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Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [190r] (382/517)
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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4054.
conditions unisr which «n nmncsty wculd be ooii*iaeJ{ea. Soon after
their arrival Murad sent an emlssar i to .O ^jvnitn the rol-
-lowing demands (inter alia)•-
(l) that he should he applied with 15 Government rifles
v—(g) that he stould he authorised to maintain security on
the Kerman-^ir^an road.
The G.O.C’s re ly tes to the effect that Hurad should first of a} 1
oome down from his mountain toi> afld siirrender his arms, after which*
the terms of an amnesty would he discussed. Lurad thereupon sur-
-remered 6 old and obsolete rifles saying that f
-der four more when his case had been finally settled, nne
then returned to Kerraan with Colonel Goodarzi wher*e he is said to
he raaicing preoarations to send a punitive force to round up ^ad
and hi s gang. 2e asked for two aircraft from Tehran to assist him
in these execrations, hut the result of his request is no „ yet joaown.
In the meantime Murad is reported to have demanded a settlement of
his case witnin five days failing which he has threatened to resume
his predatory methods of earning a living.
Sc onomio*
209. The following prices have been fixed by the Kerman ihini-
-oipality for bread and muttons-
1st qiaality wheat bread (formerly His.6/-) now His 5/-
per kilo.
Bam wheat bread Hials 4.50 per kilo.
Coupon bread (formerly Rls.3.30) now Rls 3/- per kilo.
Mutton (formerly Rls 64/-) now Rls.60/- p kilo.
Local butchers and bakers have given signed undertakings to adhere
to these prices.
210. It is common knowledge that one of the chief reasons for
the high price and shortage of ghee locally is that the .carmandar
at 3gm allows certain merchants there ( for a substantial ccnsider-
-ation) to send their stocks to Tehran and other places outside this
province where much higher prices are obtained. This racket has
been going on for sometime.
Locusts.
211# Reference para 192. Reports state that numerous swarms
of locusts have settled in the neighbourhood of Sirjan, Baft and
Jiruffc and have laid eggs over considerable areas. In certain
places hoppers have emerged, ^asures are being taken to destroy
the eggs and hoppers.
JlesMSMS.'
of the next decuty should fall on Aqai Ha^i Agha Mohamad, brother
of Mo’yid Ahmad - a former deputy of Kerman - as he could be re-
-lied bp on to safeguard the interests of the Ahmadi family in
Kerman.
213. It is rumoured that certain members of the Ibrahim!
family including Aqai Apbas Khan and Aqai Yadullah Khan have in-
-vited Xrbad Mehdi (present deputy for Baluchistan) to stand for
election in Kerman.
Municipality.
214. The allotment which the local municipality expected from
incone tax under the Milispaugh Regulations has not been realised
with the result that they are seriously short of funds. Moreover
the staff have not drawn their sal aties for the last 5 months. To
meet their inmediate difficulties it has been suggested to Tehran
that a surcharge of Rials 5/- per capita should be levied when
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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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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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- Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:28v, 29ar:29av, 29r:256v, back-i, back
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