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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [219r] (437/1148)
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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A.
to the reductiun in mail steamer services, Muscat was for lengthy
periods without mail communication with India* A locust mission
from India visited the Batineh Coast and the neighbourhood of
^uriyat•
It would be agreeable to record that the British
military authorities, who had provided so many complications
during this year for their civilian confreres bad been consistent
ly considerate and cooperative but this was far from the case*
The Commander in Chief was generally helpful and sympathetic but
unfortunately there were several changes and the post remained
vacant for long periods* In most cases the difficulties arose
through officers in Baghdad and Basra controlling wide areas
about which they knew nothing whatever, and the deplorable
muddle in the lightering arrangements at Iftasirah Island was a
case in point. This eventually led to bloodshed, and political
action was necessary. In the sphere of intelligence the trafSi^^
was strictly one-way. Although the politioal officers in the
Gulf supplied their military colleagues with all the information
at their disposal throughout the year, the reverse was not the
case, and Important documents such as the report on the capture
of the German agent Mayer were withheld from this
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.
*
Through the courtesy of the Senior Naval officer I was able to
peruse a porti on of this, and was interested to see that he had *
stated in a communication to his superiors that 4 There is not a
single Snglishraan between Buahire and Bandar Abbas** This vita]
information, which had an obvious interest for the political
authorities was not communicated, and was only gleaned long
after the events at Jask had taken place*
Sd. GBOFFRaY PRIOR.
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.
,
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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RHL.
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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