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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [143v] (293/396)
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 ANNUAL EEPORT OF THB PERSIAN GTII/F 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.
Many thousands died of the disease. Lieutenant Joseph Morgan, I. "W. T
of S. 45 was landed suffering with influenza and died on the 6th October.
The Hired Transport Oruro " from Karachi arrived at Muscat on the
10th May and was found to be on fire
Casualties at Sen. rj ^g g re s t ar ted in her hunkers but rapidly
spread to the cargo and it was only by the efforts of the 3rd Brahmans assisted
subsequently by H. M. S. " Britomart " that the tire was put out and the ship
saved. On finding that the S. S. <c Oruro " was on fire a survey was held aid
the ship beached opposite the Consulate^ Considerable damage was done but
the engines were not touched and the ship was subsequently able to proceed
to Karachi under her own steam.
A. T. "Syiia" while leaving Muscat harbour on the 4th September collid
ed with a
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
outside and sank it.
His Highness Sultan Taimur, upon whom the Companionship of the Star
of India had been conferred on the 1st
Honours " January, was presented with the order
on the King's Birthday by the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in the presence of a large
assembly. Tents had been erected and a dais made for the purpose in the
open square outside the Sultan's palace. The French Consul, Monsieur
Jeannier, Commander Richards, R N., H. M. S. ct Britomart " and Major Hogg,
Officiating in Command 3rd Brahmans, and officers were present and all the
leading Arabs and British subjects were also invited. H. M. S. " Britomart"
and the Sultan's Fort fired salutes in honour of the occasion.
On the 3rd October a Parbar was held for the presentation of the decora
tion of the Khan Bahadur to Khan Sahib Nasib, Naval Contractor, whose good
work throughout the war had earned him that honour. The Sultan was repre
sented by his brothers Saiyid Salim and Saiyid Muhammad. The Officers
Commanding H. M. S "Bramble" and H. M. S. "Mozaffer" were present
and officers from the 3rd Brahmans.
L. HA WORTH, Major,
Folitical Agent and His Britannic Majesty s Consul, Muscat.
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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