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Coll 28/6 ‘Persia; Diaries: Khuzistan (Ahwaz) Diaries Jany 1931 – 1937.’ [11r] (32/1548)
The record is made up of 1 volume (770 folios). It was created in 13 Apr 1931-11 Aug 1937. 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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Quarter of the year 1315. it i 8 reported that the Bum
Of RUlB 30,000 m 8till required to reach the budget
estimate for the Quarter.
263. Co mmerce .
The condition of* trade is getting worse day
fey day. Tiie scarcity of cash has embarrassed almost all
the merchants and traders. There is a rumour in the
town that the Exchange Control has announced in Tehran
. that Foreign Exchange will not be sold for a period of
four months.
8&4. Customs .
Tho ,0.1 rector of Customs at Ahwaz .has proposed
to Tehran the construction of a building at Bandar
3hs-,hpur for housing an electric light plant. The cost
is estimated to no Rials 130,000.
A
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
consisting 300 bags of Government sugar
was euhfc near she Naunieh Office at Khorramshahr while
O 0 -.ng Lowed, jy a motor boat. 800 bags were entirely
lost and the root were daKvagedj
S65. A,gr .i. s- j. ?ji .'.ra
Aqa iiVu'nKruz. formerly the Postmaster at
Ah was, and now a rop vo s<? a t a t i ve of the above bank arrived
at Ahwaz trom •lehran wqth a view to closing down the
office of Agricviltru*Ki Company. He tried to sell the
water pump, and engine to the 8horkat-u-Abynri Ahwaz
(Ahwaz V/a tor Supply Company) but so far without success
He returned to Tei-.rau dut’in.g the .month after visiting
Xhorrainshahr.
266. Educa.1:;i<.>na‘ ,
The suiianor vacation of the schools thxv.-ughout
the province ccm-7ie.uced on the 6th and almost ail the
teachers left for the north.
Aga Ahmed Ahhra.fi., the Rais - 'i-Ku ? arif for
Jfl&orranfthahr and Abadan left for Shiraz on the 8th.
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Printed and typewritten monthly reports submitted by the British Consul for Khuzistan [Khūzestān] (Herbert Reginald Dauphin Gybbon-Monypenny; Arnold Edwards Watkinson; Alfred John Gardener) to the 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. . The reports, which evolve over time from one-page summaries to comprehensive documents consisting of up to twenty-five sheets, cover a range of affairs taking place in the west Persian [Iran] province, and its chief towns of Ahwaz [Ahvāz] and Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]:
- British interests, including the movements of British consular, military and naval officials, individuals involved in commercial concerns, the activities of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) at Abadan and elsewhere, and the activities of the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited.
- Persian administration, including the movements, appointments and actions of Persian officials, and general Government administration.
- Foreign interests (including Soviet, Iraqi, Japanese, French, German, American) with an emphasis on trade and shipping movements at Mohammerah.
- Persian military affairs, including army, conscription, police, the Anmieh (rural police), air force, navy.
- Internal affairs, including security (robberies and raids in the region, smuggling), the activities of the region’s tribes, including the Bakhtiari, judicial affairs.
- Public health, including outbreaks of cholera and deaths caused by the hot weather.
- Public works, covering roads, railways, bridges, municipal improvements, ports, posts and telegraphs.
- Agricultural activity and locust reports.
- Trade and commerce, including customs, the National Bank of Persia, industry, Persian monopoly companies.
- Weather reports.
The reports also mention historical events of note, including: the Silver Jubilee and death of King George V; modernisation in Persia/Iran, including changes in dress (the adoption of ‘European hats’, the removal of ladies’ veils), and changes to place names.
Earlier reports are enclosed with minute papers containing handwritten notes 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, summarising points of interest in the reports. In many instances the handwritten notes are labelled a, b, c, etc., which refer to pencil annotations in the margins of the reports.
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- 1 volume (770 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The monthly reports are arranged into subjects and paragraphs, with each new subject given a number, starting at 1 (the first subject of the January report) and continuing upwards, ending with the last subject of the December report.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 766; 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.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves.
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- Coll 28/6 ‘Persia; Diaries: Khuzistan (Ahwaz) Diaries Jany 1931 – 1937.’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:735v, 737r:766v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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