'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf for the Year 1938' [7r] (13/60)
The record is made up of 1 file (28 folios). It was created in 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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CHAPTER I.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR BUSHIRE AND HINTERLAND
FOR 1938.
SECTION 1.
Personnel. —The undermentioned officers held the following appointments
during the year under report:—
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.
and Consul-General. —The Honourable Lieutenant-
Colonel Sir Trenchard Fowle, K .C .I.E., C .B.E., from 1st January to 1st August
and from 27th September to the end of the year.
Mr. H. Weightman, I .C.S., officiated as
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.
from 2nd
August to the 26th September.
Captain A. C. Galloway acted as Consul-General during the same period.
Secretary and Consul. —Captain T. Hickinbotham from 1st January to
15th February.
Captain A. C. Galloway from 16th February to the end of the year.
Vice-Consul, Bushire. —Mr. T. R. Shaw from 1st January to 17th April.
Mr. R. S. T. John, I.C.S., as Acting Vice-Consul from 13th June to the
end of the year.
Under 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.
. —Captain J. R. Cotton from 1st
January to 1st April.
Mr. J. Croning, M.B.E., from 2nd April to 12th June.
Mr. R. S. T. John, I.C.S., from 13th June to the end of the year.
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. —Lieu tenant-Colonel J. J. Rooney, I.M.S., throughout
the year.
Assistant Surgeon. —Dr. R. Easey throughout the year.
Confidential Assistant. —Mr. J. Croning, M.B.E., from 1st January to 23rd
January and again from 13th June to 13th November.
Mr. W. LaPorte from 24th January to 20th March.
Mr. N. Lester from 21st March to 12th June, and again from 14th Novem
ber to the end of the year.
Registrar and Treasury Officer. —Mr. Maqbul Hussain Khan from 1st
to 12th January.
Mr. E. A. Tanner from 13th January to 10th December.
Mr. S. R. Aiyer from 11th December to the end of the year.
Assistant Registrar. —Mr. Maqbul Hussain Khan from 1st January to 8th
February.
Mr. S. R. Aiyer from 9th February to the end of the year.
Assistant Engineer. —Mr. Sayid Ghulam Murteza throughout the year.
SECTION 2.
A.—FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES.
Nil.
His Majesty's Consul-General continued to look after Norwegian interests.
B.—VISITORS.
1. British.
On March the 5th Mr. H. J. Seymour, C.M.G., C.V.O., His Majesty's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'.
in the Court of Iran
accompanied by Mrs. Seymour, arrived from Tehran. Calls were exchanged
with the local officials. Mr. Seymour left on the 7th of March for India.
23 (s) ead
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The file consists of Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1938 (New Delhi: Government of India Press, 1939).
The Report is divided into sections relating to the various agencies, consulates, and other regions that made up 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. . There is a review of the year 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. at the start of the Report. The Report includes lists of British personnel and foreign representatives; lists of British interests; details of local administration; military and naval matters; aviation; political matters; manumission; trade and commerce; shipping statistics; medical reports; meteorological details; notable events; oil; and related information.
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There is a list of contents at the front of the Report, f. 3.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover, and continues through to 30 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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