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Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [305r] (610/669)
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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August 1945,
■yptain tcctt returned trom Purujird on 19th
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ie Consul-G-eneral left for Bui»u;;i.rd on S4th
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and thence for Tehran on 31st August 1|945
PSHSIAN GO'/EKNM^TT OFPIoTT
(S)
The Director-General of Finance, tlilo oolomon,
visited Luristan during the month, and inspected his sub-’
ordinate offices at Burnjird, Khorramabad,I)orud and All
Gudar-Zp He returned tn the 19th Augirot 1945,
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The Governor-General left for Khorrarnshahr on
the 30th August 1945,
BAITIb H lyilhlTARY INTgHSjGTSq
(5). On 14th August 1945, Lt. Col.W.W.-Hemrning, R 0 A,
took over the duties of officiating Commander of Ahwaz Sub
Area from Lt•Go1»H«L 0 Mostyn-OTOn, who has left for the
United, fingdom on leave,
VICTORY .0 VlUi^ YAP AN,
e a cocktail party to
Two or three other
as a result-of the
f s memories of the piethora
series of parties has
ust 0 The Soviet Consul
should 4 - e.ll him that the
T apanese have signed
ao ha's sent off his
is of real Russian food
\_ 6 ) o The Consul-General gav
over a hundred people, on the 80th,
parties were'also given, but whether
hotter weather, or because of people
of parties given in May, the present
been considerably shorter than the 1
delayed his celebration until Mbscow
war has stopped, presumably when the
the general surrender, Meanwhile, !
secretary to Tehran to secure suppli
and drink for the occasion©
1")« The supervisor of our Reading Room reports a
curious reaction in some quarters to the Soviet declaration
oi war on Japan, It has been a matter of adverse eminent,
op the ore hand, that Russia should have declared war before
the ^expiry of her Pact•of Ron-Aggrescion, and on the other
hand, this is contrasted with the alleged forbearance of the
Japanese when the enemy cause was in the ascedant at the tim
of the Battle of Stalingrad,
r’Oiji fl GAii J-.'UUI J2i .i. .!!•>..,
' "Ma*. *4*. ■■ u.^rats m* -.hm slum
The progress of the Tradeh—i-Meillo seems to
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centj.nuGo The ceccnd-class merchants and taxi-owners are said,
tc oe joining in considerable numbers 0 Their attitude to
local affairs is partly indicated by their estimate of* the
causes of die DaBht— \ “‘ivtishe.n trouoles,' Like many others, they
attribute the troubles of the Arab oheilohs to corrupt practises
on the part of officials, who, they allege, arrested them•in
order to extort money from them© The novel part of the
theory is the malign influence which they attribute to the
deputy^ Hu.sseirp.Farhudi, fr-.esumably this view emanates from
some of Farhucli'a rivals. On the other hand Seyyid Zia has a
good opinion of Far hud i, who certainly took the trouble to
jrisit his constituency auririg tire recent very disagreeable
/weather.
RECd. POL. DEPT.
2 3SEP 10 '5 C |
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.
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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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