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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎147v] (299/602)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (299 folios). It was created in 1884-1906. 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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ADMINISTRATION REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. POLITICAL
the Telegraph, who induced the fishermen to retire by promising to report the
state of affairs; and on his representation, the desirability in the interests of
peace, of the removal of the Deputy Governor Ghulam Reza Beg, having been
brought to the notice of the authorities at Bushire by the Resident, that
official was replaced by a Military Yavar.
A most unwarrantable interference by the local Persian authorities of
Dizak and Bampur in the affairs of certain British Indian subjects had a de.
plorable result. A Guru, who is also a trader, having claimed a Hindu girl i n
marriage, seems to have appealed for aid in securing her, to the Persian autho
rities, and Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Muhammad Khauof Dizak thereupon caused the girl and her
family to be seized and carried to Sib, where the former was made over to the
Guru. The unhappy girl died the same night, and the circumstances have a
very grave aspect. Sirteep Zain-ul-Abadin of Bampur would seem not to be
free from suspicion of concern in the proceedings in this case. Enquiries
have been made as far as possible; Lieutenant Sykes, who was travellino-i n
those parts, investigated the matter, and the Guru was summoned to Karachi
for examination. The accounts furnished by the Persian authorities have been
recklessly contradictory, and it has not been possible to clear up the facts
attending the girl's death, which has been attributed to poison given by the
girl's mother, to hardships in the course of the forcible abduction to Sib, and to
natural causes. There seems little prospect of sufficiently trustworthy evidence
being obtained for formal proceedings against the Guru.
No result has been reached in the case of the abduction of the mother and
sister of a Telegraph line-man at Jask, notwithstanding the orders noted in last
year's report as having been issued by the Persian Government. The difficulty
of finding Dadullah, who was guilty of the abduction, has constantly been put
forward to account for the failure in this case. The women have not been
restored.
A destructive fire in April 1893 rendered a thousand persons homeless at
Gwadur. The loss of property, chiefly belonging to Arab subjects, was esti-
mated at Rs. 78,000.
The position with regard to the escaped slaves who have sought refuge at
Gwadur, has continued to be a source of anxiety to His Highness the Sultan
of Muscat and his Wall at Gwadur. The demands of the Rinds for the resto
ration of these refugees have constantly been renewed, and have at times been
threatening; but the force at the disposal of the "Wali having been strength
ened, he has been enabled to resist the demands made upon him, without a
resort to violence. At the visit 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. for South Eastern
Baluchistan, the Rinds were required to desist from their violentfclaims for the
surrender of their slaves, who, as a matter of expediency, and in order to
remove all cause of irritation, have been, as far as possible, conveyed to
India.
10.—SLAVE TRADE.
There were no captures of slave dhows by Her Majesty's Ships during the
year under report.
There were a few cases in which slaves appealed to the 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
freedom. Where it was found that importation into Persia had been recent,
manumission was granted, and if the freed slaves desired it, and it was possible,
they were conveyed to their former homes.
11.—ROYAL NAVY VESSELS.
Captain J. H. Pelly, B. N., H, M. S. Sphinx, was the Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division, throughout the year, with the exception of the tern-
porary intervals of the absence of the ship from the station.

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The volume contains printed copies of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Administration Reports. The Reports are incomplete (according to the introductory letters and lists of contents). Some of the Reports bear manuscript corrections. The following Reports are represented :

The Reports include a general summary 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. (covering the constituent agencies and consulates that made up the 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 topics such as the slave trade, piracy, the movements of Royal Navy ships, official appointments, and the weather); meteorological tables; separate reports on Muscat (also referred to as Maskat); reports on trade and commerce; and a number of appendices on special topics, such as supplementary notes on the care and culture of date trees and fruit (Report, 1883-84), historical sketch of the Portuguese in eastern Arabia (Report, 1884-85), notes on a tour through Oman and El-Dhahireh [Al Dhahirah] by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles (Report, 1885-86), notes on cholera in Persia (Report, 1889-90), report on the cholera epidemic in Maskat, Matrah, and Oman (Report, 1899-1900), and information on individuals and tribes.

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1 volume (299 folios)
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The Reports are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is an introductory letter/table of contents at the front of each Report, but these show that the Reports are not complete.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 3 on the second folio after the front cover, and continues through to 299 on 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.

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