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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [187v] (379/1044)
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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The Deputy Governor sent out his men who after a skirmish near Kalat
succeeded in recovering some 100 camels and donkeys from the raiders.
Hamza Khan, one of the chiefs of the raiders and 3 of his men were killed and
two of Deputy Governor’s men were wounded. The raiders left this district
on the 23rd December.
17. Merchants of Lar have been making large purchases of piece goods
and other goods with the result that the prices have gone up 15 per cent
Doubtless the cause oi uie unus
Persia intends to enter the war
IS. Nazim-m-Mulk, son-in-law of the Qawam-ul-Mulk, arrived from
Shiraz on the 7 th January.
19. Some three manuscript posters were found posted on the door of the
local coffee-shop giving an exaggerated version of the fighting near Baghdad
and defaming the local Deputy Governor for rendering assistance to the British.
The posters were immediately removed by the Deputy Governor.
20. Shaikh Ali, the principal Shiah Mujtahid died of pthisis on the 24th.
The deceased was well disposed towards the British and His Majesty’s Consul
sent a representative to attend the funeral.
The following reliable news from Kirman, dated 29th December has been
received in Bandar Abbas.
21. All the belongings of Husseinyaff, Manager of Gastelli Brothers, were
looted and his house occupied by the German party from Yezd which arrived
on 19th Safar.
22. On 18th December 4 sowars in the employ of the Germans cut off the
head of a Parsi and looted his house.
23. The Gendarmerie have taken over the Nazimiya Department. They
arrested the men concerned in the murder of the Parsi.
24. The Karguzar and Bais of Nazmiya sealed all the rooms in the British
Cansulate_ Nothing had been removed.
25. All the carpets of Mr. Brandley of the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers
Ltd. were taken by the Germans.
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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 dismissed from his
post as Chief of the Kharasuran (Road Guards). He was accused of takin*
bribes irom the English. 3
27. Isawab Nasrullah Khan’s house is being guarded by two Gendarmes
28. Shaikh Khazal Khan returned from Kuwait on the 12th December
from Bandar Abbas.
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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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- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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