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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎261r] (521/1069)

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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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52* Reference paragraph 10 of last diary .
Tea parties, which selected people have to give to their
friends and dependents, and which women have to attend unveiled,
have been given throughout the month. Artisans and petty shop
keepers are now having to give them. The Military authorities and
Police have given parties too, and are bringing pressure to bear
on the shy and backward. They are pressing the spiritual leaders
like Agha Zainal Abedin Khan M Sirkar Agha n and Haji Mirza Mohomad
Reza n Ayatullah rt to use their influence in favour of the movement.
Sirkar Agha, who is the Head of the Shiekhi Sect, held a meeting
in his own house in support of the movement. Ayatullah has failed
to give his active support so far, but has promised to address a
gathering after 'Id 1 Prayers in the Mosque on 4th March. Sirkar
Agha is the man who wrote an article, about seven years ago, for
the Iranian weekly paper n HABLUL MATIN” published in Calcutta, in
which he said people who suggested unveiling women were infidels.
53. Aqayi Herat Isfandiari (Son of the late Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Nosrat, C.E.E)
Member of Parliament for Sirjan paid a visit to Kerman during the
month. 7/hile in Kerman, he took a prominent part in several un
veiling functions, and persuaded the well-to-do to contribute to
the fund for clothing for the poor. He gave a donation of Rials
5,000 (£. 50) himself (1,000 from his pocket and Rials 4,000 from
the endowment of his father). He suggested that ladies should help
the poor by making dresses, costing about Rials 25 each, for them.
A Committee has been formed under the supervision of the Editor of
the "BIDARI". A sum of Rials 30,000 (£ 300) has been collected and
many ladies have undertaken to make ten dresses each and hand over
to the Committee.
Police * Reference paragraph 3 of last diary.
Sargord Jehangiri, the ex: Chief of Police, Kerman, on arrival
at Tehran, is said to have been appointed Raise Shahrabani (Police)
Shiraz instead of Cilan.
55. Adlj eh . Aqayi Shari-at Madari, a Member of the Appellate Court
Kerman, was called to Tehran, to answer a charge of misappropriation
of Government funds when at Ahwaz. He left on the 22nd.
56. A Sulhieh Court was established in Rafsinjan during the month,
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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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