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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [172r] (344/669)
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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(14) . Nothing to report.
VI, IRA^I _INTERN^I 0 .
(15) , The Iraqi Vice Consul for Khuzi^tan vrho^e .lead-
qaarterp are at Khorrarnehahr visited Ahwaz on the 20th.
Tie purpose of hie vie it wae to arrange for the ro-openiig
cf the Iraqi echooi in Ah^az. Thie vmp closed 6 months ago
due to an objection raided by the Education Department
requiring the school to be under their supervision. The
ocnool provided for the education of both Iraqi Christians
and Moslems.
VI'
>. -L _ t
(It). During the period under report armed robbers
iver.t to the hohse of Aqa Abrishamkar, but v/ere driven utfay
by his servants who had shot guns.
There is also a report of armed robbers visiting
outhern outskirts of the town. Extra police have teen
to the quarter,
'ByiKs^ einphyee <3^
h.l.0£. fionfefnf
lr> Tiianfc Yoitev*-/.
v 18), Reference paragraph 15th of the
January, Mr,Aitken was sentenced to 4 years
cn March 2nd. his accomplice George Janubi
\o 4^- years.
1 st half of
imprisonment
was sentenced
YHI. TRIBAL.
19) , Lu ristan . Reference paragraph 12 of the diary for
the 1st Tialf of February, Buzurgi has been transferred to
C.arun, one station south of Do-Rud.
20) , The distribution of a 3 months tea, sugar aid
cloth ration on payment to the tribesof the hill sectioh
cf the railway was completed on the 25th February. The most
popular item was cloth and brown sugar was not objected
t; particularly. In some cases full rations were not taken,
net for lack of money, but because of transport difficulties.
Cigarettes were not popular,
A notable feature of the distribution was the
good propaganda which accrued to the British, much to the
disgust o.f the Persian Officials, Nothing would induce the
trioesmen that the articles being sold v/ere not provide!
by the British, One thing is true, and that is that buc
for the British the rations would never have been distributed.
y
*to
believe
A certain number of rations passed into the
hards of unauthorized persons, and two merchants from Rizful
tried to do a deal, but there was very little chicanery.
(2:), Reference paragraph 14 of the diary for the
Is: half of February, Colonel Gulshayan has not yet arrived,
noi has the post of Farmandar been filled.
(2i)* Bakh tiari , Murteza Quli Khan arrived from Bizful on
th" 29th and left for daft Xel the following day to join
the Janeki disarmament party.
' o o:
V t »
t i o n s
s ten
.'Tightened by the threa
ajullah Khan Keyani Janeki
threatened march. He want
written guar
t o p a r 1 e y h 1
perpetratea
be^ause of n
antee that if he came t
s person -vould be safe,
acts of brigandage, but
is past services to His
t of disarmament opera-
sent an appeal to me to
ed me to send him r
o iihvaz or Ram Hormuz
He admitted that he had
wanted these forgiven
Majesty's Government.
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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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- Title
- Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:234v, 236r:333v, 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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