Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [‎220r] (439/1148)

CHAPTER 1 .
APiaNIRTIUTlOR REPOR T FOR BU3HIKE CONSULAR ARE A
FOR IQ-43 ,
SECTIQR 1 .
( a ) British ,
(i) The hon'ble Lt # -Colonel C.G. Prior held the
office of 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. through
out the year. On the King^ Birthday he received the
rank of K.C.I.E., and was knighted a" month later under the
name of Sir Geoffrey Prior.
(ii) Captain J.B, Howes held the office of
Secretary to 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
when be was relieved by Captain P.J.Keen.
The latter handed over on June 2nd to Mr. R.G. Daubeny,
who held the office until the end of the year.
(ili) On May 14th the post of K.M. Consul, Bushire
was separated from that of Secretary to the Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and was filled by Major J.B.
Howes, who held the office until the end of tiie year.
(i^ ^ ine oi i. ice ol Vice-Consul was held for
aifferent periods by Mr. T.E. Rogers, Mr. R.I.Hallows,
Captain P.F.C. Nicholson, Mr. G.N. Jackson, and Captain
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(v) The post of 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. Surgeon was held by
Major R. Holmes until 6 th October when he left for India
on retirement. Dr. R. Easy officiated in the post until
12th December when it was filled by Major A.R. Greenway.
(vi) Mr. D.J. Stephens assumed charge of the
Sctober^ re ~ opened P° st Consular Agent, Ling ah on 6 th
(b) Persians ,
(i) Aqai Kasmai, Oificiating ^s Governor of
Bushire, handed over the post to Dr. Mehdi Hisabi in February.
Dr. Hisabi, who is a D.C.L. of Paris, is of considerably
Higher capacity than the general run of Governors, and
throughout the remainder of the year proved himself well-
disposed and co-operative.
(ii) Aqai Daulatshahi remained as Director of
Customs throughout the year, except for a short soell when
he officiated at Khorramshahr. His character was described
in my last Administration Report.
(iii) Pasyar (Colonel) Jahid, the Chief of
Police, who had effected considerable improvement in the
discipline of the force, and who was a staunch Anglophile,
died in November. The post has been filled, in an offic
iating capacity, by Rasadban (Lieutenant) Ghaffari.
(iv) Barwan (Captain) Shadrawan, who was
Chief of Gendarmerie during the first part of the year,
bj s Post under a cloud, owing to a somewhat gauche
attempt to intervene in the politics of the Banadir-i-
Salas area by arresting Shaikh Abdur Rasul al Nasuri. No
particular reason could be ascertained for this arrest, and