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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [65v] (137/396)
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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52 PEESEAN GULF ADMINISTRATION REPORT
The Consular escort of this Consulate proceeded to Ispahan with Colonel
Kennion on 24th June en route to Ker-
Consu'arescorts. manshah. The ^Military Authorities at
Basrah have provided this Consulate with a Native Infantry ^uai d ccnsisting of
one Non-Commissioned Officer and 6 men. The guard is relieved every month
by another detachment. The arrangement has worked satisfactoiily.
The Department worked satisfactorily throughout the year in charge of
Monsieur Van den Aheele. Monsieur
Customs ■ Graux held charge of the Customs House
at Ahwaz during the year.
Messrs. Strick, Scott and Co. carried on regularly the weekly postal service
by motor launch between A-i ohammerah
Po8ts " and Ahwaz. The Company's Stem
Wheeler " Amidyeh " also carried excess parcels and mails to Ahwaz. A
branch post office was opened at Abadan, in October, and the mails between
Abadan and Mohammerah are conveyed by runners. The Sub-Postmaster at
Abadan is also in charge of the Telegraph Office there.
The telegraph line between Mohammerah, Ahwaz, Shushtar, D:zful and
I3ehbehan was not in any way interfered
" el(gl ' ,lh3 ' with during the year.
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company carried on their work during the year
. and their double pipe line was nearins
British interests. i , • , , <• i p , i mi P
completion at the end or the year. Their
Stern Wheeler u Aminiyeh " made weekly trips up the river Karun carrying
mostly pipe line material and occasionally Government specie and Military
Oihcials.
The Company, in addition to the Admiralty work, undertook the re-erection
of the
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River Craft both at Abadan and Mohammerah. This was
continued until the end of November when the Basrah xluthorities took charge
of the work.
Messrs. Lynch Brothers, Limited, continued their business. They brought
out two launches from England in March and commenced a daily passenger
service between Basrah and Mohammerah. The daily mails, which hitherto
were run up to Basrah by Messrs. Strick, Scott & Company, were taken over by
Lynch Brothers in September. They have been carrying to and bringing down
cargo from Ahwaz by means of Country Craft. Owing to the continued
insecurity of the Bushire-Shiraz road the Bushire merchants continued sending
their merchandise via Mohammerah and also exported their opium and gum
by the same route.
On the 16th January a fracas occurred at Abadan village between some
Police at Abadan and Mohammerah. Pathans and Chittagomans which resulted
. . m the death ot two Pathans and a fijood
many m^ured on both sides. The matter was at once reported to the Chief
o i ical Omcer and the Basrah Police took up the invistigation of the case,
r ' OS i 58 ' Judicial Assistant to the Political Besident in the Persian
u , was deputed to try the case at Abadan and sentenced the guilty to various
01 1 f ^ s ' rLor ^ time after the Basrah Authorities sent a
- acumen o oO feepoys to Abadan to keep order among the Indians. The
detachment was later withdrawn and a Police Porce of 2 Head Constables and
tihtn J™- er ^/^Pector was established at Abadan. The force was
subsequently increased to 30 Constables.
ran at-tfk 0f th , e , I !V li , a 0ffice Eiver Craft; Yar ' i at Mohammerah
bv tlKTpoliw Antl n ^ aiul luLed another Pathan. This case was taken up
and nnH,V es tried at He was found
Police Poroo n/l " a ^ e ?i' et " i ia " S S 61 '? led to the establishment of a
merah and wl l?" 8 , ^ 10 men at tLo Yard at Mobam-
meran and was also subsequently increased to 20.
On September 24th a Convalescent DepM both for British and Indian
Military Convalescent Dep6t. troops was, with the consent of the Shaikh
about 2 miles from the Prncmiaf Mc >hammerah, established at Khomha
mues irom the Consulate up the river Karun. The Shaikh has
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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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