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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [176r] (352/669)
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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(30) <• Bak htiari» The Janeki disarmament operations ccmrnenced
on the 2nd, when n arlashkar Jehanbani, °arhang Hamaynni and
ilurteza Quli Khan with a body of some 1500 Persian trccps
left the Rud-i-Zard for Qaleh Ala where they were to neet
a party of armed tribesmen due to march through Bahmai.
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(21)^ Kuhg alu . The Janeki Bahmai disarmament operation
was set in motion with the knowledge of Abdullah Zarghampur
who, according to reports, had agreed to meet Jehanbar.i
af;er the completion of the operations. Jehanbani was, true
enough, most anxious to placate ^.b dull ah larghampur aid was
qui:a disturbed at the fact that the Director of Pinuices
would not rush out rations of tea, sugar and cloth tc
implement a promise given by Jehanbani. The former ca British
adv.ee maintained the attitude that the deserving Boi? /iimad
Garnseer and the Ahmedi Bahmai, preliminaries for a d.s-
trioution of whose rations were
should not be deprived of their
Zorghampurs trib.e Eventually
tint the issue should start for
ar.ti that a start should be made
Boir iihmed ^ardseo-r. This is,
already well in train
rations for the sake ,f
the compromise was corn to
the tribes already mertioned
with preliminaries for the
in fact, what is being lone.
($ 2)1 Ther^ have been several minor robbery inc.dents
m the Gach n aran area. m he Persian military succeeded in
r ° tor in g property to a Damahani caravan which had bee?.
?obbed, and in another case a stolen tyre was recovered.
23). Malik Mansur of the Basht Babui had intend-'d
10 proceed to Behbehan with a gang of followers in an
endeavour to settle some of his troubles. But as usual
nothing came of the propose! and he has returned to Basht
from Chech r, aran.
(54). Arab. Jabbar s/o Qassem Ali of Zergan who turned
outlaw a few months ago and who recently expressed a
de'ire to submit to Government, has now come in to Ahvaz.
He asked me through his brother for a guarantee for his
personal safety, but I referred him to the local officials
He has received a guarantee from the Governor-General,
oartip Humuyuni and narhang Mustashari and he is now in.
-•livaz in the house of sheikh Barrak of the Bavi,
During the period under report Beyyed Khnlaf
Tume of the Mianab reported to the American .’orcep
timt °heikh Ornair Khedhayer and Gaboon had stolen and were
selling GO revolvers. A search proved absortive but i.aboon
ard Khedhayer were arrested and are in jail awaiting trial*
(2$;* Haji Abdul Moeen Faisali visited the Consul-General
/with
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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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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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- 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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