IOR/L/PS/12/3531

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.