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Coll 28/6 ‘Persia; Diaries: Khuzistan (Ahwaz) Diaries Jany 1931 – 1937.’ [193r] (396/1548)
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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left for Xhorraiaabod whence he will proceed to Tehran
during the month*
Kalb r«rhang Darab idian proceeded to
Khorrsimshahr on the 15th on a tour of inepection
and returned on the 22nd*
Lt*Colonel Abol ^aseein Daneehwur# tije Medical
Officer of the Military and Railway Ho»pital t returned
from Tehran.
297. hawy *
%»
The patrol vec&el 'Chahbaaz^ left Khorrnjsiehahr
for the Gulf Porte on the let and returned on the 6th*
The patrol vessel w fimorgh f1 ' left Khorramahahr
for the Culf Porte on the let and returned on the 12th*
The 'Tug "Nierou* 1 left Khorramehahr for I^andar
Shahpur on the 9th anti returned on the 14th.
Reference paragraph 256 of diary No* 7 of 1936*
The difficulties in anchoring the floating I)oc]c t, in
Bandar Shahpur still continue* The Anglo Iranian Oil
Company did not carry out the worfcf but only hired
their floating crane to the Navy for them to 4o the
anchoring themselves. The fee for the use of the crane
wa© Rial© 26 9 OOC* hone of the Iranian Naval Officers or
Italian Engineers know© how to carry out such difficult
worfc ae anchoring a floating dock, and Uiey are not
satisfied that the anchors eupplied are sufficient to
withstand the strains of strong wb '*ind© in a strong tide
way. It ie now proposed to buy burgee in Basra, load
them with stones and sink them in addition to the
anchors*
The patrol vassal "Kfcrteae* returned to
Khorramshaar fro® the Gulf on the 18th. She left for
Abadan on the 23rd and is now in the Anglo Iranian Gil
Company’s dry dock*
garh&ng Bayendor accompanied by Major Amin
/left
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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