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Coll 28/85S (1) ‘Persia; Abadan and S.W. Persian Oilfields; A.I.O.C. Indian Employees’ [30r] (59/66)
The record is made up of 1 file (31 folios). It was created in 26 May 1948-4 Mar 1949. 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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(E 9754/4638/34)
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iXED 16743
Extract from Khorramsbahr Consulate Diary No* 5 for
the period 16th May to 15th June, 1943* 19^'S
Indian and Pakistani Affairs.
A few Indians in the employ of the Anglo-Iranian Oil
Company have organised a R.S.S. (Rashtrya 3evak Sangh) group
in Abadan. It will be recalled that the R.S.S. organisa
tion came into the limelight in India in connexion with the
assassination of Mahatma Ghandi and that it was subsequently
declared illegal by Government its branches all over the
country being closed down and its leaders arrested. The
local R.S.S. group is reported to have been established by
an Indian named Pbatak, who has been holding meetings regu
larly in the private quarters of members of the group. The
object of its establishment in this area is difficult to
understand, but inquiries regarding- its activities are
being made.
Reference paragraph 41_ of Diary No. 4« The Editor
of the Abadan Diary ccame in for another letter of vitupera
tion during the period under report, this time an anonymous
one from an Indian on his way home on leave. The
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
refers to a news item, published in the Abaaan Daily News
Bulletin of May 19th, giving the substance of a message from
the Indian Sikh leader Tara Singh to the Jewish
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, and
goes on to criticise the Editor for Inser ting this item,
which, he maintains, is calculated to createenmity between
India and her Moslem neighbours.
Major Sayyid Mohammed Hass an, the Pakistan Charge
d^ffaires in Tehran, arrived here on May 29th en route to
India. Two large receptions were held in his honour by
the Pakistan communicy in Abadan, and a cocktail party was
given by the Indian Association at Khorramshahr. H. M. Consul
and local Government and Company officials were present at
the functions. Speeches on these occasions stressed the
strong ties between the people of Pakistan and Iran.
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The file is a direct chronological continuation of Coll 28/85S (1) ‘Persia. Abadan and S. W. Persian oilfields; Protection of British interests.’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3490A). It consists chiefly of extracts of quarterly reports, prepared by HM Consul-General at Khorramshahr, on affairs at the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), and extracts from the Khorramshahr Consulate Diary. The reports concern working conditions and unrest amongst Indian and Pakistani employees at AIOC, and subversive activities amongst AIOC employees. Reference is made in several reports to the activities of the Rashtraya Sevak Sangh group at the AIOC (also referred to as the Hindu Communal Army [Rāṣṭrīya Svayamsēvaka Saṅgha]). Some of the reports in the file are marked top secret.
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- 1 file (31 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. The file notes at the front of the file (ff 2-5) are arranged chronologically in the reverse order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 33; 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.
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- Title
- Coll 28/85S (1) ‘Persia; Abadan and S.W. Persian Oilfields; A.I.O.C. Indian Employees’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:32v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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