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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [513r] (1025/1069)
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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His Britannic Majesty’s consulate
KERMAN and BANDAR AjjaA^
DIARY No. 5 If 1939. ■‘^1
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His Majesty's Gonsul proceeded to Isfahan on the
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4th May and returned to Kerman on the 9th*
II - IRANIAN u&TlOlALS
C ivi l, Kis Excellency the ustandar proceeded to Sirjan
and Bandar Abhas on the 3rd May on a we&^s tour. He
was accompanied hy the Agricultural Adviser and the
Director of the Kerman Registration Department*
His Excellency also visited Bam twice during
May and as a result he placed Aqai Ismail Bahadur, the
Earmandar of Bam ? under suspension on the 23rd*
Excessive "pickings” is Believed to he the cause,
rending the appointment of a new Farmandar, Aqai
Mansuri, the local Director of Finance, is officiating.
Aqai Muhammad Zandniapur, the Farmandar of
Bandar Ah has, arrived in Kerman on the 21st on 15 days
sick leave*
Aqai Hasan Tavana and Aq.ai Merat isfandiari,
members of the Mejliss for Kerman, arrived on the 27th
on a visit.
Military. Sartip Siyahpush, the commander of the Kerman
Brigade, who left for the Rudbar and Bashakird areas in
February last (paragraph 28)^ returned to Kerman on the
29 th May*
Sar Lashkar Yazdar^anah visited Kerman and Bam
from 15 th - 18th May#
Four Military inspectors arrived in Kerman on
: the 28th May to inspect the local Brigade.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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