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Coll 28/7 ‘Persia. Diaries: Meshed/Khorasan Commercial: Jany 1931–Dec. 1940 (Inclusive.)’ [105r] (209/1341)
The record is made up of 1 file (669 folios). It was created in 6 Apr 1931-15 May 1941. 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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despatch via Fahlavi and Baku. The firm has received
in advance 70% of the value of the consignment from
Herr Semper, the Grerman Agent at Meshed. Several other
Iranian firms are also exporting wool to Germany from
Meshed.
(*> Three Germans who arrived in Meshed from Tehran
during the last week of the month are purchasing skins
through the Shirkat-i-Mish-Timach. There is a rumour
that English and French agents have arrived in Tehran
in order to purchase skins; this has resulted in a 150#
increase over normal prices.
(c) Para 7(c) of last month's diary.
The Atikoh Sugar
factory
An East India Company trading post.
is now working
regularly. Beet is plentiful and about 100 lorries are
engaged in transporting it to the
factory
An East India Company trading post.
. The entire
crop is believed to be sufficient to keep the
factory
An East India Company trading post.
going for another two months. The
factory
An East India Company trading post.
pays 30 Bials
per Kharwar of 650 lbs and a further 2 BiaLs for
transport up to 40 miles. For distances over this limit
the additional transport costs have to be paid by the
cultivator*
(d) I&ra 7(b) of diary for September 1939.
Orders have since been issued that all
purchases of tyres by owners of vehicles should be
recorded on their ownership documents. Further supplies
can only be obtained on the production of a certificate
from the Revenue Department to the effect that the
tyres in use are unserviceable.
(e) The black rate rose to Rials 1325 per
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
100 at Zahidan during the month but later dropped to
Rials 1275.
<f) The Indian white carraway seed crop has failed
badly. Although price of the commodity has doubled in
Iran, exporters to India still hope to make substantial
profits.
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Printed and typewritten monthly commercial reports for Meshed (also spelt Meshad) [Mashhad], renamed and enlarged from October 1933 to cover the Khorassan (also spelt Khorasan) [Khorāsān] district. The reports were produced by the British Government’s representative in the region, referred to variously as: the Consul General and Agent of the Government of India in Khorassan; the Consul General, Meshed; the Consul General for Khorassan (Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett; Major Clive Kirkpatrick Daly; Captain Everard Huddleston Gastrell; Captain Giles Frederick Squire).
The monthly reports, which begin as one-page written summaries and evolve over time to become comprehensive statistical surveys, provide an overview of the region’s trade. They contain remarks on the trade in various raw and manufactured goods, including: carpets, wool, cotton, skins, tea, sugar, rice, dried fruits, almonds, opium, piece goods and haberdashery. The reports also contain remarks on: rates of exchange, transport rates, the activities of foreign agents and manufacturing companies, manufacturing production, the general mood amongst traders, the state of the market. Later reports contain statistical tables on trade, including imports and exports via Zahidan [Zahedan]. Up until mid-1935, minute papers are included in front of most reports, containing report summaries written 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.
Some topical issues affecting trade are touched upon in the reports: changing relations between Persia [Iran] and Russia, including a trade boycott in late 1932, and a trade agreement in 1940; the Persian Government’s creation of monopoly companies in the mid-1930s; Second World War trade, including lists of goods reported to have been sent to Germany.
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- 1 file (669 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 670; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in 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 2-669; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- Coll 28/7 ‘Persia. Diaries: Meshed/Khorasan Commercial: Jany 1931–Dec. 1940 (Inclusive.)’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:670v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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