 54. The Chief
of the local Municipality, Reza Khan
Muinzadeh Nur, has been appointed to hold
charge of the Governor-General’s office and
the duties of the Rais-i-Baladiyeh are at
present being discharged by the Governor-
General himself.
64. Reference paragraph 44. Dr. Sohrab
arrived at the end of the month from Tehran
and took over the duties of Health Officer
in the Kerman province from Dr. Irani.
65. Azar Begi, Public Prosecutor of the
Appeal Court, a brother-in-law of His
Excellency Mirza Riza Khan Afshar, ex-
Governor-General, is under orders of trans
fer to Tehran.
Local Affairs.
66. Reference paragraph 45. Nothing
seems to have been decided so far with
regard to the purchase of the spinning mill
for Rafsinjan. A new difficulty is said to
have arisen as it is believed that Rafsinjan
cotton will not yield 20 count yarn in a dry
climate and at a high altitude, but it is not
certain if this question will be minutely
studied by the authorities who seem to be
bent upon importing machinery for Rafsin-
jan.
67. News was received in Kerman at the
end of the month that the Syndicate to regu
late the export trade of Persia had been
formed with the aid of American capital.
'Some oLy^irq^tors of the Rafsinjan
' INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY’S {
Letter No 9 ^ M. I
Dated SOJUf 1932
Received 18JUL.j32
spinning mill Co. are of the opinion that
this concern should also be entrusted to the
above Syndicate.
68 Agha Mohamed Arjmand, one of the
chief export weavers in Kerman, who also
works for the Oriental Carpet Manufac
turers, Ltd., has imported a wool carding
machine from Germany. This machine is
somewhat smaller than that owned by the
0. C. M., but is said to be of a more up to
date type.
69. Prince Kaikaus, the Manager of the
Rafsinjan branch of the National Bank of
Persia has proceeded on one month’s leave,
but he is not expected to return to Rafsin
jan. Pir Muradi, an official of the Kerman
branch has replaced Prince Kaikaus. The
National Bank of Persia appear to be very
short of staff particularly as two of their
clerks have recently been conscripted. Re
presentations by the Manager of the Bank
resulted in orders emanating from Tehran
that the 2 clerks should attend parade, etc.,
up to 10 o’clock in the mornings only. This
has, however, not been possible as the Mili
tary authorities do not relieve them till
noon when the clerks are so tired to attend to
their ordinary duties in the Bank.
Military News.
70. Sartip Mohamed Khan, Nakhjawan,
visited Kerman from Iranshahr on the 9th
to take back with him his family who had
come here a month ago for treatment by the
C. M. S. Doctor.
71. Sartip Abbas Khan, Alburz, left for
Khwash at the close of the month to take
over the Persian Baluchistan command from
Sartip Mohamed Khan, Nakhjawan, re
called to Tehran. It is said that the latter
administered the district of Persian Balu
chistan with great tact while his successor
has the reputation of being too official in
small matters and this might delay the
settlement of affairs cropping up at the fron
tier.
Sarhang Mohamed Khan Maimand ar
rived from Ispahan at the close of the month
to take over command of the Kerman
Teep.
British Interests.
72. The Hindu trader, Pamanmal, who
had been sent up to Kerman from Bandai
Abbas, to stand his trial for attempting to
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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