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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [204r] (408/669)
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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O “
mterferinr with the collection of undertakings<, 400 tons of
sugar, tea and
Kho rramaload and
i.olh have recent.V arrived at Dorud for
is hoped, that the situation will improvei
(16) _ _ The Finance Director ha* drawn attention to
discrimination in the supply of cigarettes» The Tehran
Cigarette Distribution Company apparently floods areas
eupp.«.iou. by one company wi'~>n cigarettes and at the same
same time
no cigarettes whu..e ^ultahabad has been, flooded with them.
A profitable black .market ha* thus been created in Burujird.
Ho far the Tobacco Monopoly have not responded to the Finance
Director’s proposals for an equitable, distribution.
(ip 1 All markets are quiet,• especially the piece goods
market, and few transactions have been reportede There has
been a moderate demand for 13RX supply to the black market
m Iraq but stocks are very low. Certain type* of thread
have been in fair demand. Retail prices appear in general
to have kept pace with wholesale price*.
(-^) Comparative bazaar prices of commodities at endof
June and end of July:- I
Sugar.
Tea (packet)
Rice fRashti)
Eggs (each)
Beef
Mutton ■
End of June, per kilo.
Retail, Wholesale
123
160
26
2
. 18
86
115
145
25
1.50
End of
Retail,
100
160
18
28
July per kilo’
Wholesale.
90
155
18
1.75
• Wheat stood in the black market at 430 rials per
^ an ^ ba-ley at 320 rials, as against 400 rials and
300 rials at the end of June.
DAW AM) ORDER
Burujird,
(19) . Security_in this governorship is at present poor,
except in the immediate vicinity of Dorud, where the presence of
Allied troops keeps robbers away. In the immediate vicinity of
been raid* on villages and hop-ups. A few
Burujird there have
nugnts^ ago the owner of a coffee house between the house of the
R.A, Lurisuan and the town wa* held-up and robbed by an armed man.
Armed men have also threatened to burn grain on the threshing
floors unless given money. The Hassanvand Lurs have been carrying
oft sheep from villages between Burujird and Dahavand. These raid?
‘If? a hnual ^ fixture, but there seem to be more incidents this
year than last. This may possibly be because the gendarme** are
more mefucient or more closely in league with local thieves,
me_Governor has asked the G.O.C, 5th (Luristan) Division to '
bo ii*u;jxrd and the sanction of Tehran is
awaited. In the neirfibowhood of All Cudarz nsverai W hold-aps
have occurred on roads. ^
Luristan
Towards t'le end of the month a lorry was held-un
-hi f°b e !? on , tf iiarf!ln roeri near Aliahta? by Ha^arivana Lurs.
-...e hamre,, ox AJiairabad on the outskirts of Khorramahad was
,:> y a party of armed men on about the 18th July.
A
/Governmen'
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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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- 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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