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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [263r] (530/1044)
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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with no European'on the spot to superintend the purchase of grain, will undoubtedly j
lose a great deal of profitable business. 1
278. Mr. Ritchie, General Fields Manager, Anglo-Persian Oil Company, died
at Basrah on the 28th February. The Company in his death lose a man of great
ability and energy and a born organizer.
279. Mr. Simpson, Manager of the local branch of the Imperial Bank of Per
sia, has proceeded to Mohammareh being relieved temporarily by Mr. Macgregor,
who will be relieved later by Mr. Nelson from Sistan.
280. Mr. E. Helmich, the new Agent of Messrs. Wonckhaus, arrived at Ahwaz Foreign interests,
on the 19th February.
281. Abundant rain fell during the month. The prospects for the summer Miscellaneous,
harvest continue most promising.
Ahwaz.
(From 1st to 31st March.)
[Furnished by Captain A. J. H. Grey, I.A.]
(BaJchtiari.)
282.
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.
-i-Jang arrived at Malamir on the 22nd March and proposes Condition of coun *
to reach the Oil Fields on the 4th or 5th of April en route to Ab Bid. try ’
283. The Immirri sub-tribe of the Bakhtiaris has been robbing the Oil Com
pany’s Kasids and caravans in the vicinity of Naft-i-Safid. Captain Grey has
addressed
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.
-i-Jang on the subject.
284. Amir-i-Mujahid has written to Shaikh Khazal that he will arrive in
Ahwaz shortly en route to India. He has asked the Shaikh to allow Shaikh Chasib
to accompany him to India.
(Kuhgilu.)
285. No preparations have yet been made Iby the Bakhtiari Chiefs with a
view to subduing the Kuhgilu. The season for hostilities has almost past, and it
is unlikely that any action will now be taken.
(North Arabistan.)
286. The environs of Dizful are much disturbed. The Shushter-Dizful road
is unsafe owing to raids by Chahar Lang Bakhtiaris.
287. The Borasjun line was interrupted from 1st to 18th March. Condition of Roads,
288. The condition of the Bakhtiari road improved greatly during the month, and Teie-
and, towards the close of the month, became passable for camels and donkeys, g p s '
289. The Nasiri Company’s steamer “ Hormuzan ” has been taken over the Foreign interests,
rapdis to ply on the upper Karun.
290. It is reported that Monsieur Minorsky has appointed ’Ali Muhammad /
Khan, Dizfuli, to be Russian Agent in Dizful. |
291. Captain Grey left for Masjid Sulaiman on the 14th and returned to Ahwaz Movements of His
On the 20th March. Majesty’s Represent
292. The excessive rain has caused some damage to the crops in Mian Ab and Miscellaneous,
the vicinity of Dizful. It is expected that the harvest will not be quite so good as in
1911.
293. Messieurs de Mecquenem and Toscanne, Mission Scientifique de Perse,
with madame de Mecquenem, arrived from Shush on the 29th March.
Ispahan.
(From 28th December 1913 to 24th January 1914, and 1st to 7th February 1914.
(25th to 31st not received.)
[Kindly furnished by Mr. Acting Consul-General Bristow.]
Tehran Road.
294. Dr. Neligan arrived at Ispahan on the afternoon of the 2nd January and Condition of Roads,
has given H's Majesty’s Acting Consul-General the following report :— Telegraph and
6 -it iti-i - Postal Service.
“Mr. Sotham and 1 were much delayed on our journey here by the badness
and scarcity of horses and by reported robbers on the road between
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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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- 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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