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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎91r] (181/1069)

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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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MC636FD—13— 13-2-34—GIPS
3
Abbas, arrived from Bushire on the 14th,
vice Mirza Muhammad Khan Mansuri,
who proceeded to Bushire on the 28th.
t(| 328. Naib I Sayyed Shamsuddin Khan
Safai, Commissioner of Police, Bandar Abbas,
left for Henjam and Lingah, on inspection,
on the 1st and returned on the 21st.
As he had left orders that no passports
were to be issued in his absence, over a
hundred passengers, who were held up,
threatened to make telegraphic representa
tions to the Shah if they were delayed any
longer. The safe of the Nazmieh had there
fore to be forced open to obtain materials
for the issuing of passports.
329. Yawar Amanullah Khan Nusrat
arrived from Tehran via Bushire, on in
spection with the Coastal Road Guards
Department on the 21st.
330. Agha Yousif Lutfali Khonji, a well-
known merchant of Bahrain, who is now
doing business in Bombay and has branches
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , arrived on the 21st,
and has been negotiating with the local
merchants with a view to forming a com
pany for the importation of a combined
spinning, weaving, electric and ice factory An East India Company trading post.
for Bandar Abbas.
Military.
331. Sarhang Hisamuddin Khan Huma-
youn Shah Raise, accompanied by Naib
Shafi Khan, arrived from Tehran, via
MuKmmerah, on the 14th, as inspector
for the Military Department, and proceeded
to Jask and Charbar on the 28th.
332. Reference paragraph 269. Naib
Sarhang Abdullah Khan Arab Nijad, Offi
cer Commanding Bandar Abbas, returned
from Charbar and Jask by the Naval motor
dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. on the 26th.
Biyaban Affairs
333. According to news received in the
first week of the month, a band of Taher-
zaies, having had a skirmish with the troops,
raided the Custom House at Galak and
killed the Mudir, while retiring.
334. The sister of Mir Barakat Khan,
who went to Tehran last October, with the
hope of seeing her brother and begging for
his release, returned,on the 15th, as she had
found that her brother and his elder son,
Abdullah Khan, had both died. It is
feared that the situation in Biyaban will be
aggravated after this news reached . their
followers.
Arrival and departure of Ships.
Date
Date
335 Name of vessel.
of
of
From
To
arrival.
departure.
“ Bankura ”
7-12-33
7-12-33
Henjam
Muscat.
“ Baroda ”
7-12-33
7-12-33
Jask
Henjam.
“ Barpeta ”
14-12-33
14-12-33
Henjam
Jask.
“ Bamora ”
14-12-33
15-12-33
Muscat
Henjam.
“ Baroda ”
21-12-33
21-12-33
Henjam
Muscat.
“ Bandra ”
21-12-33
21-12-33
Jask ..
Henjam.
“ Bamora ”
28-12-33
28-12-33
Henjam
Jask.
“Bankura”
29-12-33
30-12-33
Muscat
Henjam.
Miscellaneous.
336. Dr. (Miss) Baillie of the C. M. S.
arrived from Kerman on the 11th and re
turned on the 17th, accompanied by Mrs.
E. Baillie, her sister-in-law, who arrived
from England on the 14th.
British Consulate, C.H. LINCOLN,
Kerman, Captain,
11th January 1934. H. M's Consul, Kerman
Distribution —
H. M.’s Minister, Tehran (2 copies).
The Hon’ble 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. ,
Bushire.
The Foreign Department, G. of I.,
New Delhi.
The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
H. M.’s Consul-General, Meshed.
The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat, in charge
of Mekran Coast.
H. M.’s Consul, Shiraz.
H. M.’s Consul, Bandar Abbas.
H. M.’s Vice-Consul, Zahidan.
The Intelligence Officer, Quetta.

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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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