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Coll 30/5 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian), Jany. 1931 - Dec. 1940' [‎11r] (21/1320)

The record is made up of 1 file (658 folios). It was created in 30 Mar 1931-30 Apr 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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Reference paragraph 120 of Diary for October*
The red aero-navigational lights were tried out three
times during the month and appear to be working satis-
-fsctori ly.
Contrary to expectations the local authorities
have not yet asked for the navigational lights to be re-
-moved from the Consulate flagstaff.
V. MOVEMKETTS OP ffOR&IGM)RS .
Mr.Shiros Ohanesti Babenderoc, Assistant Manager
in Tehran, of the Japanese steamship line M Kitsui rt came to
Bushire on 9th November and left again on 13th November
after supervising the shipment of 500 cases of opium#
Two Yugo-Slsv engineers, Messers Arnol and Branc
Rade are reported to be working on the Shahbankareh dam.
A party of four Czecho Slovakians reported to be
employees of the Iranian Government Sugar Rectory at Shiraz
visited Bushire on the 20th November. They were observed
taking photographs of the British Consulate, fcnd Naval
Bureau and other Government buildings but apparently did
not arouse the s^pecial interest of the police.
V1 • T RAPS AND DSYELQBMSNT .
The American steamship line Isbrandtsen Mollar
has opened a sub- agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bushire under the management of
a local merchant Mirza Ehslil Dashti.
Daring the past two months there have been small
but unusual shipments of cargo, mainly linseed, from Bushire
to Basra and Bagdad# In addition, on the 20th November
a. consignment of 783 bales of paper originally landed in
Bushire by Lloyd Trestino vessel INDIA on 14th December
1939 consigned to S.H.Golshani was reshipped to Bagdad
rt to order’*/

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This file contains copies of the monthly diary of the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Consulate-General in Bushire that was compiled by the Secretary of the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in Bushire.

The diaries are separated into a number of different sections that vary slightly from month to month. In addition to reports concerning specific events or developments that took place during that month, most entries contain the following headings:

  • movements of British officials
  • local government
  • military
  • naval
  • aviation
  • movement of foreigners
  • trade and development
  • foreign interests
  • broadcasting
  • health
  • education
  • municipality

After the commencement of the Second World War, the heading 'Public Opinion' is added to the diaries.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (658 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 (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 660; 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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Coll 30/5 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian), Jany. 1931 - Dec. 1940' [‎11r] (21/1320), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3712, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100046409542.0x000016> [accessed 11 May 2024]

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