Coll 28/11 ‘Persia; Diaries; Sistan and Kain Commercial. 1931 – – 1933’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 28/11 ‘Persia; Diaries; Sistan and Kain Commercial. 1931 – – 1933’
- Creator:
- Author: British Consul, Seistan and Kain
- Date:
- 1931/1933
- Description:
- Abstract: Printed copies of monthly confidential commercial reports for the region of Sistan and Kain [Ka’īn] in eastern Persia [Iran], submitted by the British Consul at Sistan and Kain (Major Clive Kirkpatrick Daly). The reports include:details of the demand for, and statistical data of the imports and exports of a variety of goods, including sugar, tea, carpets, textiles, nuts, motor vehicles and motor sparesfreight rates and seasonal road conditionsexchange ratesthe general state of trade across the regionthe activities of Indian traders in the regionsmuggling activity on the Persian-Baluchistan [Balochistān] borderstatistical tables covering trade into and out of Persia via Zahedan, trade on the Nushki to Duzdap [Zahedan] railway, and comparative trade figures for goods imported into Persia via Zahedan from the British Empire and other countriesthe impact upon trade in the region of the closure of the Nushki to Duzdap railway, and the imposition of the Persian Trade Monopoly LawMinute papers are enclosed with each report, which frequently contain handwritten notes made by India Office staff, occasionally making reference to numbered paragraphs from the report.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 95; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers; nor does it include the four leading and ending flyleaves.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 13-95; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Trade (practice)
Government of Iran, Pahlavi dynasty - Geographic region:
- Persia
Sistan
Kain
Duzdap - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0003c1_ar
81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0003c1_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3408
IOR/L/PS/12/3408