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Coll 28/18 ‘Persia; Diaries; Meshed intelligence Summaries 1931–’ [41r] (81/299)
The record is made up of 1 file (148 folios). It was created in 16 Mar 1931-12 Oct 1934. 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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INDEX TO MESHED INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY No. 17.
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I.— Khorasan—
Military
Persian Officials ...
Economic
Soviet Officials ..
Soviet Central Asian Republics
Basmachi
Marghilan
Kizil Arvat
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III.— Herat—
No news
Paras.
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4
5
6
7
M “ h ' d .he pe.i.„ e adiag
I.—Persia.
1 Military. — (i) A Military Hospital with
100 beds is being [opened at Khwash.
there will be a branch at Iran Shahr
Doctor Yavar Sayid Ahmad Khan who
is being appointed fllealth Officer in Per
sian Baluchistan has been detailed to
undertake this work.
(m) Naib Sarhang Qadiri 0. C. of the
tehahpur Regiment has gone on a month’s
leave to Tehran.
2. Persian Officials. — (i) Mahmud Khan,
dam, the Governor General of Khorasan
proceeded on forty days’ leave to France
m order to take his son to school He left
Meshed on the 15th instant. Asadi the
Mutwalli Bashi of the Meshed Shrine will
act for him during his absence.
(m) As a result of complaint against him
by the people of Kuchan Sultan Sayid
Jalal Khan, the Military Governor was
called to Meshed for examination of his
conduct. He has been acquitted by a
Military Court and returned to Kuchan
where the people who reported against him
may expect a lively time.
3. Economic.—(i) The conditions of the
feovieto-Persian Trade agreement are not as
yet known. It is stated however that the
annual interchange of goods is limited to
about 50 Million roubles.
4. Soviet Officials. — (i) M. Skaloff, the
feoviet Consul General in Meshed has been
recahed to Moscow. He is due to leave on
the 16th instant. His successor has not vet
been nominated Degtyarig, the first Sec
retary is acting Consul General pending the
arrival of a permanent incumbent.
It is stated that the reason for his recall
is due to quarrels with the other members
of the Consulate. He is reported to have
fallen out with the local members of the
vr. P. U. His wife is also reported to have
made several tactless comments on their
work.
(u) Degtyarig was summoned to Askha-
bad for a flying visit before M. Skaloff’s
relief where he received certain instructions
presumably m connection with the recent
unpleasantness. This individual is report
ed to have two other aliases, Ivanoff and
Shvapaloff. Phis is apparently common
practice with Soviet Officials who in their
manner are able to conceal their connection
with various Institutions to which Soviet
support is not openly accorded.
[Hi) Reference Summary No. 16 para
graph 10 (ii). p
An answer to the appeal for the remis
sion of the pay cut of Soviet officials serving
er-Kussia has been received. It confirms
the decision to continue this policy, but as a
concession certain allowances in connection
with lodging expenses are sanctioned in
approved c ircumstances.
ENCLOSURE IN
INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY’S
Letter No 35 C M.
Dated 22 OCT. 1931
Receivea 9 NAV. 1931
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Printed and typewritten fortnightly intelligence reports, submitted by staff at the British Consulate at Meshed [Mashhad]. Reports dated up to June 1931 were submitted by the British Military Attaché at Meshed (Major Leo Steveni). Reports after June 1931 were submitted by the Secretary to the British Consul at Meshed (Major Lancelot George Werge Hamber; Major Richard Henry Stevens).
The reports are organised into three geographic regions: 1) Khorasan province in Persia [Iran] (including Meshed); 2) Herat province in Afghanistan; and 3) the ‘Central Asian Republics’ (corresponding to present-day Turkmenistan, as well as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan). Each report is further arranged under miscellaneous subject headings that include:
- military affairs, including conscription
- administrative and civil affairs
- economic affairs
- trade and customs
- roads and communications
- specific to Khorasan: Persian officials, refugees from Russia, and Soviet activities in Persia
- specific to the Central Asian Republics, the activities of the Basmachi movement
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 (148 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. The subject headings and subheadings in each report are numbered with Roman numerals. Reports dated to September 1931 have indexes at the front, which refer to these headings and subheadings.
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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 149; 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 2-148; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
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