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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [30v] (65/616)
The record is made up of 1 volume (304 folios). It was created in 1907-1911. 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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44
administration report on the
persian gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
political
29. Little reckoning has to be made with these schemes. The M'uin
however personally stated to the Vice-Gonsul in February that he had a steamer
building on the Clyde which was almost due for delivery, and he has lately
purchased a small sternwheeler belonging to the Astrabadi Company at
Baghdad. With regard to the latter it is stated that the Turkish Authorities
have refused permission for it to be removed from Turkish territory. It i s
the M'uin's intention to run one steamer on the lower, and one on the upper
Karun.
Haji Ra 5 is is in debate as to whether he will accept the
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
of these
ships. He averts that he would not permit a policy of cutting rates,
if he were in charge. The capability of a Persian in the M'uin's position and
with the service he commands to keep steam boats running, apart from the
question of making them pay, is more than doubtful.
30. The Russian Consular Agent at Ahwdz. —Mr. ter Meulen returned
from a trip to Europe in June. He was made the recipient of some sort of
order from the Russian Government. It is difficult to see what he does for
the Russian beyond mixing their name in his sometimes rather questionable
business affairs. Presumably he acts as a news-
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
.
The result of his visit home was the arrival of a business compatriot,
M. Gratama. This gentleman, who approved himself to Britishers here, is
bv way of entering into partnership with ter Meulen. The latter is talking
very big of the extension which is going to take place in his business. With
abundance of capital, an
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Mohammerah, the help of the M'uin-ut-
Tujjar's competition in the River shipping, and the
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
which he holds for
Messrs. Strick, he is going to sweep Messrs. Lynch Bros, off the field.
M. Gratama left in March, but he returns in autumn. As the evidence
of things not seen in the way of increase of business, ter Meulen's establish
ment has just been doubled by the arrival of a young Dutch assistant.
In the meanwhile he has to ask Messrs. Lynch to collect his bills for him
in Shushter.
european visitors.
31. Colonel Bailward and Mr. Woosnam, the naturalist, completed their
tour in Arabistan, and left in April, travelling north by the Bakhtiari
Road.
Mr. Pilgrim of the Geological Survey of India, arrived at Ahwaz in May
and paid a brief visit to the nearer ranges of the Bakhtiari Hills He left
Ahwaz for India on June tth. Nothing is known of the results of his in
vestigations.
In autumn a Trench Commercial Agent, M. Alexandre, paid a visit to
Shushter and Dizful.
In October a Gennan traveller came down, it is believed from Kasr-i-
Shirin through Pusht-i-Kuh territory to Dizful and Awaz. He neglected to
put himself under the protection of the W^ali, and by the time he had reached
Dizful he had parted with almost every article of value he possessed. He did
not make any attempt to refuse to part with his property.
M. de Morgan and party paid their usual brief visit to Susa, remaining
only two and a half months. The Comte de Caloune, a [Frenchman, was their
guest.
The Persian agent of a Russian trader, Telesky, visited Ahwaz, Shushter,
and Dizful this spring trying to get orders for Russian goods. It is not
understood that he was very successful.
The Secretary of the Russian Consulate at Bushire came up the Karun
in March, and went on to Shushter and Dizful.
D. L. R. LORIMER,
His Majesty's Vice-Consul for Arabistan.
Ahwaz ;
The 21st April 1906.
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The volume contains Administration 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. for 1905-1906 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1907); Administration 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. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1906-1907 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1908); 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. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1907-1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); 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. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for April-December1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); 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 Ending 31st December 1909 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911); 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 1910 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911).
The Reports contain reviews 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. and chapters on each of the consulates, agencies, and other administrative regions that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. . The Reports contain information on political developments, territorial divisions, local administration, principal tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, judicial matters, archaeology, pearl fisheries, the slave trade, arms and ammunition traffic, medical matters and public health, oil, notable visitors and events, meteorological data, and related topics.
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There is a list of contents at the front of each Report.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 306 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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 folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 40, 261.
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