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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎279r] (557/1069)

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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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in the Bankas possession^ The Bank: has appealed and the next
hearing is fixed for June 1936.
143. Mr. E. Tevoit Ker accompanied hy Mr. G-.N.T. Furguson
Both of the Anglo Iranian Oil Company arrived at
Kerman on 6th April. The former is the Company^ Manager at
Isfahan and is proceeding on leave. The latter is his
successor. They proceeded to Bam and Sirjan on 11th ^.pril,
from where they returned to Isfahan.
ARRIVALS Sc DEPARTURESj
144. Bri t ish. Mr. A. Robertson, formerly of IndOrEuropean
Telegraph Department, who joined the C.M.S. and was
in charge of the Hospital laboratory left on retirement for
the United Kingdom via Isfahan on 6th. Dr. Dodson and Mr.G.
uddy of the C.M.S. accompanied him as far as Isfahan and
returned on the 11th.
145. Britis h.The Right Reverend Bishop Thompson,Bishop in
Iran, accompanied by urs. Thompson and daughter
arrived from Isfahan dm the 20th April.
146. B rit is h. Revd. G.Rodgers, Chaplain of Isfahan and at
present Secretary to the Bishop in Iran,arrived from
Isfahan on the 20th April, and returned on the 24th.
147. Miss V.G.Eardlay of the C.M.S. Isfahan arrived at
Kerman on 29th April.
148. Mrs. I.G. Carter and Mrs. E. Maclean travelling from
the Untied Kingdom via India and Bandar Abbas arrived
on a visit to Kerman on 12th April.
149. Miss Petley and Miss Robinson of the C.M.S. granted
leave left Kerman on 24th April for Isfahan, from where
they are proceeding to the United Kingdom by the overland
route.
150. S wiss# Mons. A. Wetli returned from Tehran at the end
of the month.
Bandar Abbas.
local officials.
151. Aqaye Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. , Deputy Governor Lingah left on the 1st
for Kerman with his wife, who was being taken to receive
medical treatment, and returned on the 30th.

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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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