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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [‎94r] (188/938)

The record is made up of 1 file (467 folios). It was created in 29 Apr 1941-9 Feb 1946. 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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III C OIvIi.uNICATIONS
A few eases of amoebic dysentry
Nil.
P HBLIC HEALTH
' >ria is increasing,
occurred.
T RIBA I. ^ POLIT ICAL
Paragraph V (a) of "tb® last buminary.
(a) The Commission adjourned proceedings n the Liravi ^
dispute and proceded to Bushire on November 7th accompanied
by Bathullah Khan Hiat Baud and Mohammad Ali, ^nder the
directions of the Governor-General that they should
complete their enquires at Liravi and submit their findings
co him. Mohammad Ali had produced before^the Commission
ir ohiraz a recently executed document, which went
unchallenged by Fathullah Khan, purporting to lease
to him one-third of Liravi. At a later stare in
proceedings, Fathullah Khan sub-leased to him the
remaining two-thirds. Under the directions of t o
Governor-General, the Commission informed h.M s C .isal,
Captain W.G. Raw.of the terms of the agreement re. hed
between the parties and were informed by him that m
view of the voluntary nature of the agreement i T n oh %
Fathullah Khan personally confirmed), there could b-. no
objection to effect being given to its terms, espc inlly
as a security bond had been taken from Mohammad A]
which it was hoped the latter would be effective 1
down, and also as ilnnammad Ali had been informed t
would be liable to permanent expulsion from
event of a breach by him of the conditions of th
The Commission, accompanied by Fathullah ^han ana
laohammad Ali left for Liravi on November 11th.
b N A.li Chahpiri’s visit to the Tangistani posts seems
to h^ve enlarged itself into a kind of viceregal tour
of greater part of Tangistan.^ No opportunity was
lost by him of showing his authority and position in^fine
area 0 revenue and taxes due to him were collected with
ud several Kadkhudas were summarily dismissed and
by H
bound
t he
in the
bond.
othev.. appointed in their places. It may ;>e presumed
that, with Hussain Naraju out of the_v;ay, ne
a chance not to be missed of advertising his
in I 'nyistan and also of impressing the new O.C. Troops.
VI PTT'P TiTC RELATI0H3
fir Churchill's announcement that the end of the war was
not as close as the world in general and Persia in
particular had imagined came as a shoc’t to local opinion
at first, buh resignation to the news is now generally
evident.
The Reading Room moved indoors on November li 1 and
the occasion was marked by the formal reopening o the
main room with an exhibition of an extensive p.'O. raphic
build-up on the subject of India to which members are
invited to bring their families. ihe response Wc
excellent and much interest was shown.

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This file contains copies of the monthly diary of the British 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 Consulate-General in Bushire that was compiled by the Secretary of 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. in Bushire.

The diaries are separated into a number of different sections that vary slightly from month to month. In addition to reports concerning specific events or developments that took place during that month, most entries contain the following headings:

  • movements of British officials
  • local affairs
  • tribal and political
  • security
  • public health
  • public relations
  • shipping and commerce
  • tribal and political
  • meteorological
  • communications
  • economic situation
  • war supplies

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (467 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 468; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-468; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.

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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [‎94r] (188/938), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3713, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038219513.0x0000bd> [accessed 23 November 2024]

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