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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [65v] (135/1044)
The record is made up of 1 volume (518 folios). It was created in 3 Feb 1912-5 Apr 1921. 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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2
KekMan.
The Governor-General invited the whole British community to lunch at Gov
ernment House on 6th October in order to view the Muharram processions. Several
Contingents of the South Persia Hides took part and everything went off
smoothly.
Mirat-us-Sultaneh, son of
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Nasrat, has been appointed Deputy Governor
of Baft vice Asaf-ul-Mulk.
There have been a number of robberies on the YeM road, and several bitter
complaints have been made to His Majesty’s Consul regarding the insecurity now
existing on this road.
' * MekraN.
One officer and two mechanics of the Italian Air Force arrived at Charbar on
the 19th October. They have erected five hangars for the Italian aeroplanes which
ate said to be arriving shortly on their way to the Far East.
It is reported that, while Nagdi Khan was absent collecting taxes in the Karwan
district, Yahyah Khan and Ayub Khan entered his fort at Bint and took possession
of all his property including rifles and ammunition. Nagdi Khan is said to have
appealed to Mir Barkat for assistance.
ARABIA.
Muscat.
Customs.—The new staff have now taken over. The Customs books will be
kept in Arabic and a new subordinate Staff 1 of Arabic speaking men is being trained
to the work. Some difficulties over details have been raised by the Hindu commu
nity who did not approve of the new regime which puts an end to their profits over
loans to the Sultan, but it is hoped this obstruction will soon cease.
Effendi Syed Yusuf, Director of Customs, Muscat, left for Khabura in His
Highness’ yacht on the 20th and returned to Muscat on the 23rd'. He again left
for Sur on the 28th accompanied by Effendi Ahmad Zaki’, whom he has appointed
as x Director of Customs there.
Major L. Haworth, I. A., handed over charge of the duties of the office of the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
and His Majesty’s Consul,'Muscat, to Mr. R. E‘. L: Wingate, I.C.S.
on the forenoon of the 17th October, and left for Bombay on the same day.
The Amir of Jaalan, Chief of the Beni Bu Ali, asked the Captain of the S. T.
'““TugvRoSe” and the Chief Officer of the “ Charles Tellier ” to visit him in Jaalan,
30 miles inland. Their visit lasted 4 days and was most -interesting, the last Euro
peans to visit the headquarters of the Jaalan Country being, it is believed, the
British Force under General Lionel Smith which defeated the Jaalan tribes in 1821
after a very Small force assisting Saiyid Said, Sultan of Muscat, had been roughly
handled in 1820. The Amir of Jaalan is a semi-independent princeling who
acknowledges the suzerainty of the Sultan of Muscat and being a Sunni is not in
any way under the influence of the Imam.
Monsieur C. Lecoutour, the new French Consul, arrived from Bombay on the
20th October accompanied by his wife.
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
Pearl diving ceased on the 5th October. The earnings of individual boats
have varied between Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 40,00(1 which is better than last year.
Bahrain.
A Kuwait boom arrived at Bahrain from the former port on 21st September
with a Kuwaiij/named Abdullah bin Ali-al-Sharidah on board. He had 40 riflfes and
1,200 cartridges concealed in his baggage, which he was attempting to smuggle into
Bahrain late at night, but the Customs special watchman detected him. His
Excellency the Shaikh^ seized and confiscated the arms and ammunition; but
both the man and the nakhuda, whose name was Ahmad-al-Ghadiri, were le/t off
witl out any enquiry or further punishment. , '
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The file consists of reports of news received by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. (the ‘Political Diary’ of the 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. ) relating to various areas of Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , for each month from November 1911 to December 1920 (there is no report for June 1914). The parts of Persia covered by the reports include: Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Ispahan, Bushire [Bushehr], Shiraz, Bunder Abbas (Bandar Abbas), Lingah (Lingeh) and Kerman (Kirman). Other countries in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. covered by the reports include Maskat [Muscat], Bahrain and Koweit [Kuwait]. The reports were compiled 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox), or in his absence by the Officiating 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. , the Deputy 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. or the First Assistant Resident.
They report on matters including: local officials; arms traffic; Customs; local government; British interests; foreign interests; the movements of HM Representatives; and the condition of roads, the telegraph and the postal service.
The file also includes 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. minute paper cover sheets.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (518 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 2297 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. Monthly Reports. 1912-20) consists of one volume, IOR/L/PS/10/827.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 520; 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.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:519v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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