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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎262r] (523/1069)

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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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with Aqayi Khorshidi as the Amin Sulh.
Miiarif . Aqayi May el, the Raise Muarif, accompanied hy two
teachers and 22 Footballers from local Pahlavi Middle School left
for Tehran on the 13th to take part in the inter provincial schools
football tournament, Government are paying the expenses for this
trip, on account of its education value for the boys. The Church
Mission Society School were to have formed part of the Keraan team,
and were very disappointed when, at the last minute, they were told
only Government school boys could go. Mr. Iliff had taken a lot of
trouble training the team and practice games had been played with
a scratch team from the Consulate and town.
58. Out of 62 religious orators and Rouza Khans only ei^it have been
recommended for the Jawadzes. It is rumoured that not even the eight
recommended by the Raise Muarif will be given permits.
59. Maiieh . Seyed Hassan, in charge of Malioh Opium Sales Depart
ment in Aqta and Afshar, an amnieh and two aim,women, who were tra
velling together, were killed between Dashtab and Baft by a certain
HO
Jehangir, who was with them. Rials 11,000 (£ VM) and 4-£ mans of
Government Opium, which Seyed Hassan had with him were taken by
Jehangir. He was arrested at the next Amnieh post and whipped till
he confessed the crime. He was brought to Kerman for trial and has
confessed and produced all the booty. In his defence, he is said to
have told the Judge that Qarari, the brother-in-law of Aqayi Arjumand,
a well-known carpet weaver in Kerman, had instigated him to kill the
Seyed.
60. Post . The Central Postal authorities at Tehran have given the
contract for carrying mails between Bandar Abbas ard Kerman to Ustad
Hussein (Parandah Ghaibi) with effect from the 1st Esfand (21st Feb)
for Rials 2000 (£. 20) a month, vice Rustum Mawandad, who has held
the contract for Rials 8,000 (£ 80) ever since the motor road was
opened in 1931.
Cotton Monopoly . Qazi Noori, a representative of the Cotton
Monopoly Department at Tehran, arrived here on the 15th. He has
notified all the planters that the quantity of cotton to be cultiva
ted in the province has to be reported to him and his permission and
instructions obtained. He visited Zarand (about 54 miles north of
Kerman...

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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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