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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [116r] (231/1148)
The record is made up of 1 file (572 folios). It was created in 18 Aug 1941-31 Jul 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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tti for tuna tely in February $aj or Ho wee wae tranef erred to
India and the aonaular work rcinaaixied on a oare and maintenance
baaie until ^fir. Ro^sre arriTed in the autumn.
f>. In December o l^r ?e body of the R.A.F. Leriee at
Tank averted with their riflea. 1 nad warned the Air
Officer Oownandin* in 1942 that this would happen if
mm of this type were employed but it iw^s unfortunately not
v
found possible to sooept my views.
ARAB SIPS .
A feature of the year was the Investiture of His
Hl&neee the Shaikh of Kuwait with the K.C.S.I. t whioh I
wee privileged to do in April. After the ceremony a
tremendous and spontaneous outb’irst of loyalty took place
which .greatly moved His Hit^ineeB and. he felt hie position
eo strengthened by this uark of favour on the part of His
Hajaety that he shortly afterguards released all tne political
prieouere ar-d raised the bon on most of those who had been
forbidden to re-enter Kuwait. In Bahrain, Shaikh S&lman
ah owed inci'eaaing uigns of a swollen head and a disposition
to mia-interpret the agreement ho had astered into with the
Shaikh of ^atar over ?;ubara. In ^atar the heir-apparent
and the Customs officials* wore found to be organising
crijuggling and evasion of irajjo:. t uad <AUoia controls on a
large seals and drastic action was eventually taken against
them. pircoto^ of Guo tout ant’. Id $ brothers were denied
all fool lit ion rox travel in Ua. Gulf, and shortly after the
oloae of thes year it wae arruiiged that s.ll ^atar*e imports
BhouH be routed via Bahrain vhera they could be more easily
controlled. Sultan of Vuscat remained iu Phofar through
out the year, but proceeded to India at its dose to pay a
visit to ?>elh$ for his investiture with the G.0.1.3.
Oil TKVlepBva n1 1 •
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This file consists of copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by the 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. in Bushire for the years 1939-1945.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire Area
- Administration Report for Kerman & Yazd
- Administration Report for Bandar Abbas
- Administration Report for Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
- Administration Report for Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report for Khorramshahr Consulate
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections that vary according to each report, but include the following topics:
- Personnel
- Visitors
- Foreign Representatives
- British Interests
- Local Administration
- Transport
- Education
- Military
- Aviation
- Political Situation
- Trade
- Medical
- Meteorological
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written 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. .
- Extent and format
- 1 file (572 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 574; 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. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 1-571; these numbers are written in pencil or crayon and, where circled, are crossed through.
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- Title
- Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:448r, 448r, 449r:573v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence