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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [245r] (489/1069)
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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358
"diary
. municipality. 'Reference paragraph No*268
No. 10 of 1935.
The report suomitted to the ministry of Interior, hy
the ministerial Inspectors for the Provincial municipalities
accuses the Raise Baladieh, Rafat Nizam, of over-estimating
the cost of the local barrage. The ministry of Interior has
ordered his removal and has recommended Jaberi for the
appointment. The latter, who was Deputy Governor Sirjan,
arrived here on 23rd to .join his new post.
359. The Permits of all the Mullahs and Roudhaichans
(Religious orators) over sixty in number, who were
exempted from wearing European dress, were collected by
the Governor-General at the beginning of the month. Their
number is to be greatly reduced. An examination is being
held and it is believed that very few will pass. The
rumour that the religious community will have to wear hats
and robes, resembling those of Ghristian priests, has
encouraged them adopt European dress, as they do not want
to be forced to dress as M padres".
360. Veils were discarded by the local Girls Schools at
the beginning of the month. The great patience and
tact shown by His Excellency the Governor-General and the
Raise Muarif, overcame the illfeeling and disgust of the
general public. Seyed Mohamed Yezdi, who was deported from
Yezd last iboharam was preaching in the mosque one day,
when Safar All rebuked a woman for bringing her young
daughter to the mosque in European dress. He was immediate
ly arrested and deported by the Police authorities to
Bandar Abbas.
Abbas Khan Nakha-ai, an influencial man of Rawar,
who was once in charge of the road guards on the Meshed
road, and has recently been on bad terms with bhe Governor-
General, has been accused of making disparaging remarks
about discarding bf veils, and has been sent to Shiraz
under instructions from Tehran.
361. Il uarif . A local tax of Rials 2/- per passenger
travelling
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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