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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [272r] (548/1044)
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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170. On. the 22nd January some Behdarwand Lrurs robbed two packages of Condition of
goods at Shushtar. The local guards gave chase, but were unable to arrest the Countr y-
culprits.
I? 1 - On tlie night of 18th January a fight occurred between the guards of the
Mahalleh Shaikh and (hose of Mahalleh Agha Zeman ; shots were exchanged, but
there was no loss of life.
li 16 fniicwing night a quarrel took place between the followers of
Mahalleh Mirza Muhammad Meza and these of Agha Shukrullah in which two
men of Mnza Muhammad Meza's were seven ly wounded. The matter was reported
to the Grovernor who punished those conoerned.
Bah man Khan and his brother Ali Naki Khan Mu waker-us-Sultan had
a quarrel at Dizful with the result that the former shot the latter dead while he was
passmg by his house. The relatives of the murdered man reported the matter
to
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-Zafar at Ispahan by telegraph and the latter has ordered Arshad-ud-
Mowleh to arrest Bahman Khan and send him to Ispahan, but it is doubtful
whether the orders will be complied with as the murderer is being assisted by
Ajam Khan Bahtiarr. ® J
T, , fj 4 '- 0 ! 1 ;** 16 30tl \ January the same Bahman Khan killed Asha Darab
Bakhtiari, his personal servant.
175. Haji Muhammad Ah Hesarah, one of the principal merchants of Dizful,
was recently robbed of 4,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
in money and goodsf
a . 17 ^- 0n ttight of 5th instant robbers entered the house of Kazban an
belongi ^ US ^ e ^’ an( ^ ^ avin § wounded all the inmates of the house carried off their
177. Captain Butterworth, Commander of the SS. “ Maithwaite Hall ”
murdered on board his ship at Basrah on the night of the 7th. *
was
v i 178 ' A , dlsp ^ e w 1 lllc ]l lias occurre( l between the two sections of the Khawanin
has been referred to the Mustaufi, the British Agent at Shushtar, for settlement.
179. A riot occurred at Abadan among the Burs, of whom there are 1 500
owing to one of their number being killed by being accidentally run over bv the Briti8h Int6resta *
locomotive. They refused to bury the corpse and demanded the blood of the
Indian driver. On finding they could not get him they began to do such damage
to the workshops and an •engine as they were able to do. His Britannic Maiestv's
Consul was called at midnight and proceeded to Abadan accompained by Captain
Brooke with an escort of the 18th Lancers. The local Government had alreadv
been applied to and had reinforced the Abadan guards by some 40 men. In the
morning His Britannic Majesty's Consul accompanied by Arab guards caused the
ringleaders to be arrested and taken to the Shaikh. The sowars were kept in readi
ness at the office for use if required, but fortunately their assistance was not
required.
180. No further trouble has occurred at Abadan and the Lurs have peacefully
returned to their work.- The three ringleaders who are still under detention in the
local jail will shortly be despatched up country.
181. Major L. Haworth, His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Arabistan
ed to Bushire on the 8th and returned on the 16th Aratastan, proceed- Mov em e„ta of H
Britannic Majesl
182. The Frontier Commission left for Khushk-i-Basri on the 1st February Ropre3en “ V£ '
accompanied by Muhammad-i-Chanan and fifty Arab guards returning on the Miac - l,!mcoua '
5th.
183. The Mussian Frontier Commission left for Ahwaz on the 9th.
184. The British Frontier Commission left for the frontier on the 5th.
185. Captain F. E. Mawlins, late Agent of Messrs. Lynch Brothers, Moham-
merah, and of the SS. “ Malamir ” was removed to the Basrah hospital on the
7th instant and died on the 13th after an operation.
186. Mr. C. Mitchie, Manager of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, was taken
to the Basrah hospital with small-pox and he died on the 28th,
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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)
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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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