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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [143r] (290/1044)
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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Birian two of the thtee new comers are probably Bruggmann (Swiss merchant and
German Vice-Consul at Kerman) and Dettmar, an Austrian torpedo engineer.
They are short of money but will be well looked after by Zair Khidhar, partly from
tribal ideas of hospitality and partly in hopes of final reward from the great Muslim
Emperor Ga)voom . Their safe passage to Ahram was assisted by the way by Soulet-
ud-Douleln
Lingah.
Messrs. James and Halse, geologists of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company arrived
from Qishm, on the 21 st March, and left the following day for Champeh They
returned March 26th, apparently visited Bcstaneh and left for Bandar Abbas via
Khamir on the 31st March to survey the coast line.
Until the robbery mentioned above, under the heading of Shiraz which
occurred near Biriz, posts were coming and going regularly without interf erence.
Forty mail bags for Field Post Office, Shiraz, were sent of! m the week ending 9th
April 1917.
Twelve Afghan prisoners, mostly Afridi deserters from the Indian Army,
wore brought in from Shiraz on the 3rd April and were sent under escort to Karachi.
Haii Ahmad Khoja, the newly appointed Agent of His Highness the Sultan of
Muscat returned to Lingah on 12th April. The dispossessed Agent Muhammad
Tahnoon, who is a resident of Lingah, is to be allowed to stay on in the town, if
be gives no further trouble.
Bandar Abbas.
A camp telegraph office was opened at the end of March on Qishm Island to
maintain communication with Bandar Abbas.
Mr. Holland, C.I.E., I.C.S., Joint Trade Commissioner arrived 1 st April and
left next day for Muscat.
The Kerman post of 29th March reached Bandar Abbas m 9 days. This is
record time so far.
Mir Barkat’s relations with Minab are still strained and he has paid no revenue.
He continues to profess friendship for the British.
Bandar Abbas- Kerman Telegraph Line.
-i i m-i/i non-arrival of stores at Chari, this line was
succetrfun/^mpleted on April 30th. These stores had been deposited at the
wrong place by the camelmen who contracted to take them up.
Kerman,
Town and province quiet.
Town ana
n i onrl ^nrrlar Ihtiskam came to an understanding witli
The Govemor-General and
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.
Ihtastam ^ ^
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.
^TvVurdistani They matured their plans during a prolonged holiday
ment run by Kurdistam. r v -n Kurdistani s revenue sowars to
trip, and, on their return, succeen T> ian Government, however, supported
desert and his clerks to go on st r ^ e ’ Qovernor-General could think of
rs - -»«*—■ ~
was refused.
Mekran Coast.
About the middle of the -onth Hussain Khan, the 12 year old sonrf fete
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.
Syed Khan, Sl ^ de ^ ^thereupof Hussain Khan seized a lot of their
by the people who refused p y> Khan, then raised a force and came
Jmeb. Ayub Khan, one of the sow Mam Kham ^ looked f
to the rescue, and Hussai , T - rpp an a ( Charbar, but this was averted
Ayub Khan was going to attack Hus^i h^ ^ be tolerated by th e British
LkhoSf I^rihan «c-rdinliy withdrew and, later on, Hussain Khan was
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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.
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- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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