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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [174r] (347/1069)
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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Dr, Ata^llah Khan Tahib Zadeh, the ex-H©alth and
tine Officer, left for Tehran via Kerman on the 6th.
62. Shafai, Inspector of the Ministry of Justice, accompanied
by an Investi^ating Judge from the Criminal Court for the
trial of (rovernment officials, arrived from Tehran via Bushire
on the 6th and returned on the 14th.
63. Mirza Muhanmad All Khan Gulshaeyan of the Ministry of
Finance arrived at Bandar Abbas, on inspection, from
Bushire, on the 6th and proceeded to Charbar on the 20th.
64. The 15th March was observed as a public holiday on account
of H.I.If. the Shah's Birthday. The Municipality, the
National Bank of Persia, the Chamber of Commerce and the Police
Premises were illuminated on the evening of the 14th and tea and
sweets were served to the guests. The first 'joy caravan' pro
cession, conducted by the military authorities, promenaded the
main street of the town the same evening, with fancy dress and
masks, and attracted much attention.
65. The Governor held the usual Nauruz reception in the Govern
ment House on the morning of the 22nd, to which all the
local officials and leading merchants were invited.
66. Yawar Safai, the ex-Offioer Commanding the Frontier Guards,
who had proceeded to Charbar on inspection, was brought
back to Bandar Abbas under escort on the 21st. He is said to have
developed insanity, which the doctors attribute to the effects of
some old venereal trouble. On one occasion, it is said, he attemp
ted to shoot one of his colleagues, but the pistol missed fire.
67. Reference paragraph 21.
It appears that the Governor was invested, for the first
time, with full power by the Ministry of Interior, to use his dis
cretion in the election of a suitable member for the next Majliss.
During several discussions, held with various local merchants, he
nomina ted Khan Sahib Fbrahim Gelladary and Haji Mtushir Dawani, as
the two most suitable candidates, openly expressing his preference
to the former, as being the more experienced of the two.
The only blot against this candidate, however, the Governor be
lieved, was his log-standing connection with the British
Government
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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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- 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