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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎41v] (97/494)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 17 Mar 1921-29 Mar 1926. 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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“ Cyclamen ”, “ Crocus ” and ‘‘Rapi-
dol The Squadron left on theT9th,
after holding a regatta.
H. M. S. “ Cairo ” had visited Mus
cat from the 9th to the l*2th, on her way
up the Gulf.
MUSCAT.
Sur.
The Shaikhs of Jalaan have imposed a
tax of a dollar per camel on caravans
carrying merchandise between Sur and
the Interior. The Government of Mus
cat has protested against the imposition
of the tax as being contrary to the
Agreement between the Omanis and that
Government.
NEJD.
The Sultan.
Ibn Saud left Riyadh for Mecca
about the 3rd.
Wahhabis.
In reply to his invitation to attend
the Islamic Conference, Subhi Barakat,
President of the Syrian Union, tele
graphed from Beyrout on November 7th
his willingness to participate, adding:
“ In view of the international aspect
peculiar to Haj organization we deem a
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reference necessary to the mandated
Governments.”
On the 10th, Mr. H. St. J. Philby
telegraphed from Jeddah to A1 Qusaibi
in Bahrain, requesting to be informed at
once whether Ibn Saud intended t 0
come to Jeddah, adding that he (Mr.
Philby) was awaiting the Sultan’s
arrival.
On the 16th, Ibn Saud telegraphed
through Bahrain to King Ali, ordering
him to leave Hejaz and await the
decision of the Islamic World if he
desired peace and the prevention of
bloodshed.
On the 17th, a Nejd “ communique",
in support of Wahhabi action, was
despatched from Bahrain to the ad
dresses of nine vernacular newspapers
in Cairo, and three each in Damascus,
Beyrout and Jerusalem.
A message from H. M. Government to
the Sultan of Nejd was despatched via
Bahrain on the 26th.
It was to the effect that Delegates
from the Central Khilafat Committee
in India w T ere being given passports to
visit Hejaz and Nejd. They should not
be considered as representatives of the
whole Indian Moslem Community and
particularly they held no credentials
from H. M. Government or the Govern
ment of India.
Bushire, F. B. PRIDEAUX, Lieut.-Col.,
30th December 192A. 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. .
GIPD—L XM040-2M-25-16.

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This volume mainly contains copies of printed monthly summaries of news (Bushire 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. Diary entries) received by the British 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and 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. Political Department minute papers prefacing and commenting on the news summaries.

The news summaries cover the period January 1921 to December 1925 (there is no summary for February 1921). Summaries from January 1925 to July 1925 cover fortnightly rather than monthly periods. The summaries were compiled 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Prescott Trevor, Acting 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. Stuart George Knox, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Beville Prideaux, and Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Gilbert Crosthwaite, respectively).

The summaries cover areas in Persia [Iran] including: Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Dizful [Dezful], Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Ispahan (Isfahan), Shiraz, Behbehan [Behbahān], Bushire, Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas], Kerman, Mekran [Makran], Shushtar, Bakhtiari, and Lingah. They also cover Muscat, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Bahrain, and Kuwait.

The summaries cover various subjects, including: movements of British officials, Persian Officials, non-officials, and foreigners; health; Persian ports; arms traffic; military affairs; the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; the Shaikh of Mohammerah; and roads.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (240 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 1749 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. :- 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. news summaries 1921-25) consists of one volume only.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 237; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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