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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [139r] (277/1069)
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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part of the month.
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261. Reference paragraph 211.
having realised the difficulty of finding funds locally
with which to sir range for a permanent supply of water for the ir
rigation of the town avenues, the G-overnor-General has applied to
Tehran for the loan of one hundred thousand tumans for the purpose.
In the meantime water from a neighbouring village has been rented
by the Llunicipality for the irrigation of the avnues on the east
side of the town.
262. New, and for the most part, increased rates of municipal
taxes on irticles of -oodstuff entering Kerman city came
into force with effect from the 15th Murdad (6th August).
BRITISH I NTERESTS .
265. An ignorant cultivator incurred the Governor-General T s dis-
pleastire the other day by making what was considered to be
:u; imprudent remark that the bulk of water in a certain qanat (un
der-ground water channel) had increased through the activities of
a former British Consul. The offender, after being profusely
abused, was taken to the Government House in a car, but **** releas
ed after due warning.
264. ?h e new chief of Municipality, who arrived here on the
18th July, has neither called on His Majesty's Consul nor
sent a card.
HI SC BL IAITSOUS.
265. 3r Lart and Miss Lloj^d of the C.ir.S. Yezd, and Miss I'ightin-
*ale of the C.TI.5. Isfahan, visited Kerman during the
month.
266. A slight earth tremor of short duration was felt in Kerman
on the 21st at about 10 p.m*
BANDAR_ ABBAS .
LO CAL OFFICIALS .
267. Reference paragraph 258.
Sultan Ibrahim Khan Ashrafi, Chief of Police for Bandar
Abbas, returned from Tehran on the 22nd.
LOCAL
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3413
- Title
- Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:534v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence