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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [‎433r] (866/938)

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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309
310
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312
_1_. J. m. L
6913
uy tiio ill-treatjuerit acoordeu them by tue po
autiiorit lea. A Oommiaaion ia boiiui aarit to
their oomplaints*
Da 3i:ti »
At haki, 60 xailea south east of Bush ire.
aci l^ QeAiiL
beheaded 8 road guards and disarined 12 others* Another
gang of Dashti brigajids waylaid the road guftrd ofl icer in
cuarge oi Dasnti wnile en route for Daiyir (98 miles south
of BUBhire on the ooast)* he was stripped together with
two road (guards who accompanied him and left to find hie
way home without any clothes*
the military authorities are reported to have succeeded
in arresting a few of the followers of Ali is: » il.
horagJan *
The post lorry and another lorry car yiag r'jerohandise
were attacked by outlaws while on route for hushire fro*
horasjun* The first lorry escaped but the second was
caught and some of its load removed* Hoad guards on duty
north
at Ahmad i, about lb miles amlh east of hush ire, arrested
the robbers and restored the goods stolen*
Ai. dOhHUl* idATiu^H.
nil.
Ali
nil.
ad. A*C*btewart*
Secretary to tue 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 the Persian Uulf*
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. He Conauiate-
Uen oral,
Bush ire, the 13 th August 1941.

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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.' [‎433r] (866/938), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3713, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038219517.0x000043> [accessed 21 February 2025]

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