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Coll 28/7(2) ‘Persia Diaries: Khorasan and Zahidan Commercial. Jan 1941 –’ [279r] (557/1095)
The record is made up of 1 file (546 folios). It was created in 19 Feb 1941-27 Sep 1948. 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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The ^enei'al trend of trade in Khor as an and Zahidari 34 ^
areas continues to oe at a standstill. Markets are
stagnant. There are no buyers of any coiaiodity and all ^Y.A.
dealers appear to be very anxious to dispose of their i v r
stocks as early as possible. Wholesale prices continue
to fall but there appears to be no appreciable difference
in retail prices. * " «/
Ti g h tn e s s ^ f li ori e y.
Money lenders as a result of the downward tendency
of the trade have restricted their operations and in
consecuence there is a general tightness of noney. gold
sove^iegns also were not so rtuch in demand. The banks
are al£o refusing to l^t/uT money.
Av er^ae freisrht rates. No change.
Local,exchan?e rate .
HesEed . £.1/- =5 iiials 130
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
100 = Rials 980
Zahidan. Aver'ghe black rate
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
100 equal
to Rials 1050,
-.' New op enings for foreign trade in I ran . - Ni1
C_omPeti tion of f oreign goods with that of_ the Uni ted , King dau.
United Kingdom goods in spite of their expensive-
ness are^very popular. A catpc^ative statement showing
the chief comuiOdities of British Umpire oi’igin imported
into Persia via Zahidan during the month of August 1944
is enclosed.
Imports from India vi a Za hidan . August statEMSmi; figures
are given in the enclosed statement.
E xports to India via Zehidan . August figures are given ic
the enclosed statement.
A verage ra te s i n Z/hil dan for the principal commodities .
Imports .
Tea (superior) 60,000 Rials 650 lbs
Tea (inferior). 40,000 " M 11
Sugar 7,700 ,T M
wholesale rate fixed by the Kharbar Dept,
Sugar 15,000 Rials 650 lbs
blaak market rate
Turmeric . 2,400 u " M
Pepper 11,000 ” 11 •’
Cinnamon 15,000 ft n f »
Cloves 22,000 " ” «
Our 7,500 n "
Cement 60 Rials per bag of 112 lbs
Petrol 76 Rials per 4 gallon tin.
Kerosene oil .58. Rials per 4 gallon tin.
P. T. 0.
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Copies of monthly commercial reports for the Khorasan [Khorāsān] district of Iran, submitted by Britain’s Consul-General for Khorasan at Meshed [Mashhad]. The file is a direct chronological continuation of Coll 28/7 ‘Persia. Diaries: Meshed/Khorasan Commercial: Jany 1931–Dec. 1940 (Inclusive.)’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3401).
Papers for each monthly report include:
- Cover sheets, with lists of recipients of copies of each month’s report.
- The report, containing lists of the chief items of imports and exports with quantities and prices, average wholesale prices at Zahedan for principal commodities (imports and exports), miscellaneous notes on trade, exchange and freight rates, low and high temperatures.
- Statements of imports into Iran via Zahedan, exports from Iran via Zahedan, and comparative statements of imports of British origin and from foreign sources into Zahedan.
The file also includes:
- A report entitled Annual Report Economic “A” written by the British Vice-Consulate at Zahedan (Major R P Watts), dated 15 June 1942, containing summaries on finances, foreign trade, agriculture, industry, transport, and state undertakings (ff 451-453).
- A report entitled E conomic Report “A” written by the Consul-General at Khorasan (H A N Barlow, f 450).
The reports provide evidence of the impact upon trade in the region of significant contemporary events, including: the Second World War; the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in August 1941; changes to Iranian economic policy; deteriorating relations between Russia and the United States in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War; events in the Punjab and Pakistan in the wake of Indian Independence.
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- 1 file (546 folios)
- Arrangement
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 for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 547; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3402
- Title
- Coll 28/7(2) ‘Persia Diaries: Khorasan and Zahidan Commercial. Jan 1941 –’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:547v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence