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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [558r] (1115/1148)
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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A Police Station was opened on Hormuz Island in February.
Posts and Telegraphs. —This department rendered satisfactory service
to the Consulate throughout the year.
Education. —No new schools were opened during the year.
Municipality. —The Committee experienced some difficulty in meeting the
cost of street lighting. The amount they proposed to pay, rials 130,000
(£1,625) per annum, was referred back by the Ministry of Interior as exces
sive. The principal consumer is the municipality and the Supply Company
cannot function on a lower grant. On two occasions the current was cut off
to enforce payment.
Health. —On the whole the health of the Town was good. There were a
few cases of small-pox and measles.
Agriculture. —There is little scope for agricultural development in the
immediate neighbourhood of Bandar Abbas, but the Ministry of Agriculture
sent Dr. Erwin Gouba, a German subject to report on the possibilities.
Industry and Developments. —Work on the Fish Canning
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
went
ahead and by the end of the year 12 Danish subjects were employed. Most of
the machinery had arrived and it was hoped that the
factory
An East India Company trading post.
would be com
pleted by Ihe early Spring. It is unlikely, however, that any canning will be
done, except as a test, before the Autumn of 1940. Four Danes will remain
as part of the permanent staff. The
factory
An East India Company trading post.
is to produce tinned fish
(chiefly sardines), fish oil and manures.
Registration. —A local office for the registration of immoveable property
was opened in Bandar Abbas in October.
Y.—MILITARY AND MARINE.
The Kerman Brigadier inspected the local troops in April.
The local garrison moved to the Ginu Hills for the summer as usual.
An outbreak of measles among the troops in August caused a number of
deaths.
Conscription. —527 youths were conscripted during 1939. The majority
were posted to Charbar.
Internal Security.-—As stated under Kerman, internal security w T as not
so well maintained during 1939 as in the previous year. In March there were
a number of raids on villages in the Minab district and in one clash with the
raiders the military were reported to have lost 6 men. The mullah of Rudan
was arrested on a charge of inciting the raiders.
A number of robberies were also reported in the district between Bandar
Abbas and Lar. But this area has never been really settled.
Iranian Navy. —All units visited this port at intervals during the
year.
VI.—COMMUNICATIONS.
Roads . No new roads from Bandar Abbas to the interior were opened
or commenced during the year. In March the Kerman road between Gakum
and Aliabad was breached in several places ; traffic was held up for 7 days.
The Bandar Abbas—Lar road which is rough going at the best of times, also
suffered from the March rains.
_ t ireless .—The former British wireless station at Henjam which was
handed over to the Iranian Government in December 1935, was dismantled
and the apparatus brought to Bandar Abbas for despatch to Tehran.
Aiiafion. The landing ground at Bandar Abbas is not maintained in a
serviceable condition. The ground has become bumpy but could probablv be
used m an emergency. No ’planes landed at Bandar Abbas during the
vpnr &
The Farmandar collected rials 50,000 from local inhabitants
tions towards the national aviation fund.
as contribu-
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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