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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [400v] (805/1044)
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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pass is very necessary for the safety of the road, but the Farman Farma has refused
his permission to the Chiefs to attack them : possibly this would cost the Govern
ment nothing and he requires an excuse for making expeditions in person.
178. Ibrahim Khan, elder brother of Baqir Khan, Chief of Kalawand, came in
on behalf of his brother and tribe during the first week of January. He renewed
the undertaking to keep the road safe and offered to place some of the women
and children of the tribe as hostages in Kermanshah if the tribe were put directly
under Kermanshah and separated from Luristan. The Farman Farma, however,
replied that as the
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.
Akram had made the arrangement for them to police the
road and as he had special relations with the
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.
Akram he could not remove
them from his jurisdiction but that he and the Government were well satisfied
with the Kakawand for taking service.
179. The Farman Farma published a telegram from the Ministers during the
second week of January announcing that the Salar-ed-Dauleh had submitted.
180. On 18th January at about 2 a.m., thieves entered the house of Monsieur
Moliter, Director of Customs, disarmed two sarbazes and shot a Customs watchman,
a native of the town, who knew them. The shots aroused the neighbours and the
Customs sowars who live near and the robbers then made off with two rifles. The
names of some of the robbers are known, but as they are the Ilkhani’s men, the
Farman Farma thinks it dangerous to arrest them, as such an action would cause
a fight in the town.
181. There is estimated to be only two months’supply of grain in the town.
There is a certain amount in the villages of Mian Derband to the north, but the
villagers cannot bring it in for fear of the Pairawand who rob it on the way. The
son ofHaji Hasan Kalantar has been appointed to see that no grain is stored: he
visits the houses of shopkeepers and others who have a small supply for their own
use and finding grain makes them ^ pay a fee. Grain taken out to the mills is
likewise liable to be diminished by the road-guards visiting the mills and taking toll.
It is of no use anyone complaining to the Governor-General who will not punish
anyone. Wheat is 23 tumans and barle} 7 20 per kharwar.
182. Hamadan .-—Two Gendarmes came to the room of the son of the Consular
Agent in a
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
demanding a Nauroz present for the Darugha. The Agent
was there and said he would give it if the representatives of the Russian
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and
Turkish Consulate, who also had rooms there, did so: they then left, but on 12th
January two Gendarmes again came with the same request. The Agent told them
he had already replied and they then began to abuse him so that the merchants
came out of their rooms to see what the matter was. The servants wanted to beat
the Gendarmes but the Agent prevented this and went home and complained to
the Governor who sent and took the evidence of those present.
The Governor subsequently called on the Agent and asked him to forgive
the offence. The Agent, however, did not give a definite reply pending instructions
from His Majesty’s Consulate. He has since been instructed by His Majesty’s
Consul to insist on the guilty man being sent to the
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
where the insult
was given, to apologize.
Foreign interests 183. Count Avmarde Beaufort arrived from Hamadan on 21st January
and left on 28th for Baghdad and Suza, returning to Hamadan via Ispahan in May
to join the French Scientific delegation who propose excavating at Hamadan.
Condition of 184. The Director of Customs now attends the commission regularly. He
Roads, Telegraph has received orders to pay, from the Customs, military [and administrative
and Postal Service. ex p e nses and check the number of men paid.
185. The road to Baghdad is in an unsatisfactory state. Merchants state
that muleteers are afraid to use the road owing to the heavy fees exacted by the
road-guards amounting to 35 kran§ per mule and in addition theft of small
packages. Those who do take goods charge such high rates as to prevent any
profit being made by importers.
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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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