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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎247r] (493/1069)

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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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of the Brigade for the current year, and 589 have been
discharged on completion of their training period.
I OKBIGtN INTBKriST.
568. Br iti sh . Biss Cooper^tourist, from Tehran,arrived
at Kerman on the 16th, and stayed for 2 or 3 days. She
seems to spena her time touring the World hy unorthodox
means and against advice. She left for Shiraz via Yezd
on the 19th, travelling with the Political deportee,Aobas
Khan (para 360).
369. Br itish. The Firm of Nanax Singh Ujagar Singh of
Zahidan dealing in motor parts has opened a Branch
office at Kerman. Nanak Singh is the Brother of Akali
Nari^n Singh, who was reported to Be a dangerous communist
at one time. There is nothing against Nanak Singh however.
370. Bri tish . Mr. Gordon (Canadian) passed through
Kerman on his way to Bandar Ahoas from Tehran a
Between 12 th and 15th.
371. F rench . at. Olarac of the French Legation, Tehran,
paid a short visit to Kerman Between the 24th and
26th. He visited o^ahoun during his stay and took some
photographs. He was Kept under close surveillance B^ .. H a
Police.
^ISQHH^NBwU S.
372. On the 25th December 1935 the Consulate Flag staff
was decorated as usual, ^ccal British subjects
called on the Consul.
■Bapdar AB Bas_.
37o. captain J.E.A* Bazalgette arrived from Kerman on
the 9th to supervise the change over of Head clerks and
returned to Kerman on the 14th.
LCOA li C FKia iALS.
374> tele^raghs. Aqayi Arhahy, Director of Posts
and Telegraphs, left for Jask on the Uth oy 3.3. 'Bamora*
He is going to inspect at Charhar and Gwattur.

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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.

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1 file (533 folios)
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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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