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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [‎181v] (369/396)

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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54 ANNUAL REPORT ON 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.
CHAPTER IX.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR THE MUSCAT AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. FOR THE
YEaE, 1919.
Major L B. H. Haworth, LA., held charge of the office of 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.
and His Britannic Majesty's Consul till
Personnel. ^ f 0reil00n 0 f x7th October, when he was
relieved by Mr. R. E. L. Wingate, I.C.S., who held charge till the end of the
year.
The post of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Surgeon continued vacant.
The Senior Medical Officer, Bait-el-Falaj, officiated in charge of the
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Telegraph Staff.
Mr. Ehtasham-ed -Douleh continued to be Dragoman of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. during
the year.
Sub-Assistant Surgeon J. P. Mascarenhas was relieved on 27th March
by Sub-Assistant Surgeon P. P. Desouza who remained in charge of the
Hospital till the end of the year.
Monsieur Mateudi, the warrant officer in charge French coal godown, ,
officiated as French Consul till 15th February, when Monsieur C. Lecout^ur ^
relieved him. The latter remained in charge till 27th November, although he
proceeded to Bombay on 2nd September returning on 20th October.
'Monsieur J. Yvoonon who relieved Monsieur Mateudi when the la'ter
returned to France as warrant officer in charge French Coal Godown on 5th .
March, has been officiating since the departure of Monsieur Lec^uteur. y
During the year under report there were no collisions between the adherents
of the Sultan on the coast and the Omani
Condition of country. , • i • iii i.i t
party of the interior ruled by the imam,
and a state of peace tempered by mutual suspicion and restriction of movement
and trade prevailed Jffiarly in the year there was a strong rumour of an
intended attack by the Imam on Sur where the Sultan's Government for jears
had been singularly futile. H. M. S. "Britomart" was, therefore, sent down
there with the Wali of Muttrah. The affair however came to nothing, though
whether this was due to the presence of the " Britomart ' or to the fact that the
supposed attack was a tentative rumour, is not clear.
In February, 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. succeeded in getting into touch, by letter,
with the Omani Chiefs and a meeting between him and Shekh Isa, the supposed
spokesman cf the Imam's party, was arranged to take place in April The
death of Seikh Isa's brother, however, caused the date to be postponed, and it
was not till the 15th September that the meeting between 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.
and Sheik Isa took place at Sib.
The situation was discussed with considerable frankness by both side?. The
proposal of 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. that the Sultan should be the temporal, and
the Imam the spirtual, head of a united Oman was however immediately
negatived by the Omani Chiefs. It was realised that a settlement on the basis of
the status quo w r as the only possible solution, the Omanis ruling their country
and the Sultan his, with freedom of travel and intercourse, and guarantee on
the part of both sides against attack. There remained for settlement the
question of the return of private propeity of the Sultan's subjects seized by
the Omanis, and the return by the Sultan of the Omani prisoners, relatives of
Sheikh Isa, whom he held in Muscat.
The Sultan was perfectly billing to return the prisoners, and in fact
gave 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. a free hand in the whole affair. It is however onlv
fair to add that he has been throughout openly sceptical that the Omauis /
would come to any agreement except under compulsion. Sjeikh Isa was equal- /
ly confident as w T as Shejkh Said bin Nasir-al-Khindi, a prominent Abadlu

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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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