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Coll 28/10(2) ‘Persia; Diaries; Meshed Consular June 1940; Khorassan Political; Khorassan Fortnightly Reports’ [‎336r] (671/1297)

The record is made up of 1 file (647 folios). It was created in 8 Aug 1940-28 Aug 1947. 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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ot the at Ashka^aC.
47# in order to cope with this expected influx or 600
the local authorities wore approached, to allow the 4<oyal
BQgineer otTlcer In jaesn©a» who Is in charge of the
conversion of the grain silo into n refugee quarantine
camp, to enter the eilo buildings* iiiough thin Consulate
had been inforiaea &/ xehran that the rood Ministry had
issued orders on January 18th to their representative
here to allow antry f jar* Dehiiai denied all knowledge or
such orders, finally the governor General on ms own
responsibility order**! uehirai to hand over the keys and
work on the interior wan proceeding, when it waa discoverec
that i^ehimi had locked the towers and upper storeys or the
silo ana told his farashes in the wilo to prevent entry
into these parts by tne iu£. orfloer ana his ooritractor.
General opinion is that i^ehirai, who only unuet stands
Iranian interdepartmental ljusiness laettioas, cannot
unaerswtnd why he ah >ula open the whole eilo until he has
received a hanaso^e quid ^ro quo rroia the iioynl itngineers.
m&MMLL
Jx>chl ^l-falr g ♦
48* secret, iterer^ce para.31. me Soviet Gonaul
General is very interested in the Hiab-i-Paikar v«hich he
says is a "fascist* organisation ana to whom he attri
butes tne appearance or swastikas on walls, pro German
pamphlets etc. etc. in iaeshed. Me has asked Tor any
inrormatiun we may have &feout them, and nays he la
approecning nis iuabassaaor with a view to pressure being
brought to have the society proscribed.
pgralf-p «dlltary i.rmrs.
49. itetirea Mili tnry aoc tors have been suimiaoned for
service oy the Persian government.
50. instructions ana proposals regarding the Military
uervioe or meiaoers of government departments have been
received rrora xenran.
no g si an ait air s.
51. me stair or this uonaulat© General were invited
to a photographic exhibition aediontea to *Z5 years of
progress in the Soviet union* on January M5th. ihe even
ing ended with a showing ot the Goviet film "Mask&rade*.
52. jsererence fare 36• as a result or representations
made by Mis Majesty*® Gonsul General to the Soviet Uonsul
General in :egara to tne detention or British travellers at
tne ohah raqi post, this consulate General was inrormea
that in future Mritisn subjects would be allowed through
tne post witnout trouble in ruture. It was requested how
ever, *as a gesture or cooperation with the aea Army in
tneir security measures*, that ir the names of Saveli era
ana tneir mtenaea date or arrival were known to the
Mritisn uonsulate uener? !, tnese should be supplied in
1 advance to tne Russians. Within a week or this agreement,
captain innhy, Additional Vice Consul MeMhea, was held at
the post, despite the fact th* t the ausslans mid twice
i been warned or his intended arriviil* ne was faced with the
prospect of having to spend the whole night wiere ana
tried bribery as a last resort.
^ ^ five tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. proved a very
eriective Uovlet pas». on January 29th Ghulam oarwar,
xritlsh Indian clerK at tne Mirjana Vice Consulate, was
proceeding to Meshea with his family on transfer and was ^
held at tne post for thr»«> houni* TMe

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The file is a direct chronological continuation of Coll 28/10 ‘Persia. Diaries; Meshed Consular Jany 1931 – May 1940. Khorassan Political 1934 – May 1940. Khorassan Fortnightly Reports’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3406), and contains political diary reports, submitted fortnightly (and then monthly from late 1945) by the British Consul-General for Khorassan [Khorāsān] in Meshed [Mashhad] (Giles Frederick Squire; Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Ponsonby Watts; Reginald Michael Hadow; Clarmont Percival Skrine). The subject matter covered by the diaries changes during the course of the Second World War and immediate post-war period. Between June 1940 and August 1941, the diaries focus on the War, and cover:

  • public opinion in Meshed on developments in Europe
  • British and German radio broadcasts in Persian
  • German and British cinema programmes in Meshed
  • German interests in Khorassan, including the activities of German individuals, and German commercial interests, including the ordering of raw materials, such as wool and skins, bound for Germany
  • the Russian invasion of Khorassan and occupation of Meshed in August 1941
  • the abdication of Reza Shah Pahlavi

From late 1941 onwards:

  • the security situation in Khorassan
  • railway construction and communications
  • food supplies and shortages, with particular emphasis on wheat supplies
  • transport of supplies, including the activities of the East Persian Auxiliary Transport Service (EPATS) and the United Kingdom Commercial Corporation (UKCC)
  • Russian government and military activities
  • German and Russian propaganda
  • local affairs, including Persian (Iranian) government affairs at Khorassan, Birjand, Zabul, Zahedan
  • the movements in Khorassan of Polish child refugees

The file also includes four six-monthly reports on the political situation in Khorasan, produced by the Consul-General at Khorasan, spanning the years 1945 and 1946. Minute papers are enclosed in front of most reports, with typewritten notes made 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 commenting on the contents of the report.

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1 file (647 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 648; 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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Coll 28/10(2) ‘Persia; Diaries; Meshed Consular June 1940; Khorassan Political; Khorassan Fortnightly Reports’ [‎336r] (671/1297), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3407, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100056007267.0x00004a> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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