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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [252r] (503/1069)
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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in Urdu. A O.I.D. police man was present and searched the
Church "before the service.
un Tuesday, the day of His Majesty's Funeral, a
special Communion Service was held at St. Andrew's Church.
At 1 p.m. all British Subjects came to the Consulate to
hear the Broadcast of the Funeral procession. At 4 o'clock
the British Indians and other Europeans came to the
Consulate in order to hear and join in the Funeral Service.
Two Minutes Silence was observed at 5-30, corresponding
to j.— 30 p.m. G.M.X•
A number of Iranians have asked if there is a
revolution in England, with His late Majesty's Sons and
the Generals of the Army fighting for the throneS They
seem unable to understand the great loyalty and love of
the British people for their King. There is also a story
in the Bazaar that now the King is dead, the power of
Britain is smashed.
LOCAL OFFICIALS.
3* Pol ice . Sargord Hashim Mirza Doulat Shahi, who was
Rais-i-nazmieh, Yezd, arrived here as Acting Rais-i-
nazmieh on the 21 st, vice Sargord Jehangeri, who has been
transferred to Gilan. The latter handed over charge on the
same day and left on the 23rd. It is now said that he made
over Rials,40,000/- (£.415) by illicit means during his
term of office here.
L OCAL AFFA IRS.
Censorship.The Folice Authorities here still
continue to censor all doubtful letters and all
Foreign Newspapers. They have special instructions not to
interfere with Consular mails, and I have been unable to
find any trace of tampering with sealed envelopes.
5 . Fi nance . The cost of opium for local consumption was
increased with effect from 1st Bahman 1314 (23rd Jarl)
from Rials l/25 to Rials,1/35. On the other hand the cost
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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