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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [151r] (301/1148)
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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unifora /-
Oil Company depot v.ith it* brfnche* in Teft snd A.rdik*n.
Aq*i Piroos, the Agent of the A.I.O.C. wa* transferred to
Bu*hire and waa temporarily relieved by an Armenian from
Tehran who waa subsequently replaced by Abdur Rahim Kotal,
a Jew from Tehran.
IV. LOCAL GC-yBH’TaSKT
Agha Ahmad Sidri held charge of the lovernorate during
the year under report except for about five months during
the feummer when he went on leave to Tehran. Naib darhang
Sayed Jafar Klian Sharifi, the Chief of Police acted for him
in his absence. It is understood that in return for the
assistance which 3adri gave to Dr. Tahiri and Said Kazim during
the 1943 elections tjiis official has, with Dr. Tahiri*a
influence been promoted to the rank of Uatandar and appointed
(on p&^erj to the 4th Us tan. He draws the psy of an Ustaaiar
hut has been retainer in ifezd in the interests of Tahiri’s
party.
Axcept for the usual change# amongst the members of the
local Government no events of importance took place during
the year. During the summer the Police check on traffic
passing through the main gates *es removed, ^nd the collection
of 3% tax on all food stuffs imported into the town was
abolished by the local Finance Department under instructions
from the Central Government. Following this a lav. imposing
sn 805 tax on business people was promulgated but no action was
taken to enforce its regulations.
St the close of the year the local head of the Education
^apartment announced compulsory education for menial Government
employees in the ni;ht schools, but like most other measures
ior reform nothing hs»s resulted from the announcement*
V. MILITARY AKD
Fo noticeable sfeanga activities have been reported
in this area during the period under review except that raiding
gangs, mostly from Kars, have been active in Terat, Marwas and
on the main Yezd-Kerm^n Road necessitating the occasional
movement of Gendarmerie forces to deal with them.
The most important event of the year waa the re-orga*Aea-
iion of the Gendarmerie force in this district and the
establishment of two permanent ,, Guruhans M at Nain with a _
garrison of 150, each under the Officer Commanding. Yezd. In
order to raise this force locally the Officer Commanding, Yezd, a
started recruitment a t the end of the year unuer review, but
the required number of recruits is still incomplete.
In order to ueal with the increased ana more or less
permanent lawlessness in this part of the country, a small
tower was constructed at Shamsh Pas* (on the main Yezd-Karman
roaa; ana the garrison of Kerman#hahan transferred to that place.
Colonel iloizi, the Officer Commanding Gendarmerie, 10th
Us tan, Isfahan, who has administrative jurisdiction over the
Gendarmerie Force in Yezd district made an extensive tour in
lerat, ^arwas, vbar Kuh and 'lain etc. in order to round u^ the
principal bsndits responsible for highway robberies in this
urea ttnd to carry out an inspection in connexion with the
re-organisation tcherne.
The Gendarmerie have now been issued with a new kind of
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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 -'
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- front, front-i, 2r:448r, 448r, 449r:573v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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