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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [415r] (829/1148)
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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at Saialah txii*oa^u Cable & Wireless Limited was discontinued
from the 29th August owing to it‘a breakdown. It was
however always possible to communicate with Salalah through
the R.A.F. or British Overseas Airways Corporation systems.
V. TRANSPORT .
External . The regular British India Steam Navigation
Company steamers ceased to call at Muscat during the year
owing to the demands made on them for war purposes and
their place was taKen by irregular calls of ships mostly
chartered by the B.I. company from companies formerly
operating on the Chinese coast. In all 72 steamers taking
passengers and freight called during the year but as it
drew to it 1 ® close their visits became more infrequent,
and regular transport to and from Muscat and the outside
world ceased. As a result dependence on
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
transport has
increased with profitable results for their owners.
Internal . The number of motor taxis available in Muscat
and Matrah became fewer during the year as one old car after
another went unserviceable for want of spare parts, batter
ies and tyres. Motor transport on the Batinah coast is no
longer to be obtained.
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VI. POLICE , v
The strength of the force remained as in the
previous year. Despite the fact that it has remained
under the control of the ineffective Inspector, Mohammad
Jawad Darwesh its discipline has remained surprisingly good,
mainly due to the
Havildar
Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard.
seconded from the Muscat
Infantry.
(ii) Like the Muscat Infantry the Police contains many
Bilochis whose real home is in Mekran. Some of them
deserted while on leave and, though measures were taken to
prevent them doing so, got themselves enlisted in the
R.A.F. Levies being raised at Gwadur. The pay with free
rations
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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