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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [185r] (369/1069)
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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Bandar Abbas, to explain why he had not dispensed with the above-
mentioned official's services when the matter was reported to him
by <ik-Khah, the local Inspector, and why, on the contrary, after
removing him from his original post, he had appointed him Hudir
at Qlshm, which was second in importance in the whole province.
Gulshaeyan further .moved the Central Administration to telegraph
to Abasalti to sign jointly with Kik-Khah. Ahasalti refused to
do thin and asked for immediate transfer. He was told to hand
over to ik-i iinh and leave t but has sinoe been Instructed to carry
on till his relief arrives.
103. On learning about the intended visit of the Minister of
.duoation to Bandar Abbas, the local Director of ISducetion
invited the leading officials and merchants on the 4th to watch the
distribution of prizes amongst the school-boys who had distinguished
themselves in the recant examinations, hoping that the day would
coincide with the Ministers arrival. He was, however, disappointed
to hear that the latter had changed his original programme and was
not coming to Bandar Abbas for the time being.
104. The local Post and Telegraph Office has been made into a
Provincial Offloe with effect from the beginning of the
Persian year (22nd March 1935).
105. Barracks are being constructed on the beach opposite His
Majesty’s Consulate for the accommodation of the Frontier Ouardc
106. With the transfer of Manteqi (vide paragraph 101 above),
Khurshidi, the Reserve Member of the local Court, has been
appointed Investigating Judge for Bandar Abbas.
MILITARY .
107. A detachment of 180 men under Naib Mubayyeni left for Minab
on the 2nd, to re-inferoe the garrison at the latter place.
108. Of the two wounded soldiers brought from Kinab on the 8th,
one died in the local Military Hospital on the 11 th.
109. According to news received at Bandar Abbas during the month
eleven soldiers were killed in a fighting which took place
between the Government forces and Bashakirdi outlaws in the dis
trict. ..
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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