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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎57r] (113/1069)

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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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CONFIDENTIAL.
Diary of His Majesty’s Consulate, Kerman,
1932.
No. 12, for the month of December
Personal.
179. Mr. G. A. Richardson, O.R.E.
H.M.’s Offg. Consul, Kerman, handed
over at Bandar Abbas to Captain C. H.
Lincoln, O.B.E., the charge of H. M.’s
Consulate, Kerman, on the forenoon of
the 9th, and left for India on the 15th
on leave prior to retirement.
Captain Lincoln arrived at Kerman
on tiie 20th and proceeded to Bandar
Abbas on tour on the 23rd.
Local Offi. ials.
180. Prince Kameran Mirza (Aizaz-
us-Saltaneh), the Chief of the Roads
Department in the South, returned from
Bandar Abbas off tour on the 20th and
received orders of transfer to
Mazenderan shortly afterwards. He
handed over acting charge in Kerman
to his Chief Accountant, Mirza Abul
Kassim Khan, Tandur, and left for
Tehran on the 30th.
As there have been constant changes
of the heads of the Roads Department in
the Mazenderan Province, since the re
construction of roads in that area, the
present being thu 14th, Prince Kameran
Mirza did not appear at all pleased at
leaving Kerman.
181. Reference paragraphs 105 of
1931 and 63 of {932. YVaziri, the
Deputy-Governor, Rafsinjan, has for
the third time been appointed the Chief
of the Municipality in Kerman, which
post had remained vacant under the
Governor-Genpral’s superintendence for
the last 7 months.
182. As the result of a special
telegram received from Dabistani, one
of the deputies for Kerman, notifying
the cancellation by the Persian Govern
ment of the D’Arcy concession ai.d
calling upon the people of Kerman to
celebrate the event, various jubilant
meetings and gatherings were held,
speeches made and telegrams sent to
Tehran expre ssing gratitude to H. M.
the Shah for his action. Eor three
consecutive nights illuminations were
held in the different chief centres of the
town and in some cases fireworks
d splayed. Sheikh Abul Qassim Harandi,
the Russian sales agent in Kerman,
took an active part.
The Chief Mullah of the town, Haji
Mirza Muhd. Reza, Ayatullah, incurred
the Governor-General’s displeasure
because ho failed to fulfil the promise
extracted from him to make, a public
speech concerning this affair in one of
the chief mosques.
The trade operations of the A. P. O. C.
K^ rm an have not been interfered
with in any way.
183. Reference paragraph 166. The
elections in the ptovince were completed
during the month and the Government
nominees, vide paragraph 151, returned
throughout.
Mirza Hassan Khan, Mirat Isfandiari,
Deputy for sirj<!n, arrived from Tehran
during the month.
184. Mirza Fatullah Khan, Akhgar,
the ( hief of the Bidayat Court in
Kerman, exchanged appointments early
in the month with Mirza Abdul Wahab
Khan, Zah di, one of the additional
judges of the Appeal Court. The latter
court moved to its winter headquarters
in Khuzistan in the middle of the month.
Mirza Reza Khar», Tajaddud, the Chief,
travelled via Bandar Abbas with his
office, while some of the other judges
proceeded to Khuzistan via Ispahan.
Communications.
185. New post offices were opened at
Zerind and Rawar in the Kerman
province during the month.
Security.
186. On the 10th, a number of Farsi
robbers attacked near Saadatabad, on
the Bandar Abbas-Kerman motor road,
a lorry carrying loads for the Itte^qiyeh
Comp ny and took away a few bags of
loaf sugar.
British Interests.
187. Reference paragraph 170. The
books, on arrival from Bam, were
returned by the Nazmieh Kerman,
LN'iLOtiUni.
INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY'S
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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)
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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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