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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎447r] (893/1069)

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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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on a month’s leave at the beginning of June.
in- local wmranrc.
The ^andar Abbas Governorship is still
vacant and the former assistant, iUikni, continues
to officiate.
Education . The local schools closed for the summer
holidays on the 22nd June.
IV- MILITARY ij AIRJ .
The local garrison has moved to the
Ginau hills north of Bandar nbb&s for the summer.
S eourity . A villager returning to his home from
andar ^bbas was stabbed to death and robbed of his
purchases and cash ( about rials 400 in all) 15 miles
eafct of B a ndar ^bbas. A conscript deserter and another
l<; 'U^'hrvvu&k'
ire believed for'this outrage.
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On the 10th two Amniah Guards escorting
a number of camels ladnn with BMuggled goods were
ambushed by Baluchis between Kostak and Kargan on
the B ayaban coast. The raiders killed one guard
wounded the other and decamped with the goods. The
gunboat n Shahrukh n proceeded from Barrier Abbas the
following de^ and brought back the wounded guard.
eanwhile the murderers dec^ided to quit the country
which was now too hot for them. They put to sea with
their family near Brizg. Three of the Anniah (Hiards
o.t that pocit which tried to prevent their escaoe succ
eeded in boarding the craft but were promptly dealt
with by the fugitives; two were shot and thrown over
board and the third received a hatchet wound on his
head but managed to swim ashore.
V- Hi VAL AFFAIRS.
The Iran ian gunboat "Shahrukh" arrived from
Khoramehahr on the 9th, proceeded to Jask and Charbar

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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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