Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [264r] (527/1069)
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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he was very much impressed by the feeling of freedom and the general
atmosphere.
68 . COUP D t STAT . The 3rd Isfand (23rd February) was observed as a
public holiday in honour of the 15th anniversary of the Coup
^^’Ftat. The Military authorities gave a display at 8 a.m on their
parade ground, to which all the notables and foreigners were invited
but few British attended on account of the mourning for His Late
Majesty. Displays of drill by Infantry, and tent pegging. Jumping
and shooting by the Cavalry were given. The Girl Guides of the
C.M.S School lead the March-past. In one of the shooting turns,
baloons were hung in front of and close to the crowd. Horsemen gal
loped past and shot the baloons with rifles. A school girl, aged 12
sitting in the front of one of the reserved enclosures, complained
that she had been shot. No notice was taken, but later it was found
that a wooden wad had penetrated her stomach and she died two days
later.
A play was performed on the night of Coup D’Stat Day and for
the first time in Kerman an actress was included in the cast. The
Officer Commanding Troops presented gold and silver medals to the
actors, and gave a present of
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
50/- (£ 5) to the C.M.S.School
as their band played so well.
69. The following consignment of arms and ammunitions was received
from Tehran for the local Brigade during the month
1100 rifles.
400 twenty shot repeating rifles.
20 guns (60 round magazine)
30 guns (50 round magazine)
1500 bayonets and
450 boxes of ammunition.
Of these the following were despatched to Bandar Abbas
400 rifles.
100 twenty shot repeating rifles.
2 guns (60 round magazine)
3 guns (50 — do — )
500 bayonets and
12 boxes of ammunition.
The lorries after unloading the arms went to Bushire to transport the
engines etc. for the Naval Boats that are under construction at Pahla
Vi/.
MI SCBLLAHSOUS .
70. British . Revd. R. Iliff and Mrs. Iliff left for Isfahan on the
18th. Mr. Iliff returned on the 28th.
71. Creek . Mens. C. Vicos left for Tehran
on a short visit on 20 th
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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)
- 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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- Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:534v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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