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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [148r] (300/1028)
The record is made up of 1 volume (510 folios). It was created in 19 May 1927-14 Nov 1939. 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 branch office was opened at Bam
being the only other branch.
in the month of
June,
Rafsinjan
Posts and Telegraphs .Mohammad Mirza Afsar remained in
charge of the Posts and Telegraphs Department throughout the year
The delivery arrangements both of mails and telegrams were on the
whole satisfactory, though occasionally mails that arrived late on Thursdays
holiday 7 0n ^ Wer6 n0t distributed until Saturday, Friday being a
nr Education.—MiTza. Sadiq Khan Ansari, Director of Education since
March 1933 returned to Tehran m August and was succeeded by Aqayi
Mayel Twisirkam, the Chief Inspector for Endowments, who has been in
charge since.
The Governor-General convened a meeting in April to raise funds for
the. construction of a hall and two sports grounds in Kerman for physical
training. The cost was estimated to be between Rials 50,000 and 100,000
(£833 and 1666). A sum of Rials 15000 (£250) was subscribed by those
present.
A piece of land about 10,000 square zars was presented by Arbab
‘Shahriari Play ground”. A reception was given by the Education Depart
ment for the exclusive use as a public sports ground, and is named the
Shahriar, a leading Par see merchant of Kerman, to the Education Depart
ment on the Crown Prince’s Birthday and a display of drill, bicycle riding
and gymnastic were given by various school boys. A display of skipping
by girls of under ten years in European dress was given for the first time.
The local Ittehadiah Primary Girls’ School was converted into a
Secondary school and English and French are the two optional foreign
languages introduced for the students to study.
Amnieh .—Sarhang II Khajoni held the post of Officer Commanding
Amnieh (Road Guards) throughout the year.
Complaints of corruption and extortion against Amnieh officers and
Non-Commissioned Officers stationed at the various out posts in the Pro
vince, are still made. The Chief of the Amnieh detachment at Bam was
arrested on such a charge in April and was brought to Kerman. Sarhang
Baqir Khan of the Central Amnieh Administration arrived from Tehran to
enquire into the case and took him to Tehran.
Sartip Ghulam Ali Khan Zand, the Chief Officer Commanding the
Amnieh Force in Iran visited Kerman and Bam in October.
In November Satwan II Afkhami in charge of Kerman—Zahidan road
and Amnieh Hussain Pasangi were brought to Kerman under arrest and
sent to Tehran for trial. They were accused of supplying arms to Vali
Khan Baluch, a highway robber. Ustwar Malek Shah, who had reported
Afkhami, was deputed to investigate the case. He^captured several Gov
ernment rifles and some ammunition from Vali Khan’s house.
Customs .—Aqavi Sadro was Director of Customs until October, when
he was relieved by Aqayi Olfat and proceeded to Tehran on leave.
All carpets which are exported are examined and sealed here, so as to
avoid a second inspection at the export point. No other services are per
formed by this branch.
Municipality .—Syed Ahmad Khan Raf’at succeeded Jaberi as Chief
of the Municipality at the beginning of the Iranian New Year (22nd March)
and remained in office until December when he was again discharged and
Mansoori was appointed to officiate. Raf’at is very unpopular wi e
public. He extorts money from petty grocers, bakers and butchers. Me
was accused of misappropriation of the funds for the construction of e
Kerman barrage and was discharged by the Ministry of In erior.
The Minister of Finance during his visit in February sanctioned Rials
30,000 (£500) for the permanent supply of water for the trees to be grown
along the new avenue in the town. A further loan of Rials 500,000
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This volume contains 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 and printed at the Government of India Press in New Delhi for the years 1926-1938.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland
- Administration Report of the Kerman and Bandar Abbas Consulates
- Administration Report for Fars
- Report on AIOC [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Southern Area
- Administration Report of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections including the following:
- Visitors
- British interests
- Foreign Interests
- Local Government
- Military
- Communications
- Trade Developments
- Slavery
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 volume (510 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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The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 512. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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