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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [121r] (248/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 1916-1920. 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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A
FOR TOE YEAR 1918. 7
It should be noted that these figures include tl e casualties due to tlie
world -wide epidemic of influenza.
The history of the expedition during the period under review appears to
justify the following conclusions : —
firstly, the large majority of the inhabitants of Southern Pcisia aie
absolutely sick of disorder and insecurity. This feeling, enlorced by the weak
ness due to the ravages of the influenza, and the difliculty of obtaining fresh
supplies of ammunition, and especially by the collapse of the German power,
broke the back of the ami-British coalition animated by Wassmuss.
Secondly, the traditional Persian fear of artillery fire, which had been
slightly weakened in this region owing to the ineffective" nature of the artillery
occasionally brought out by the Persian authorities, was found to be as strong
as ever as soon as the effectiveness of t#ie fire was perceived.
Thirdly, the local villagers and tribesmen, though no doubt they would
be led by their religious and patriotic feelings to view a Biitish defeat with
pleasure, are not actuated by these feelings to any practical extent as soon as
the British are in force : there is no reluctance whatever to enter into friendly
and even cordial relations.
Fourthly, the influence of the Tehran Government may be described as
almost entirely negative. None of the leading men has (or had hitherto) the
slightest compunction in disobeying orders either from the Provincial or the
Central Government, or in withholding revenue ; and the prospect of the
appointment of local Persian authorities was nowhere welcome. At the same
time opposition to the British expedition w r ould unquestionably have been
intensified in the absence of any proclamation from the Prime Minister.
Wassmuss went to Kazerun at the commencement of the agitation, but
n ... does not appear to have been verv warmlv
lierman activities. -1 i -.i i xt • • 1^ 1
welcomed, either by Nasir-i-Dewan or by
Soulet. He was not present at any of the fighting near Shiraz. Under the
orders of Government he and Oertel were informed of the conclusion of
the Armistice and offered the following conditions , viz., immediate repatriation
if they came in at once, in the alternative treatment as prisoners of w T ar if
they were captured later. They sent prevaricating replies, and did not come
in. The matter was not of great importance, as Wassmuss' influence had
practically disappeared.
The events at Shiraz itself during the summer have already been described.
0 .. , „ Previous to the rising in May, several
Sh?raz and Fars. P , ... 3 _ L . , ,
success! ul punitive operations had been
carried out to the East and North of Shiraz. Simultaneously with the attacks
on ShiraZj detached posts at Abadeh and Dchbid w T ere invested. The former
was in very serious danger, which w r as only averted by a vary stubborn defence.
Negotiations for its relief were undertaken w r ith the Bakhtiari Khans, but it
was relieved in time by a column from Shiraz. During the operations against
Soulet -ed -Douleh he was superseded as
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
of the Kashgai by his half
brother,
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Ehtisham. The latter conducted a campaign against him in
the autumn, with the assistance of a force of Indian troops and South Persia
Kifles, without whom he would undoubtedly have been unable to accomplish
anything. They succeeded in driving him away from his headquarters at
Piruzabad with heavy loss, but their operations were paralysed by the influenza
epidemic, which decimated the column, and they were unable to continue
the campaign. Soulet was, however, rendered quite impotent to affect the
progress of the Bushire force
The situation was transformed in this quarter by the expedition of the
_ .. Bakhtiari Khans, with the invaluable
Eehbehan and Kuhgiiu. assistance of a section of the 31st Moun
tain Battery, against the rebellious chiefs of the Kuhgiiu, which took place
in June with complete success, the two forts of Lindeh and Baisi, previously
considered impregnable, being easily captured. A detailed description of the
campaign will be found in the Ahwaz report.
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The volume includes Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. for the Year 1915 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1916); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. for the Year 1916 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1917); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. for the Year 1917 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1919); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. for the Year 1918 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. for the Year 1919 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920). The 1915 and 1919 Reports bear manuscript corrections written in pencil.
The Administration Reports contain separate reports, arranged in chapters, on each of the principal Agencies, Consulates, and Vice-Consulates that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. , and provide a wide variety of information, including details of senior British administrative personnel and local officials; descriptions of the various areas and their inhabitants; political, judicial and economic matters; notable events; medical reports; details of climate; communications; the movements of Royal Navy ships; military matters; the slave trade; and arms traffic.
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- 1 volume (194 folios)
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The reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the first folio after the front cover, and continues through to 194 on the last folio before 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. The following folio needs to be folded out to be read: f. 36.
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- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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