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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎328r] (655/1069)

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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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commenced the erection of the plant.
431. deference -paragraph 100 of Diary Ho. 3 of 1936.
The Appellate Court of Kerman sentenced Mohamod Bahai
butcher, who murdered his partner so as to rod him of Rials 90
to death.
432. Ueteorologica l.
The winter started without its perennial rain and
snow falls. It is feared that the intense dry cold, which has
not been experienced for some years past, has damaged the wheal
crop. The local dealers are hoarding their stocks for a bad
year. 'T’he Government Monopoly Department in order to maintain
the town supply has been importing wheat and barley from
Isfahan and Bushire.
7 CR3IGK INTBR53T .
433. British . Bishop Thompson, Bishop in Iran, paid a xlxifc
visit to Kerman at the begining of the month.
434. British . Doctor G.3. Dodson of the C.M.3. Hospital
Kerman left for Bandar Abbas on the 27th.
435. A British Subject named Lewis Goldstein, holder of
foreign Office passport Ho. 437066 who stated that he was
cycling from England to Australia arrived at Kerman on the
22na Decem'ber and left on the a6th hyUorry to Zahidan en
route to India.
BAKDAR ABBA a*
L OCAL CEEICIAI3 .
436. Reference paragraph 293 of Diary Ho.8 .
Aaaye Ismail Khan Bahadur, Governor of Bandar Abbas
who had proceeded on four months* leave returned from Tehran
on the 24th and took over charge from A^aye Paimani, the Raise
Sejil(Census Department)who was acting Governor during his
absence.
437. AJ2NIEH. Reference paragraph of last Diary.
Sitwan 111 Afshar, the Officer Commanding Amnieh
Guards returned on the 5th.
438. POLICE. (Lingah Intelligence ).

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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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