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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [173r] (350/616)
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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and the maskat political
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
foe the year 1908.
37
In the end of May, a quarrel between the captain and the native engineer,
when the former was said to have been in liquor, was taken advantage of
by the Muin's agents to dispense with his services.
The " Nasrat " is, like its newer companion, in a bad state of repair and
is only kept in a condition to run by constant tinkering. The Muin's
Baghdadi Engineer is now permanently established at Ahwaz attending to
the requirements of the fleet.
92. Jealousy between the Muin's various agents was probably the cause
of his sending in September a commission to Haji Rais to examine their
affairs and go into their accounts.
The result of the enquiry which may be taken as an indication rather of
the bribes received by Haji Rais than of the demerits of the respective agents,
was that Agha Yusuf was found accountable for 5,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
, the Nazim-
ut-Tujjar was exonerated, and the resignation of Agha Muhammad Baqir
was^ accepted.
D. L. R. LORIMER, Caytain,
His Majesty's Consul at Ahwaz.
Ahwaz :
The 9th February 1909.
Abstract of terms of an agreement between Sheikh Khazal and the
Bakhtiari Khans.
1. Both parties will consider themselves at all times bound to the service
of the Government and of the State, (Dowlat-o-Millat): should the Govern
ment attempt to interfere with their rights in regards fiefs, they will unite
to oppose such interference-
2. The friends of the one party shall be the friends of the other party,
and the enemies of the one -shall be the enemies of the other.
3. Should any disturbance occur amongst the adherents of the one party,
the other shall do all that is possible to bring such troubles to an end.
4. Should the Governments of Arabistan, of Behbahan, of the Kuhgelu
country, etc., be offered to either party, both parties shall give a joint under
taking as to revenue, and shall undertake the administration together. One
party cannot accept it alone.
5. Should a Governor be appointed for Arabistan on the part of the
Persian Government (Az-Taraf-i-Dowlat), the two parties will lend no
assistance to him, until Government be compelled to give it to the two parties
jointly.
6. Should lands, the property of the Government, be offered for sale, both
parties will buy in conjunction; one party has no right to purchase alone. ^
7. Neither party will farm the lands of Persian grandees (Auliya-i-
Dowlat), unless the latter agree to bear the losses as well as to reap the prohts.
Should it be desired to purchase such lands, both parties will buy in
partnership, excepting in the districts of Jarrahd (Ch ab territory), Hmdiyan,
Deh Mulla, and the banks of the Karun, in which the Sheikh alone may
purchase land.
8. In view of the complete agreement as regards life and property that
has been reached by the two parties, neither party will accept the statements
of individuals,, and they will conceal nothing from each other.
9. Should differences arise at any time between the Khans, the Sheikh'
will use his good offices to bring about a settlement.
10. The above ten clauses have been agreed on by the Sheikh on his own
behalf, and by the Khans on behalf of themselves and of their families,
should any individual of either party infringe this agreement, or prefer his
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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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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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