Coll 28/133 ‘Persia. Resht; Monthly Diaries’

Title:

Coll 28/133 ‘Persia. Resht; Monthly Diaries’

Creator:

Author: British Consul

Date:

1947/1947

Description:

Abstract: Monthly diaries covering the period January to November 1947, submitted by the British Consul at Resht [Rasht] in Persia [Iran]. The diaries are arranged under numerous different subheadings which vary from one report to the next, but broadly cover the following topics: local politics and local government affairs, including the activities of local government and military officials, and local elections; Russian (Soviet) interests in the region, including the movements and activities of Russian officials; British interests; American [United States of America] interests; economic and commercial affairs, including agriculture; labour; security; communications and transport, including the installation of airfields by the Persian Civil Aviation Department; and propaganda, including the deployment of a mobile cinema van, and cinema programmes. An appendix attached to the diary for May 1947 includes a report of a tour made by Lieutenant-Colonel R O A Gatehouse. The tour encompassed the Persian coast of the Caspian Sea, including Gilan, Mazanderan [Māzandarān] and Gurgan [Gorgān], and included reports on Soviet activities and influence in the region.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the front 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 66, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Reports
Political intelligence

Geographic region:

Resht

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00006e_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00006e_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3549
IOR/L/PS/12/3549

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