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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [57v] (121/396)
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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36
PERSIAN GUIT' ADMINISTRATION REPORT
Of internal disturbances, as has been already said, Kerman has been
remarkably free. There is said to be a nest of Democrats in Kafsmjan and
at times reports of secret meetings and plots have been ril e, but, while a
watch has been kept and enquiries made from time to time, no necessity to
take any decisive measures has arisen. In Bam a,so there have been people
who have made it their business to spread false reports of lurk victories and
who are said to receive their inspiration from < Kerman, but there the
situation has been even less serious than in Rafsmjan. yVni e a passable
semblance of unity of purpose among the Governing Authorities and the Con
sulate in Kerman can be maintained, there is little to be feared fiom the
Democrats and pro-Turks whether in the city itself or in the Districts.
Since the return of the British the working of the various Goverament
departments has fallen much more within the purview of His Majesty s Con
sulate than in past years. The initiative in this has come^ from the Persian
Authorities who love to disburden themselves of responsibilities^ by consulting
the Consulate and demanding "instructions" or an "opinion ' from it on
every conjeivable question.
Information of every kind, except with regard to personal interests and
schemes, is given freely. Unfortunately the mission is a serious one and
much vigilance has to be exercised in order to avoid becoming a tool of pri
vate policy or ambition. His Majesty's Consul has aimed at keeping clear
of what does not affect British interests and of plying the unexceptionable
part of adviser, rather than that of dictator. The maximum of useful result
is probably in reality to be obtained in this way. Thus the removal of the
Zahir-ul-Huzur from the Governorship of Rafsinjan was secured without its
ever having been actually suggested, while the dismissal of the Muhtashim-ud-
Daulah from Baft was delayed till he came to terms with the Governor-Gene
ral, by which time, as it happened. His Majesty's Consul himself was prepared
to acquiesce in his removal. Many dismissals could and might well be effect
ed if there was any hope of obtaining less objectionable incumbents. A case
in point is the Adl-us-Sultan who has for years maladministered to his own
profit that expensive, corrupt and thoroughly inefficient body the Qarasuran,
or Koad Police, which imposes an annual burden of 60,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
on the
local finances. The South Persia Rifles have already taken over the adminis
tration of the Qarasuran, and the funds allotted for them, on the Kerman-
Bandar Abbas road between Kerman and Daulatabad As the powers and
organization of the South Persia Rifles grow, that force will, it is to be hoped,
by degrees oust and replace the Qarasuran everywhere.
The most important of the Administration Departments is undoubtedly
Eeveuuo Department. the Revenue Department. On it depends
the supply of funds for all the services,
and however funds may be misapplied they are no less necessary in Persia
than elsewhere. TV hatever other obscure sources of revenue they may have,
officials will not work without their official salaries. The collection of the
revenue during the past year has been more than usually unsatisfactory. In
the early part of the year the Government of the Province was practically in
abeyance. Asadullah Khan, Kurdistani, who had been appointed Head of the
Revenue Department, arrived in the middle of the disturbances and was
unable to exercise his functions, and when the situation cleared up with the
arrival of General Sykes^ he was recalled from Tehran and the Banan -ud-
Daulah was appointed in Irs stead. The Banan carried on for a few months
fair y efficiently when he in turn learnt that he was to give place again to
Kurdi.stsm and, as is usual in such cases, spent the remainder of his time in
tilling or replenishing his pockets^ His Majesty's Consul opposed this change
as ig uy undesirable in principle and because there was a good deal of local
op position to K urdist mi, but without success. The Banan left in November
and the bnaikh-ul-Mulk held acting charge until Kurdistani's arrival, in
anuary 7. Kurdistani is a man of action, energy, and pluck, and what-
TwL^f 61 ° j e ct s _he may keep in view, he is certainly anxious to make his
Th?Pn? 18 ? cien ^ no ^ afraid of the enmity which that must entail.
honH tW u 6 rres i fin ^, clal y ear will be a very difficult period, but it is
at 14 ma y bu Possible to start the next one with a clean slate.
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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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