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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [58r] (115/1148)
The record is made up of 1 file (572 folios). It was created in 18 Aug 1941-31 Jul 1946. 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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HCYAL NAVY
The following ships of the Royal Navy and the Hoyal'Indian Navy
visited Kuwait during the yeur:-
II.L.I. M Investi7sto^’ ,
H.M.S. f, 3eabeile’ t
H.M.S. "Shcrehfiin”
l^l/h February.
9th November.
31st December.
ROYAL AIK FORCE .
The R.A.F continued to maintain their signal deteohment, aerial
navigation beacon, and Rest-house throughout the year, and further in
creased their detachment by stationing two seaplane tenders and £5 men
at ohuwaihh.
X. KUWAIT OIL QOMRANY
At the ooxamencement of the year the company was still wording on
a shut-down basis, but during the first quarter of 1945 work was begun
N \on a hyarographic survey and the testing of proposed sites for load, ng
tankers. Late in Larch the Company wmg oriBCd to begin wojrJt on
the 50,000 barrels oer day crude oil export schema. Two braelcleh
water /ells at a point about 20 miles vV.N.iV. of Burgan were sum., and
bn their completion worA was started on the well reconditioning pro
gramme. A party from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company’s Pipe-line
Construction Le.^irtment began to arrive in October end their work has
progressed satisfactorily up to the end of the year.
A contract for one construction of tankage was placed with the
Motherwell Bridge & IShgineerlng Company who commenced their work in
the beginning of November and have made fair progress.
At the year’s and the Company’s personnel strength amounted to:-
Senior
Staff
79.
Junior
Staff
68.
Foreign
artisans
55.
Labour
894.
In addition approximately 507 co LIU labourers were employed.
The company’ hope to be able to export crude oil by Hay, 1946.
dir A i Hi am Fraser, Chairman of the 3oard of Directors of the
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company accompanied by Messrs E.H.O. Elkington and
j.M. Hilson, directors, visited Kuwait on the 27th November.
XI. KAoTLEN QULF OIL CCKPAiri .
The company’s personnel and equipment v/ere taken over by the
Kuv/ait Oil Company on the 1st April, 1945.
XII. IMPERIAL BANu OF IRAN .
The bank had another satisfactory year and maintained the con
fidence of the public, as is anown by the increase In their private
deposits during the year of about three and half million
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
.
Only w one bad debt (of Rs.25,000) was sustained -nd it ia unlikely
that more than a fraction will be recovered. An unusual feature was
the absence of demand for rupee coinage. Instead of these being
withdrawn the bank’s holding of coin increased by about Ra.3,50,000.
xiii. viaxoi-j .
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1 A considerable number of service personnel visited Kuwait during
the year. Accomodation was provideu either at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
or at the
. R.A.F*. resh-house.
XIv . METEORQLOGICAL
Total rainfall during the year 8.75 inches.
Maximum temperature (In 5eptemberj 115 u
Minimum temperature (In January) 38^
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This file consists of copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by the 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. in Bushire for the years 1939-1945.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire Area
- Administration Report for Kerman & Yazd
- Administration Report for Bandar Abbas
- Administration Report for Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
- Administration Report for Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report for Khorramshahr Consulate
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections that vary according to each report, but include the following topics:
- Personnel
- Visitors
- Foreign Representatives
- British Interests
- Local Administration
- Transport
- Education
- Military
- Aviation
- Political Situation
- Trade
- Medical
- Meteorological
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written 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. .
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- 1 file (572 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 574; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 1-571; these numbers are written in pencil or crayon and, where circled, are crossed through.
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- Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:448r, 448r, 449r:573v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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