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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf for the Year 1936' [6r] (11/74)
The record is made up of 1 file (35 folios). It was created in 1937. 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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area of his Dominions out of touch with his capital, as noted in the last
Review, was still absent at the end of 1936. This caused considerable in
convenience as there were various matters of importance, both local and
otherwise, e.g., Saudi-Omani frontiers, for discussion with him. The
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Muscat, had to pay two or three visits by Royal Air Force
aircraft to Dhofar to see His Highness.
PERSIAN SIDE.
Bushire District. —The Iranian Authorities continued their work of
establishing order in the districts of Tangistan, Dashti, Daliki and the
Hinterland between Bushire and Lingah. The main motor routes, e.g.,
Bushire-Shiraz, remained safe, but a certain amount of brigandage conti
nued in the outlying districts.
Persian Navy. —The Iranian Navy continued its chief dtity of prevent
ing smuggling by sea but effected no important captures. Unlike in 19d5,
when no incidents occurred of Iranian sloops interfering with the dhows
of the Arab Shaikhdoms, this year two cases of such interference occurred.
These were reported to His Majesty's Minister, Tehran, who took them up
with the Iranian Government. No satisfaction has been obtained in the
first case, which was the holding up of, and firing on, a Kuwait
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
by an
Iranian armed launch near Lingah. In the second case, where an Iran.an
Customs launch seized oft Bandar Abbas an Omam
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
proceeding fmn
Khasab to Dibai, the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
, crew and passengers were subsequently released 1
but two rifles on board were retained.
Relations with local Iranian These continued to be most
friendly.
T. C. FOWLE,
Political 'Resident in the Persian GvJf.
46(C) ExAffairsDept
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The file consists of Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1936 (New Delhi: Government of India Press, 1937).
The Report, prepared by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , summarises important information relating to the Gulf and notable events in the Gulf during 1936. The Report contains a review by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , and separate sections on each of the agencies, consulates, and other areas that made up the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. . The information provided includes lists of personnel, local administration, military and naval matters, aviation, the political situation, trade and commerce, medical reports, meteorological reports, and related information.
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- 1 file (35 folios)
- Arrangement
There is a list of contents at the front of the Report, on folio 2.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover, and continues through to 37 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- Title
- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf for the Year 1936'
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- front, front-i, 2r:36v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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