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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [351r] (701/1069)
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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■by lorry to Bandar Abbas,and take passage by the Slow-mail
Steamer to India. He left for Bandar Abbas on the 17th.
102. fianish. Doctor Blegvad,Danish Scientist,and
Interpreter, arrived from Bandar Abbas en route to
Tehran on the 25th and were the guests of H.B.id # s Consul.
He, accompanied by Doctor Thorson,Danish Professor of
Zeology, called on the CxOvernor-G-eneral, v/hile at Kerman,
and left for Tehran on the 28th Kay.
103. Danish. Doctor Thorson, Danish Professor of Zoology,
in the employment of Iranian Government, arrived
from Bandar Abbas en route to Tehran on the 26th and was
the guest of H.B.M # s Consul. He left for Tehran on the 28th.
-2_A_N_D_A_. - ABBA S._
104. Lo ca l Officials.
Begerenoe para gr aph 79 of diary No.3/1937.
Aqaye Ibrahim Arbabi, Director of Post and Telegraphs,
Bandar Abbas returned from Charbar on the 15th.
105. Local A ff airs.
B^£eLenQe_paragraph_21_Qf_diary No.l of 1937.
Doctor Blegvad, Danish Scientist, arrived in his North
Sea Trawler M HASHGGG H (named after a fish) from Bushire
on 9th. While at Bushire he was granted an audience by the
Shah. The Doctor informed His Majesty, who was keenly
interested, that the industry would prove a success, as
during his short experience, his catches consisted of no
less than 120 different varieties of fish. Dr. Blegvad
also told His Majesty that the construction of a small
factory
An East India Company trading post.
at Bandar Abbas, which was considered the most
central and suitable port, would cost approximately Rials
400,000 (£.5,000). His Majesty # s reply was M Don # t speak or
worry about the money,! v/ill see to it,You get on with the
good work?
Doctor Blegvad was provided with a house in the
town as his residence by the Governor. When Dr.Blegvad
visited Bandar Abbas at the
beginning of January, he lived
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (533 folios)
- Arrangement
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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3413
- Title
- Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:534v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence