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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎322r] (643/1069)

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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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property was purchased hy the Ministry of Education for
Rials 220,000/- (£.2,750), The property has now been
handed over to the Raise Muarif. The Manager’s and Account
ant’s houses have been converted into Senior and Junior
schools, and the Bank office in the town is now the office
of the Education Department Kerman.
396. Brit is ho The usual two minutes silence was observed
hy all British Concerns on Armistice Day.
397. British^ Messers Cox and Mitchell of inglo-Iranian
Oil Company arrived from Isfahan on 4th, and stayed
at Kerman for four days. Mr.Mitchell was taking over charge
from Mr. Cox, as Chief Manager, A.I.0.0. for Isfahan and
Central Iran, who was proceeding on leave. During their
stay at Kerman they visited the A.I.C.C. Depots at Bam
and Sirjan. They were the guests of H.B.M’s Consul.
398. British. A party of Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Geologists from Bandar Abbas passed through Kerman
on their way to Isfahan on the 22 nd.
BANDAR - ABBAS.
39 9. L0CAL_0HICIALS.l
Po lic e. Rasadban II Daftareyan left for Lingah on the
29th to relieve Rasadban II Ibrahimeyan, Raise Shahrabani
at that port.
400. Post_& Telegraphs. Reference_para_357_of diary 9/1956
Aq.aye Ibrahim Arbabi’s leave having expired,he
returned is from Tehran on the 11th, and assumed charge of
his office.
401. Amnieh^ Satvan II Afshar,the Officiating Officer
Commanding Amnieh Guards, left for Minab on the 9th,
and returned on the 20 th. fie again left for Hajiabad and
Doulatabad on the 22 nd.
402. Agdieh^ Aq.aye Jazin,the Assistant Director of finance
having been suspended from his post on account of
a complication in a criminal case left Bandar Abbas on the
22 nd. fiis post is now vacant but the work is being carried
on by the Director of Customs and Finance.

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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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