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Coll 28/6 ‘Persia; Diaries: Khuzistan (Ahwaz) Diaries Jany 1931 – 1937.’ [‎69r] (148/1548)

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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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Out of the 24 triiotorc at Ahwais 10 will be
©exit to Tehmn and 14 to Kensaiifthah*
Eost of the senior officinli? of the agricultural
Dei^artmcnt at Ahwsis h?ive been transferred to *hu *aeht(! o»
4 st itioc t^orth of Ahwn*) i^iich will f it in stated, be
the centre of activities of the Agricultural separtasnt
in Khuslstan*
Aoa oaayveni, the AMlstant to the ccountant
General of the Agricultural Depart ent at Tehran vleited
ihvas on a tour of inspection.
\hilc at Ahwns the ^hah inctructed Tlstsar
Sartip fu’ini, General officer CoaBMUfellng* to send a
company of Eoldiere ever/ clay to the experinental
garden to loam farming*
133* Posts and Telei- raattis .
Aqa Parwas, rrovinoinl Director of ! oetr ruxd
Telegraphs, proceeded to oalohabad to iiispect the repairs
carried out in hir office there on the 4th and returned
the same day.
The sum of Blais 15800 hue been sanctioned by
the central administration for carrying out the repairs
and alterations in the telegraph service of (husistsn.
A @ub-roi?t Office hae been opened in /aft el*
v A project for constructing a direct telegraph
line between Ahwas and vbadan wfie put up by the )irector
of Tost® and Tele mphs to the Central Administration
and has been sanctioned. The exirting line passes tnrough
Khorramshahr •
Oving to the oonsidc reble increase in the volume
of traffic between Ahwas ^x^d Tehran it is reliably
reported that the Director of Posts and Telegraphs has
} submitted a proposal to Tehran for fresh telegraph
facilities at a cost of about 5 mlllioji rials# At present
Ahwss is lixiAed to Tehriin by a direct ilue through
/Lurietan

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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.’ [‎69r] (148/1548), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3400, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100048493559.0x000095> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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