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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎350r] (699/1069)

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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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The election in the suburbs is still in progress. Very
little interest was taken by the townpoeple.
A gricul tu re. An aye Bay at, the Director of Agriculture
arrived from Tehran on the 1st and returned on the 9th
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He also visited Bam and Sirjan during his stay.
95. Grain Monopoly. Aoaye Beenish,the Provincial Director
of finance,Kerman, was summoned to Tehran to explain
the deficit and loss sustained by the Grain Monopoly
Department,Kerman, since its establishment. He left on the
12th and returned on the 24th.
96. Reference paragraph 64 of d ia ry No .5/ 1957.
Oarpet Monopoly. Kerman after all its expectations
is permitted to enjoy the same privilege of a free Trade
in this chief production of the province as other centres.
The branch of the Iranian Oarpet Company still exists in
Kerman, but with no monopoly rights.
97 • Refe re nce pa r agra ph 586 of dia ry N o.11/1956.
munic ipal ity. Dr.Ali Irani, Vice-president, has
succeeded Hashimi as President of the Municipality Gommittee c
MILITARY.
98. Reference r paragraph 70 of diar y No .3/ 1957.
Sarhang II Said left for Tehran on transfer on the
5th.
99. Sarhang II Muhajer, Second-in-Command,Kerman-Brigade,
left for Tehran on leave on the 17th.
100. C onscrip tion. Sargord Abul Molouki, Head of the
Conscription Department,Kerman,was transferred to
Tehran during the month, and was succeeded by Sargord
Allahyar Saidi,0fficer Commanding,Mountain Batteries,Kerman.
10 1. MISClLLANSOUSi
Br itis h. Reference paragraph 73 of last diary.
Mr. Pendlebury was admitted into the C.M.S. .Hospital,
suffering with Dysentery on the 1st. He was discharged on
the 8th, but owing to his weak state of health, was unable
to continue on his bicycle to zahidan. He decided to travel

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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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