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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [44r] (94/396)
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.
After the mutiny of the tufangchis at Lingah it seemed advisable to ap-
Anglo-Persian Oil Company at Qishm.
point a
sepoy
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
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guard
over the Anorlo-
Persian Oil Company's borings on Qishm
Island, and this was accordingly arranged in concert with the Officer Com
manding the Troops, Oman, and a guard of the 94jth Eussell's Infantry was
sent to the works in June.
On the night of the 5th July a few shots were fired at the guard and
one
sepoy
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
was wounded in the arm. The Darya Begi, who was down the Gulf
at the time, visited the place, and as no trace of the offenders had been dis
covered, nor any clue to the attack on the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's camp
in the previous year, His Excellency inflicted a fine of 3,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
on the
Island.
His Excellency Vice-Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, K.O-B., etc., visited
MiBcellaneons. tlle ^ AP^ 1 ' am™g at Bushire
on the 8th m H. M. S., Euryalus
His Excellency proceeded to Basrah in H. M. S. " Imogene " the same evening.
He returned on the 13th May in H. M. S. " Imogene " having visited Kuwait
and Bahrain en route from Basrah, and left on his way down the Gulf on 15th
May in H. M. S., Euryalus
A Memorandum on the proceedings of His Majesty's Ships in the Persian
Gulf during the year has kindly been supplied by the Commodore and is
attached to this report.
The Hon'ble Sir P. Z. Cox, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E , visited Bushire twice dur
ing the year, the first time in March in connection with financing the Qawam-
ul-Mulk, and the second time in November after he had been to Ojair
to interview Bin Saud.
Ten slaves from the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
were manumitted during the year.
A report by the Eesidency Surgeon and Chief Quarantine Medical Officer
is attached and also a statement showing the Meteorological observations and
the rainfall during the year.
Bushire ;
The 24th February 1917.
A. P r TREVOR, Major,
Deputy '
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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