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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [158r] (316/669)
The record is made up of 1 file (332 folios). It was created in 29 Jul 1942-9 Feb 1946. 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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out for the ^huphtar irrigation scheme.
(12) The Persian Government have instructed the Ministry
of. Finance, Ahwaz to allot to Aghai Isfandiari,President of the
Majlis, 40,000 hectares of the Ghushtar Mian Ab provided he
brings the land into cultivation. The Ahwaz authorities are
to survey and select the area. This they are unable to do
at present.
(13) The leading Arab sheikhs of ^hadegan came in to
Ahwaz to conduct Professor V/insor to their area and show him
the site on which they wished a dam built on the Jarrahi.
Unfortunately Professor Winsor wagx±Ha!ail||a:&a& 2 [a[&a&kHX&a!!!Qfl[£
had to be admitted to hospital.
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(14) Bakhti ari* The Governor-General hap been asked if he has
any objection to Mortezn Quli Khan f s appointing a Bakhshdar for
Masjid-j-Tulaiman. He has replied giving his numerous objection
basing them mainly on the inadvisability of extending the Khans*
influence to the settled areas. He disagreed with the principl
of the re-establishment of tribal authority.
(15) Kuh GalUs The situation in the main remains unchanged,
though road robberies appear to be on the increase.
(16) Arab . Reference para 26 of the diary for the last
half of November. The majority of the sheep have been found
but it appears that Garhang Homayuni is having difficulty with
his Lieutenant at ghunh who refuses to make the Chenaneh disgcrg
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Consular diaries detailing affairs in Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Persia [Iran]. The diaries were submitted on a fortnightly basis by the British Consul at Ahwaz, although for some periods they were submitted monthly. The diaries cover the period of the Second World War and the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran, beginning in August 1941. Subjects covered in the diaries include: the actions of the local Persian administration, including the movements of local Persian officials; the economic situation, including agricultural production, harvests, irrigation, food supply and prices; tribal affairs in the surrounding region, with frequent reference to the Bakhtiari, Kughilu (also spelt Kuh Galu) and Arab tribes, tribes in Luristan [Lorestān], and their relations with the Persian authorities; the movements of foreigners; internal security; public health; local politics and elections; communications, including roads and railways; meteorological observations; British interests, including the movements of British officials and British subjects; Soviet interests; propaganda and public opinion.
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 (332 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 334; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3533
- Title
- Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:234v, 236r:333v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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