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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [181r] (366/1044)
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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39. Dhaidan and Khammaiyis, the Shaikhs of the Hathailan and Sufran
section of the Ajman tribe with 4,000 and 300 followers are at Jilawa. There is
evidently friendship between them and Ajaimi.
40. The Sharif of Mecca is busily engaged in enrolling troops from the
Shammar, Nejd tribes, etc. His object is unknown here.
Arab Coast.
41. The headman of Hemriyeh revolted against the Shaikh of Shargah in
February and organized raids on Shargah in which a Shargah man was killed and
a lot of camels looted. The Shaikh of Shargah collected a force against Hemriyeh
but, owing to the assistance of the Bedouin and others, the fighting seemed likely
to be protracted, and British subjects and British interests at both places seemed
likely to suffer. H. M. S. “ Philomel ” accordingly proceeded to the scene and
endeavoured to effect an amicable settlement. The Shaikh of Shargah was willing
to do this, but the headman of Hemriyeh refused to see either the Captain of
H. M. S. “ Philomel ” or 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.
Agent. A truce was accordingly arranged
pending a reference to Bushire. As it was evident that the only way of settling
the matter was to make the headman of Hemriyeh submit, H. M. S. “ Philomel
was requested to arrange this, and the headman submitted and signed a peace with
the Shaikh of Shargah on the 29th instant. The matter was thus satisfactorily
settled without recourse to force.
Maskat.
42. Shaikhs Nasir, Mohsin bin Zahram and Ali bin Saif of the Nindabi, Siabiyin
and Bani Toba tribes have arrived in Maskat on a visit to His Highness the Sultan.
It is reported that they have come to discuss peace terms.
Major Stewart, C.I.E., His Majesty’s Consul, Maskat, on being relieved by
Lieutenant-Colonel C. Ducat, proceeded to Bahrain on one of His Majesty’s ships
on the 19th.
43. A salute of eleven guns was fired from His Highness’s saluting battery as
Major Stewart left the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
A. P. TREVOR, Major,
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
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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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- Title
- File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’
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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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