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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [539v] (1078/1148)
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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the Qonce sion Agreement (see P.Z«2494/eO).
Chapter 6. Bahrain and the Irucial Coast .
Shaikh LJOhanmad bin-Isa, brother of the ruxer of Bahrain,
visited the. U*S*A. where he saw the hew York i^xhabition (p.29).
The total production of the Bahrain Petroleum Co., Ltd.,
was ^5J38,544 barrels of crude oil and Hs • 3^74832 were paiu to the
Bahrain Government in Royalties (M®).
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Petroleum Concessions Ltd., the Shaikh uecided^iii-s^eui. - fri- the
former. The Concession was signed on the loth June 1940 (j^.p.oO
and 31) . Drilling operatioiiS were continued at ^jftata'i’where there
was a promising show of oil (p.36) • The second tell struck oil
1 in March 1941.
On the 11th January, Petroleum Concessions Ltd.^ obtanned
a concession from the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi for a perrod of 7b
years. Aerial reconnaissance and geophysical explorations were
I carried out in the early part of the year, but operations were
suspended during the war (p.37) .
There was a decrease in the Customs kevenue owing to the drop
in transit duty on shipments consequent on the opening of the port
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A Government Disperasary was opened at Dubai at which
attendance was very high (p.36) . In August 1941 it was proposed
to build a hospital there•
There were riots and disturbances on the Truciai Coast during
the year (p.36 and 37).
Chapter 7. Muscat .
It was an extremely peaceful year, unusually free from tribal
“ disturbances. The Sultan, who has been practically the whole year
in or near Muscat town, continued his policy of endeavouring to
re-establish his control over Oman by peaceful means. He also
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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. .
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- 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