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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎472r] (943/1069)

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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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t-i ONiTDENTIAL .
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His Britannic najesty f s Consulate,
K erm an an d .aa ndar AHHas^
DIARY No. II of 1958.
For the month of -wovemher.
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224-
225-
_ 1938
I - BRITISH uFFiClALS^
Lieut. r.C.ji. McNalty, I.A. Language student
left Keman on the 29th Novemher for Shiraz via lezd
and Aharguh.
II- iMNIM-.-.i/£| , lSALS 1 _
• G-oyern or shi^. no Ustandar has yet "been appointed
to the 8th (Kerman) ustan.
The Rais-i Baladiyah, who was appointed to
officiate as Governor of Herman on the departure of Aqal
Ismail Merat in July last, continues to act.
It is said that the Kerman jarigadier has succeeded
in persuading the central authorities to cancel his appoi*
ntment as Military Governor of me icran; he prefers to serve
in the army.
There has "been an acting Governor at jaandar Ah has
since April.
Thus it would appear that these senior posts so
far removed from the centre of influence are either
unpopular or there are not enough qualified officers
to go round. .
226 - Aqai Riyahi, the senior Jud^e of the Kermari^has
heen transferred to meshed.
227- Military. Colonel Jelwah arrived dm Keman on the 24th
on appointment as medical officer to the Keman brigade.
Ill- LuCAL GuVERNLENT•
2128- General. The holidays on account of "Death anniversary of
Ali" , listed in the official calender for three days, were
mw. ^
2 8 DEC1933
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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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