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Coll 28/41 ‘Persia. Trade Reports. Kerman 1924–’ [‎3r] (5/313)

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The record is made up of 1 file (154 folios). It was created in 14 Dec 1925-20 Apr 1943. 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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It is requested, snouid tne report De printed*
two copies may kindly be supplied to this office*
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far Secretary to 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. ^
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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. & Consulate-General*
Bush ire June the 21st 1942*
Subject:- KERMAN TRADE REPORT 1941-1942.
, List of Papers*
Two copies of Kerman and district Tirade Report for 1941-42.
Economic Report of the Kenoan* Bandar Abbas and
Yezd Consular Areas for Iranian Year 1320*
( 21st March 1941 - 20th March 194^)
(All references to Rials are in *000 s)
The trade figures in this report are* with the exception of those
for the Kerman carpet industry, those of the oort of
Conversion into sterling has been made at Rial
y, tnose or zne port of Bandar Abbas*
_ been made at Rials 150* as this repre
sents a mean between the present rate of Rials 140 and the black-
rate at which all transactions in foreign currency were formerly
carried out as no foreign exchange could be purchased at the official
rate of Rials 80*
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According to the figures for 1320 (1941-42) the value of
been the chief gainer as total value has increased from Rials
1*918 (£ 12,787} to Rials 19671 (£131,140). In 1319 sugar to the
value of Rials 7*475 (£ 49*833) and no wheat were imported as
compared with Rials 27.761, Rials 764 (£ 185,073 & £ 5,093) worth
of sugar and wheat in 1320* In part these increases are due to
the abolition of the Government monopolies of sugar* tea and p
the abolition of the Government monopolies or sugar* tea and piece-
g oods in September* 1941 and to the more liberal attitude of the
Kchange Control Commission in granting foreign exchange to Iranian
merchants. There has also been an increase in the value of sugar aid
tea. particularly the latter brought from the rail-head in Nok-
Kundi in the final months of the year under review. These figures
do not however give an entirely true picture of the trade of this
province as in the case of all the commodities showing large
increases much has been transported outside the province*
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Printed trade reports for the Kerman Consular District in Persia [Iran], submitted by a succession of British Consuls for Kerman (Henry Duncan Graves Law; John Hunter Davies; Edward William Charles Noel; Cecil Henning Lincoln; George Arthur Falconer).

The contents of the reports vary from one year to another, but usually feature summaries of: the district’s financial situation; foreign trade; taxation; military affairs (commandeering of equipment, conscription); agriculture; industry (including textiles and carpet manufacture); communications and transport; state undertakings and control of trade; public utilities; social conditions (standard of living, unemployment, public health); information for travellers. Most reports include appendices with statistical data on trade, including: imports and exports at the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. port of Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; imports and exports of key commodities into and out of Kerman; prices of foodstuffs; imports of Russian and Japanese goods.

Each report is preceded 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. minute papers containing handwritten comments on the enclosed report. Many of the reports have pencil annotations.

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 (154 folios)
Arrangement

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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 156; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-156; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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