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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎266r] (531/1069)

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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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created a disturbance and ordered the Kadkhuda (head of the village)
to supply them with food and women. The Kadkhuda gave them food,
but refused to do anything else for them. They continued to demand
women, beat the Kadkhuda, and seized and raped two women. The
Mostantiq ^iotamed 1 and 20 Amnieh men went to the village in a car
and a larry. Mostantiq arrived Just in front of the lorry and was
attacked by the workmen. However, the Amnieh in the lorry rescued
him and arrested the workmen and took them to Bandar Abbas.
80. On the 25th, the Governor called a meeting of merchants at his
office to raise funds to start a Steam Ship Company in the Gulf. It
Cyiy 18 re P° rted tha fc a sum of Rials 250,000 (£ 2,500) has so far been
^ subscribed. The merchants complained privately that such a company
^ ^ ©v^r formed is sure to be a failure. They say that money
,, had been extorted from them under threat, that if they do not subs-
<rribe voluntarily the money will be taken by force.
MILITARY .
81. Sarvan Ardallan left for Kerman on the 1st by Military lorry
and returned on the 7th.
82. Sarvan Saqafi, Officer Commanding, Bandar Abbas left for Minab
on the 1st and returned with Sarhang Seyahpoush, Officer Commanding
Kerman, on the 2nd. Sarhang Seyahpoush returned to Kerman on 3rd.
83. A man named Mohamad Shamili who was in Military custody was
shot on the 5th.
84* Setvan II Qurbani arrived from Charbar by S.S."BAMORA" on 6 th.
85. Sarvan Ardallan left for Kerman on the 11th and returned on 19th
Both Servan Ardallan T s trips to Kerman were to bring rifles and car
tridges to Bandar Abbas.
86 . The Minab Garrison arrived from Minab on the 17th for the
Coup G’Ttat celebrations. The detachment consisted of
Setvan I Mobayen, Officer Commanding Minab
127 men of 3rd Company.
81 camel riders.
iervaa Faridoon Khan In charge Camel riders.
Setvan m Parish of Camel riders.
The force returned to Minab on the 28th.
87. Coup D'gtat. On the evening of the 22nd, the Military gave a
reception...

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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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