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Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎18r] (36/517)

The record is made up of 1 file (255 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1942-26 Mar 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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Bi.^trih.jtinn^ ’
Froic Bandar Abbas It is reported that acute shortage
of bread was tenoorarily relieved by the arrlval^of ^45 ba^s
of wheat from Bushire.
fthen It was/ announced that the Government intend to
rrlnt more notes it was at once rumoured In the bazar that
prices would rise* A public radio would help to steady
public opinion in matters of that sort, but the set is
stil- awaited from Tehran(vide $o. 17 para 23).
Lnoa-l Affairs.
Between 70 and BO tons of cotton owned by the Khurshld
Bninniru* ^ills were bu nt when the store caught fire on the
27th Bertember* The cause of the fire i r unknown* Iranian atif
British officials and most of the population of the torn
turned out, and the two local pumps wer«* brought, but as
there was no water not much could be done. It is understood l
that the cotton was insured*
^top.ftLl
There have been several slight earthquake shocks in
Karmen within the last three weeks. Ho daman© has been
reported*
vcrvaatlan*
*In Ho. 37 paras 15 ir- fo' re - ^ w Bpndf-r
Kerman,
6th October 104?.
£d/~ H # A.N # Barlo?/
b Consul, Kerman

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Fortnightly intelligence summaries (monthly from November 1945) submitted by HM Consul at Kerman, Persia [Iran], and covering events in Kerman and its surrounding province, Yezd [Yazd] and the Gulf port of Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. The reports cover: the movements and activities of Persian local government officials; the movements of British officials, British subjects and foreigners; local government affairs, including elections, and from 1945, the activities of the Tudeh Party of Iran; movements and activities of the Persian military and gendarmerie; local security; roads and communications; economic affairs, with a focus on agricultural production, food supply, food shortages and food prices; and British propaganda. The file also contains some correspondence relating to a guarantee given by the British Government to Hussain Khan Buchakchi, confirming that no action will be taken against him provided he hands over enemy nationals and does not engage in ‘banditry and robbery’ (ff 52-56, ff 65-66).

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 (255 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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 257; 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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