'Adminisistration [Administration] Reports 1931-1935' [‎49v] (98/416)

Mwsrarf.—Stringent measures l
considerable improvement m the State s nnances a j
surplus.
The prestige of the State was raised by the submission m March under
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establishment of a Customs post at Sur, as a sign of the |^te s su . C s
fort at Aiqa, a suburb of Sur, would be bombarded by His ^esty s h oops,,
and his fort at Ja’alan 50 miles away in the interior, would be bombed by
aircraft After flights by Royal Air Force Flymg Boats had taken P^ce o'W
Ja’alan and warning pamphlets had been dropped, All bin Abdulla submitted.
A satisfactory result was thus brought about without a shot being Hied. The
importance of the incident lay in the fact that other recalc. ran Chiefs elsewhere
in Muscat territory were watching events at Sur, and—if Ah bin Abdulla had
not been taken to task-might in their turn have endeavoured to separate
themselves from the Muscat Government, when the wholesale disintegration of
.Qmfo rnio-ht well have commenced.
Trade (both sides of the Gulf).—The trade on the Arab side is dealt with
fully in the Trade Beports from the Agencies for the year m question.
Trade on the Persian side as far as Bushire is concerned is dealt with in
Section 8 of Chapter I of this Report. As far as South Persia generally is
concerned, the Trade Reports for the year from the various Consular posts
furnish detailed information.
The general economic depression due to extraneous causes was accentuated
bv the Government restrictions on trade, monopolies and control of exchange,
and the famine conditions which prevailed in the South owing to the general
failure of the rains during the winter of 1931-32.
Fenian tide of the Gulf.—On the Persian side of the Gulf, the Persian
Government continued with some success its work of disarming the tribes,
separating them from their hereditary leaders, and increasing its control over
them.
Security in the South was good in the early months of the year, but the
prevalence of famine conditions led to an increase later in brigandage. ,
Persian Navy. —The arrival of the Persian Navy in October and the anti-
smuggling activities it engaged in did not lead to any incidents during the year,
as these activities were confined to the Persian coast.
Relations with local Persian Authorities. —Relations with the Governor of
Bushire and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Ports—Mirza Ali Ashgar Khan Taliqani—continued
to be most cordial throughout the year, and considerable assistance—official and
demi-official—was received from him in the solution of various local problems.
T. C. FOWLE, Lieut.-Colonel,
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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. *