Coll 28/118 ‘Persia. Shiraz – Consular diaries.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 28/118 ‘Persia. Shiraz – Consular diaries.’
- Creator:
- Author: British Consul, Shiraz
- Date:
- 1942/1947
- Description:
- Abstract: Consular diaries describing affairs in Shiraz and the surrounding area of Fars Province, Persia [Iran]. The diaries were submitted on a fortnightly basis (monthly from November 1945) by the British Consul at Shiraz. They cover the period of the Second World War, the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Persia (1941-1946) and the increasing political instability and social unrest that unfolded across the country during 1946. Subjects covered in the diaries include: the actions and movements of local Persian officials, both civil and military; internal security, chiefly focusing on raids on the roads into and out of Shiraz by tribal groups; tribes, and in particular the actions and movements of the Qashqai and its leader Naser Khan Qashqai; the economic situation, with particular reference to food prices and food supply; agriculture and irrigation projects; British officials and British military movements; Soviet interests; American [USA] interests; public health; public utilities, including water supplies, medical care, roads; local politics, including elections and a growing focus on the activities of the Tudeh Party of Iran throughout 1946; meteorological observations. The file also includes a report produced by the British Consul entitled ‘Appreciation of local conditions May to November 1944’ (ff 270-277).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.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 362; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran (1941-1946)
Reports
Qashqai (Tribe) - Geographic region:
- Shiraz
Fars - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00005c_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00005c_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3531
IOR/L/PS/12/3531