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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [382v] (769/1028)
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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request. In the meanwhile the Qashqai rising had commenced in Fars, and
Tehran therefore sent orders closing the Recruiting Depot from the 17th March
and the Recruiting Officer Xaib Sarhang Ahmad Khan returned to Shiraz.
12. Arnniydh {Road Guards ).—Sarhang Muhammad Husain Jahanbani
Chief of Staff, Amniyah, arrived at Bushire from Tehran on the 12th April and
returned to Tehran after reorganizing the Amniyah guards on the Bushire-
Shiraz road. These, however, did not prove efficient, as the road remained un
safe throughout the summer and security was not restored till the arrival of the
Expeditionary Force in November.
Aviation .—Sartip Ahmad Khan Xakhjawan, Staff Officer, Aviation. Armv
Headquarters, Tehran, arrived at Bushire from Tehran to inspect the aero
dromes in the Gulf Ports. He returned to Tehran after visiting Bushire and
Jask.
Navy .—Major D. X. Dezan and Captain P. L. Del Prato of the Italian Naval
Mission to Persia arrived at Bushire in April and returned to Tehran via
Mohammerah. Up to the close of the year the new Persian fleet advertised in
the Persian newspapers had not yet materialised. In November about 1,500
troops of the Fouj-i-Nadiri with guns and two armoured cars arrived in the
Bushire district under the command of Sarhang Ahmad Khan Moini in order
to disarm the population of Dashtistan, Tangistan and Dashti. In December
400 more troops of the Fars Brigade arrived from Shiraz to augment the Bushire
garrison which with this addition comes to about 760.
By the end of December the Expedition had collected about 2,000 rifles from
Borazjun and Tangistan. Half of Tangistan and Dashti which is preparing to
put up a resistance, still remain to be tackled. The Dashtis can put 8,000 men
into the field, if wanted, an unlikely contingency.
Sectiox 5,
Aviation.
New Air Routes.
I. G or yuan .—The German Company “ Junkers ” Air Mail, two days a week,
between Bushire, Shiraz, Isfahan and Tehran, (under contract with the Persian
Government) maintained a regular and very efficient service throughout the
year.^ Junkers_ have had no serious accident since the conniseneement of the
Service in April 1928. Their method of working is thorough and thev have the
confidence of the public. The Junkers service" is now extending throughout
Persia. ^ During the summer when the Bushire-Shiraz road was insecure, and
telegraph lines were out^ and Shiraz was beseiged, the Junkers service was the
onri means of communication between Bushire and Tehran. In addition to
passengers the machines carried loaf sugar to Shiraz and brought opium to
Bushne, as well as silver bullion. Junkers intend to introduce shortlv bigger
machines for passengers and goods.
II. British, [a) 1 he Royal Air Force .—Several machines of the Royal .Air
roice passed through Persia en route from Basrah to Karachi. On the 8th
A in cliMachme J.-8929 on its way from India to Basrah was forced to land at
'alag Bandar near Rapeh river 90 miles east of Jask. It was a complete wreck
but no lives were lost.
1^1 ^ e Imperial Airicays.—ThQ Imperial Airways, Ltd., started their ser-
■viee botv. een London and India in the Spring, and their first machine “ City of
Baghdad ’ arrived from Basrah on the 23rd March and left for Karachi via
lungaj, t harbar and Jask. Since then they have maintained a fairly regular
veekl\ Mail service, although sometimes a day or two late, owing to bad weather
conditions in Europe. On the 5th September the ‘ 4 City of Jerusalem n on its
^ U ^ n ^ ia > crashed on landing after dark at Jask, and was destroyed by fire.
Vf 10 * ^enger and one Imperial Airways staff were burnt to death. The pilot,
^. t. Wood nidge,.displayed the greatest heroism in rescuing passengers from
ie Earning machine and died as the result of injuries received in the course of
ins efforts to save others. The others escaped with injuries.
ITL Dutch.—The Dutch Royal Air Service.—The Dutch Royal Air Service
~ Amsterdam and Batavia has been run during the vear with success and
no accidents are reported.
The 1 1 ench Consul looks after the service in Bushire.
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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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