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Coll 30/5 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian), Jany. 1931 - Dec. 1940' [275r] (549/1320)
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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drafts only resell the peasant after 3 days or a week*©
d el ay • The peasant can cash the drafts at a discount
before maturity or await their due dates and again
experience further delays then©
10 0 THE RETSMTJE DSPAKTMSNT MD OOTTQK QRQ1 IRS*
When in March 1956, the Bevenues Authorities
advanced money and cotton seeds to farmers they pro
mised to huy the latter 1 s crop at Bials 400-00 a Khar-
war or 315 kilos © But now when theyUve gathered in
their harvest the Authorities refuse to buy the farmers*
cotton at more than Bials 300-00 a Kharwar. As half of
the harvest must go to the Government for the seeds
they supplied to the farmers, the latter have almost
all of them found it to be a bad bargain#
H. THE lA^IMADETH TSAVIHG C0MBAKT f BUSHIRE »
Reference paragraph Ho* 190 of Biary for Becember
1936,
Mr©Agar, Husain Aqa of Haji Ali Akbar Shirasi
and Sons, Manchester, the founder of the Company, has
lately stated that his weaving and spinning plant is
worth Rials1400,000 (£30,000) and that this sum should
>
be considered to be the capital of the Ia*timadieh
Heaving Company, Bushire© The local merchants who had
offered to buy shares in it have demanded production of
the makers* Invoice and a bonafide statement of the
expenses incurred in connection with the plant© They
insist that as the Iranian Government sanctioned pay
ment to Mr.Agar of £11,000/- worth of Foreign Exchange
to pay for this special plant whose importation was
pemitted on condition that it should be installed at
Bushire only, its price cannot exceed £11,000/- and
they threaten to withdraw their offers. Haji Muhammad
Baqir Behbehani, now in Shiraz, has already declined
to
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3712
- Title
- Coll 30/5 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian), Jany. 1931 - Dec. 1940'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:659v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence