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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [169r] (337/1069)
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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He made no reference to the religions side of the work, hut the
Principal told him that he used the Hall for opening prayers every
morning. Another matter of importance which the Minister mentioned
was that he hoped to give hack the primary schools to the Mission;
he said he would have to act slowly and carefully owing to tfce
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Russians in the north and to do it in such a way that they could
not take offence and demand the same privilege, hut it was his aim
to let the Mission have them again*
His attitude the whole time was extremely friendly and there is
no douht that he was very pleased with his visit.
He also visited the C.M.S. Grirls* school, which has been doing
well under Miss J. F. Woodroffe, in spite of the fact that they
have had to close down their primary classes, in response to
recent regulations, and was equally impressed with the arrange
ment s*
34. Arrangements were made hy the Governor-General in the early
part of Hecemher to collect the town beggars in a house for
the winter months and provide them with free hoard and lodging.
Apart from the subscriptions collected hy His Excellency, an allot
ment of Rials 6,000 has been provided for this purpose in the Muni
cipality budget.
35. The Opium Monopoly Department was taken over hy the local
Finance office early in January, and the majority of the
staff were discharged*
36. The Balance Sheet of the Sherkat-i-Sihami-i-Kerman, which
was published at the end of March, shows a profit of 12
per cent for the share-holders. The shares of this company, how
ever, are still being offered for sale in the local market at
considerable discount. In one case a number of shares were recently
bought by the manager of the company at 50 per cent of the original
value!
37. According to orders received from Tehran at the latter part
of November, the meeting place of the Bahais in Kerman,
called Mashriq-ul-Azkar, was closed by the Police authorities and
the leader of the community made to sign an undertaking not to
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attend
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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.
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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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- 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