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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [43r] (92/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 1916-1920. 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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FOR THE YEAR 1916.
7
October. Directly after his arrival the Governor-General took over the prison
ers of whom there were 18 officers, mostly Germans, about 30 rank and file,
mostly Austrians, 8 Turks and about a dozen Indians, including Sufi
Amba Pershad, the notorious seditionist.
After the arrival of the Governor-General and the British Consul steps
were taken to try and unravel the tangle into which the affairs of the Gendar
merie had fallen. The Imperial Bank of Persia and Telegraph Office were
re-opened and affairs in Shiraz soon became to all appearances almost
normal.
Various suggestions for getting away the prisoners were made, but it was
not possible to send them down to Bushire on account of the hostile Khans.
On the 11th November Brigadier-General Sykes w r itli his column, consist
ing of one section Indian Mountain Artillery, one Squadron Cavalry, the
Head-quarters wing of the 1st Battalion 124th Baluchistan Infantry and the
Head-quarters and certain number of South Persia Eifles, arrived at Shiraz
from Ispahan.
General Sykes took over the majority of the Gendarmerie left in Shiraz
and incorporated them in the South Persia Rifles, and the new force seemed
to be making good progress.
On or about the 1st November " Consul " Seller and three other prisoners
effected their escape from the citadel, and arrangements were made to transfer
the custody of the prisoners from the Governor-General to the regular Indian
soldiers of General Sykes' column.
The Governor-General proposed to make a tour with General Sykes about
the end of the year to Kazerun and get the Bushire road question settled.
His Ptoyal Highness had previously sent a special envoy down the road to try
and patch up some arrangements along the road pending His Boyal Highness's
arrival. But the envoy was not able to effect much.
On the 17th December the Nasir-i-Diwan, hereditary Kalantar of Kazerun,
„ .. who had previously made some trouble
Kazerua rismg, ther e w ith the Swedish Gendarmerie,
suddenly rushed the Gendarmerie barracks and captured a gun and some
machine guns there. The Gendarmerie at Kazerun had been taken over by
General Sykes a short time before. Nasir-i-Diwan's men subsequently captured
Mian Kotal and Dashtarjin. A small column was sent out from Shiraz,
taking with it Path-ul-Mulk to be Military Governor of Kazerun. It reoccu-
pied Dastarjin and Mian Kotal
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
, and made a reconnaissance
in force towards the Pir-i-Zan pass on the 25th December. The top of the
pass was, however, -held too strongly by Nasir-i-Diwan's men, and the
attempt was abandoned. Captain Wittkugel of the South Persia
Rifles was unfortunately severely wounded and there were a few other
casualties.
Before and after this Nasir-i-Diwan sent pressing messages to the Khans of
Daliki, Borasjun, Chahkutah and Tangistan, (i.e., all the Khans who have been
actively hostile to the British since the beginning of 1915) for assistance.
It is understood that not very much was sent but the end of the year
found the main Bushire-Shiraz road again blocked, but with Kazerun the
chief centre of disturbance instead of Borasjun which had enjoyed that
distinction up to August 1916.
As a result of negotiations between the British, Russian and Persian
South Persia MUitar; Police. Governments it was decided, early in the
year, to raise a lorce ot Military Police
officered by British officers for service in Southern Persia.
Brigadier-General Sir P. M. Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.M.G., was appointed to
command the force. It was decided that he should commence operations at
Bandar Abbas and move from there, as soon as he had sufficient force, to
Kerman.
On the 16th March General Sykes with a certain number of officers
arrived at Bandar Abbas, where he was received by His Excellency the Darya
Begi, Governor of the Gulf Ports and the Deputy Governor. H. M. S.
" Philomel " was also present and supplied a guard of honour and fired
salutes.
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The volume includes Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1915 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1916); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1916 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1917); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1917 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1919); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1918 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1919 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920). The 1915 and 1919 Reports bear manuscript corrections written in pencil.
The Administration Reports contain separate reports, arranged in chapters, on each of the principal Agencies, Consulates, and Vice-Consulates that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. , and provide a wide variety of information, including details of senior British administrative personnel and local officials; descriptions of the various areas and their inhabitants; political, judicial and economic matters; notable events; medical reports; details of climate; communications; the movements of Royal Navy ships; military matters; the slave trade; and arms traffic.
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- 1 volume (194 folios)
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The reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the first folio after the front cover, and continues through to 194 on the last folio before 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. The following folio needs to be folded out to be read: f. 36.
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- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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