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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [47v] (101/396)
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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16
PERSIAN GULP ADMINISTEATION EEPOET
chapter iii.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT POR THE BANDAR ABBAS VICE-
CONSULATE FOR THE YEAR 1916.
Vice-Consulate ^ W - ^ H0WS0n ^ Of the
T iV/C LfXioUiClUtj* TT /~1 1i 1 J J 1
Vice-Consulate Inrousrnout tne year.
cj 0/
Foreign Kepre.e.t.tivee. Muhammad Ali Khan, Sadid-
us-feultanen, continued as Russian Con
sular Agent throughout the year
In January, Dr. Chiriaieff, Russian Consul at Kerman, arrived in Bandar
Abbas with the other Kerman refugees. He left again for Kerman in May
after the departure of Sir Percy Sykes.
Mirza Ali Karam Khan, Shuja-i-Nizam, was Deputy Governor during the
Local Government. whole of the year. He has throughout
. • • t • worked indefatigably and whole-heartedly
m British interests generally, and particularly in connection with the'South
Persia Rifles and the construction of the Telegraph Line to Kerman. That no
hitch occurred iu the despatch of troops and large quantities of Militarv and
Telegraph stores to the interior was due to the Shuja-i-Nizam's valuable assist
ance in collecting transport numbering many thousands of animals.
. 0n 5 tlie recommendation of 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.
and Sir Percy Sykes His
Majesty s Minister obtained for the Shuja-i-Nizam the rank of Sartip from the
Persian Goyernment.
Muhammad Ali Khan, Deputy Governor of Minab, was relieved by Mirza
Kohandil Khan at the beginning of the year. The latter was in turn relieved
September Kian, a brother of the Shuja-i-Nizam, on the SOth
Monsieur Guillaume held the post of Director of Customs throughout the
Customs.
year. ^ He began the year well and showed
• o . P rom ise of broad-mindedness in his deal-
m s with the merchants and shipping agents. Towards the middle of the year
ow ever the merchants had cause to dismiss Abdul Khaliq from the post of
Hammal Bashi (an Agent employed by the merchants to handle their car^o in
a Gn^L aUS6,0 tl! 1I1 l Sa it S ^ aC * 0r ^ bellavi0 ' lr - Ab <iul Khaliq was
Prom thif t^ P M " m? 1i ana the . la ! t f r , was ? reatl y annoyed at his dismissal,
irom tnis time M. oruillaume insisted on stricter enforcement of certain
Customs Regulations, which were unsuited to local conditions, and ffenerally
displayed an unsympathetic attitude towards the mercantiJe community.
Several robberies were committed by Baharlu and Arabs on the Bandar
Condition of country. Abbcis-Keiman trade routes. On one
His Majesty's Consul, who was wis aSed and o'"
was carrhd r off andlSet0 ^ TalUe 0f kraUS 44 ' 00 ' ), belon S iD g Hindu traders^
On the night of the 29th-30th June the Telearraph wire on Okh.n T.l
™. s.,'.*. s ;SAr:? t r " it *«•
ut"-w -STzsts
Gulf Ports and the Deputy Goyernor of BanX' v ^ Go . v . ernor " f tIie
Island and held investigations. The Governor of t^ Gulf Pn t ,l;lSlted
of krans 30,000 (afterwards reduced to 25 000) on rtie Tsl /f 1Inpo sed a fine
Chieftainship of Qishm and durino- n 10r + 3 was dismissed from the
Shaikh Saleh, ' ° temporary absance of his successor
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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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