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Coll 28/7 ‘Persia. Diaries: Meshed/Khorasan Commercial: Jany 1931–Dec. 1940 (Inclusive.)’ [246r] (491/1341)
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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poppy seeds Rials 520 per 650 rbs.
G-tiee (Baluchi) ,, 3,400 ,,
G-hee (Sistani) «, 3,000 ,,
Silk cloth (Meshedi) Rials 5.10 per 40 inches.
Silk Cloth (Yezdi) ,, 7.00 ,,
Exchange .
Imperial Bank of Iran average rate .
Rials 604 per
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
100.
,, 80.50 per £ Sterling.
Average Freight Rates .
Zahidan - Nok Kundi Rials 15 per 650 IBs.
Zahidan - Zahul ,, 30
Zahidan - Birjand ,, 40
Zahidan - Meshed ,, 70
Zahidan - Kerman ,, 60
Nok Kundi - Zahidan ,, 70
Zahul- Zahidan ,, 50
Birjand - Zahidan ,, 70
Meshed - Zahidan ,, 160
Kerman - Zahidan ,, 150
Meshed - Tehran ,, 60
Tehran - Meshed ,, 180
Meshed - Bajgiran ,, 70
Bajgiran - Meshed ,, 40
Meshed - Bujnurd ,, 50
Bujnurd - Meshed ,, 50
Meshed - Sarakhs ,, 80
Sarakhs - Meshed ,, 90
Meshed - Kariz ,, 50
Kariz - Meshed ,, 60
Miscellaneous .
(a). It is reported that the Exchange Uontrol Uommission
has agreed to issue foreign exchange against permits
held hy traders on their due dates at the rate of
Rials 110 to the £ Sterling, i.e., Rials 30 a'bove
the current rate.
("b). Applications for import licences made on and after
the 21st March 1937 have Been rejected in toto and
it is reported that the hanks have Been authorized
to refund the 15% incurred By traders on the purchase
of export certificates and deposits.
(c) . The validity of the licence of the Monopoly Company
for Dried Bruits is due to expire on the 20th March
1938 and after this date the Company will have to
pay Municipal taxes. It is inferred from this that
the monopoly on almonds, almond kernels, etcetera,
will Be allowed to lapse.
(d) . The establishment of a Customs Barrier at Nok Kundi
greatly reduced the smuggling of silk out of Iran and
has virtually killed the Iranian silk industry. Local
authorities Believe tnat the government or india
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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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- Coll 28/7 ‘Persia. Diaries: Meshed/Khorasan Commercial: Jany 1931–Dec. 1940 (Inclusive.)’
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- front, front-i, 2r:670v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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