Coll 29/5 'Seistan: vice consulate appointments (Zabul)' [‎18r] (36/185)

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!• Preliminary Note*
present Vice Consul, Zabul, has spent a total of
. bout 3 weeks only at Zabul, and about 8j months at Birlnnd
£a n t£2fT« f vislts t0 Meshed). The reason
is that in August 1941 Persia was occu ied by British and
£° r ? e ® f an ^ shortly after the preparation of the
v h *°f r ?? d ^ or conv °y s to Russia was taken in hand.
80 declined from its importance that the place for
the vice-consul Zabul was obviously at Birjand (his nlace of
rece js in summer) in order to help convoys on their route. It
will be seen from the map that Zabul lies entirely off the
zahi^^ h v d £°* te V vhile Birjand lies half way between
^ahidan and i shea, in November 1941 therefore the Consul
General directed the Vice Consul Zabul to proceed to Birjand
^no^L+ ,era ?f n there n indefinitely, in accordance with future
01338 likely that in future there will be a Vice
w 0 ^io^ e r 7 ^? t f ad of tl } G P resent Consular Office) at Biriand,
O ^ n 2 W ^^-Consulate) will be made a Consular
0 tice and put under Zahidan, which will be a Consulate.
3i*\1^nd f0ll0V/ing notes w111 therefore be based mainly on
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ClIrnat e -iml general standard of health.
• Tlle altitude of Birjand town Is approximately 4,700 feet
J ts latitude is approximately 33 H. The
wir!+^ vlierefore is comparatively cool in summer and cold in
inter, ihe summer temperature prohahly does not rise shore
flfo 111 if shade; the winter temperature in a severe winter nay
descend to about 20 below freezing. * ^
+ . no Gonsu:i - a te doctor at Birjand at present, but
i » ed above contribute to healthiness in
ivlo® . Kel ^ a » or country house in which the vice
v, s i^ uate d 4 miles to the south of Birjand town.
^ , d ‘% hu ??r e J feet h -Sher. The situation of the Kelata
, lR ‘ i ^ nl lt .^ salated a nd exposed to k en winds in winter. But it
S ? 00d 4 .* n oUnmer > an ^ has the advantage of a sut>-d1v of reallv
mount iins r irT^«Mat C ? mC + i +^ a t,Ka^ezt, or underground channel from the
}-•• lth^or i ^^o^ 1 ^3? th ® South r The chief detriment to
isolation. P rs0n livln S alon0 a t the Kelata is probably
3* 5KALTH RS30RTS .
Nil.
4* CLOTHIKG Kv UTRHUTMTR .
ta r 88 1 know » have not varied much In
In recent years the winters have varied considerably.
The paot ■inter has been one of snow, ice and mud, with the y
0116 ^? ht re P° rted to hnve fallen to 25° below
or with 8 very little°'mow. tW ° ° r threC wlntcr3 wer9 entirli^r without,
wimww ■^ 8 t ? ler&f0re “disable to equip oneself lightly for
d- f one would do in equivalent conditions in India, x
and be prepared to face the rigours of cold In winter.
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