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'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [74r] (160/414)
The record is made up of 1 volume (203 folios). It was created in 1946-1947. 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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-17-
Total number of passengers disembarked;
Eastbound
Westbound
Kgs. Embarked K ks , Disembarked
Freight
Stores
Civil and
Troop Mail
Diplomatic Mail
Precious cargo
7814,561
11646.400
12387.900
1086.000
2145.979
78399.930
151363.150
16376.700
2100.740
722.600
26. PETROLCU:: U0?:ci^T0M3 l.TIiTTKD,
time conditions and their aftermath during
1945 again prevented the Petroleum Concessions Limited
from obtaining personnel and equipment with which to
carry out geological exploration or drilling in the
concession areas in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. Towards the end
Ox the year, however, it became possible to make some
preparations towards geological exploration in the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and hinterland, and for resumption of
drilling in Qatar'early in 1946.
With the end of the war with Germany and Japan,
the Ruler of Qatar showed a revival of interest in the
re-opening of the Qatar Field. He again drew attention
to the oil developments in the territories of his
neighbours, Bahrain and Arabia, and he is not easily
persuaded tnat every effort is being made to recommence
drilling and expedite production.
On the 20th March, 1945, an oil concession
agreement: was concluded with the Ruler of Umm-al -Qaiwain
on uerms which compare with the other concessions on
the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
Towards Che end of the year the Company were
in. correspondence wiuh this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
on the subject of
the use of Company Aircraft in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and
Muscat territory. Approval has also been obtained
zo the construction of a Company Landing ground in
Qatar.
27. TH5 ROYAL AIR FORGE .
Early in the year under review Air Commodore
Oliver accompanied by rather more than 20 expeits made
a survey of the new R.A.F. commitments on Muharraq
Island and informed 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 per-
sonnel of the R.A.F. would be increased by a further
600 men during the summer. The progress with the
laying of pierceo. s^-eel sheeting alongside the runways
has been satisfactory. Later a firm of Palestinian
contractors commenced work on the laying of pierced
steel sheeting on a bitumen and sand foundation on
the main runways themselves, and making other improve
ment* s.
(Continued)
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The volume contains typescript 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1945' [1946] and typescript 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1946' [1947]. The reports are introduced by a review of the year by 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and are divided into chapters containing individual reports on each of the agencies, consulates, and other administrative areas that made up the 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. . Both reports conclude with a chapter containing 'notes on the working of quarantine on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '. They are signed by the local British official in charge.
The reports cover the following topics: British and non-British personnel; local affairs; local government and ruling families; transport and communications by land, sea, and air; posts and telegraphs; tribal and political matters; relations with local populations; cinemas; trade and economic matters; agriculture; finance; shipping and commerce; education; police and justice; security; military matters; propaganda; health and quarantine; statistics of temperature and rainfall; water; notable visitors; British interests; oil and oil companies; religious affairs; the pearl industry; locusts; Bedouins; date gardens; electricity; telephones; and related information.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (203 folios)
- Arrangement
There are lists of contents on the first page of both annual reports, on folios 1 and 109.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the third folio after the front cover (the first bearing text) and terminates at 198 on the third folio before the back cover (the last bearing text). The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear 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. Foliation anomaly: ff. 28, 28A. The individual reports that make up the combined annual reports also have their own typescript foliation sequences appearing in the top centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- IOR/R/15/1/720
- Title
- 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:28v, 28ar:28av, 29r:198v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence