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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [213r] (425/1148)
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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1943 was probably the most dismal year in the history
of the Gulf administration. Barly in January the Government
of India caused the utmost consternation lay their decision to
give up the export of cereals, and the Arab States were obliged
to sever their age-old connections with the trade for foodstuffs
and look for other sources of supply. These were eventually
organised by His Fajesty’s Government through the Middle Sast
b up ply Ctntre, and the necessary cereals were back-loaded from
Basra, Which unfortunately involved the consumption of a high
proportion of lra*i barley, formerly sold for pig food at £2 a
ton. as the rates charged exceeded those of Australian wheat.
His Majesty's Government eventually granted a subsidy to make
good the difference to these States, who were forced to change
their diet of rice almost over-night to one of cereals which they
had never eaten before and found the greatest difficulty in
preparing, since the new arrangements involved offices who were -
completely unfamiliar with the Gulf and quite unaware of local
customs much extra work and responsibility devolved upon Gulf
officers. it is interesting to record that on one occasion
supplies were only made available on condition that I gave a
personal guarantee for over £ 10 , 000 .
Great confusion and dislocation was also caused by
the continuing disintegration of the Gulf mail service. These
scattered ports are not mere Jy dependent on trade with India and
Europe, but also with each other, and the work of the Gulf
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.
was almost brought to a standstill by the unwillingness
of the Ministry of War Transport to listen to the requests made
to them. They at no time showed any grasp of or interest in
local problems and constant resort had to be had to His Majesty's
Government and the Government of India to bring pressure to bear
on them.
The tremendous rise in the cost of living which had
reached over 900^ in Persia by the close of the preceding year
/ naturally
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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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- 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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- Open Government Licence