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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎82r] (163/1069)

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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, No. 9, for the mcnthof September
^ 1933.
213. Local Officials .—His Excellency
Mirza Abul Hassan Khan Peernia, the
new Governor-General, anived in Kerman
on the 7th, when he was met a tew miles
outside the city by most of the neads of
the local government departments a id a
large number of notables and leading
mercnants. Touching upon his previous
visit to Kerman and the proposals he
had made to the Central Government in
connection with the construction of new
roads in the province ; His Excellency
laid great stress on the interest which H.
I.M. the Shah took in the advancement
of the country in general and trade and
industry in particular. A s regards roads,
His Excellency said, while taking leave
from the Shah, he had again submitted
the proposal for making a motor road
from Keiman to Meshed, via Rawar, and
had received orders to go on with the
project, the total cost of which, estimat
ed at about Rials 100,000, H. I. M. had
offered to pay trom his own pocket.
The Shah had made special reference
to the question of cotton yarn, of which
there was a great demand in this pro
vince, and regretted the tact that, in
spite of Kerman being one ot the chief
cotton glowing centres in Persia, cotton
yarn was still being imported into the
province from abroad.
Another matter broached by H. I. M.
baa been that ot raw wool. ~ The wool
produced in this part of the country, the
Shah had remarked, had a good reputa
tion, but the matter of sheep breeding had
been very much neglected, and steps
should be taken to preserve the good
breeds and improve them, if necessary,
by the introduction of new animals from
elsewhere.
214. Reference paragraph 185.
According to a notification from
Tehran, Mirza Taqi Khan Hanishwar
formerly ‘ Rais-i-Ma’arif ’ Isfanan, has
been appointed Chief of Education,
Kerman and is expected to arrive here in
a short time.
215. Mirza Abdullah Khan Isfandiari,
Chief of the Census Department, handed
over the acting charge of the Census
Office to Samzadeh and left for Tehran,
where he had been summoned, at the
end of August.
216. Reference paragraph 190.
Mirza Sayyed Ja’far Khan INabavi, of
the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs,
r eturned to Tehran in the middle of the
month.
217. Reference paragraph 191.
Mirza Kazim Khan Shahidi, the new
Public Prosecutor of the Bedayat Court
in Kerman, arrived from Tehran in the
early part of the month.
218. Reference paragraph 191.
Mirza Sayyed Muhsin Khan Imad, the
‘ Mustantiq ’ (Investigating Judge) in
the Adlieh Department, Kerman, was
placed on the waiting list, in connection
with the enquiries made by Shabshahani,
and proceeded to Tehran in the middle
of the month.
219. Local Affairs .—One of the im
provements effected by Kazimi, the ex-
Governor-General, a short time before
his recall to Tehran, was the closing up
of bathing tanks in the public baths and
fixing taps thereto. This has caused
some agitation amongst certain sections
of the orthodox inhabitants, who have
been making complaints to the new Gov
ernor-General, on the ground that religi
ous ablutions could not be performed
under the present arrangement. They
further argue tnat in no other town has
the complete closure of these tanks been
attempted and that everywhere people
have access to both systems. Their re
presentations have so far produced no
result as the new Governor-General is
loath to reverse the actions of his pre
decessor.
220. Reference concluding portion of
paragraph 184.
The construction work on the circus
and new roads in the town, which was
suspended on the <?#-Governor-General’s
departure, has not been resumed, and
there are no signs of any intention on
the part ot the new Governor-General to
continue the work, for want of funds.
221. The work of the Kerman-Khabis |
(Shahdad) motor alignment via the f
Sirch pass has remained suspended since I
October last.

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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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