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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [426v] (857/1044)
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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Condition of
Country.
Arms Traffic.
Shaikh Qasim was to consult Haji Muqbil and Qasaibi to see if they could
find good men from Hasa. They refused to accept the responsibility of making
recommendations. Things have, however, become somewhat quieter.
982. With reference to paragraph 738, two fitters, named Ghulam Muhammad
and Mirza Ali, have been sent to Bahrain from Karachi by Messrs. Ganga Ram
Trikam Das and Company, to examine the possibility of bringing water
from the Bu Mahir Spring into Muharraq. They arrived on 14th October by
SS. “ Patiala ” and are staying with the local Manager of the firm. They have
not as yet committed themselves to asserting that the Bu Mahir water can be made
available in Muharraq. They have, however, expressed the opinion that water
could easily be laid on from the Raiya wells. These were recently dug by Shaikh
Isa and their water is said to be good. The matter is still under the consideration
of Shaikh Isa.
983. — Hasa .— A Headmaster, name unknown, for the Government School
at Hasa, arrived from Basrah on 23rd October and left for Hasa on the 25th.
984. On 25th October 1912, Yuz Bashi Abdul Latif, arrived from Hasa. He
proceeded by mail steamer to Constantinople via Basrah with secret despatches
from the Mutasarrif of Hasa.
985. With reference to paragraph 865, the negress eventually died of the in
juries received. The murderer has not been traced.
986. With reference to paragraph 868, the name of the gentleman is Monsieur
Gabriel, the French gun-merchant of Maskat. He eventually did not go to
Maskat but left for Kuwait by SS. “ Bankura At the request of Mon
sieur Habib (of Messrs. Rosenthal) his Commission Agent, Ali bin Ibrahim Zayyani,
entertained Monseiur Gabriel at his house for a few days. He was wearing Arab
dress.
British interests. 987. The Landing Contractor, Abdul Karim Khadim, is said to have received
a sample of oil from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company at Abadan, and to have sold
it at Rs. 3-15-0 per. case. It is further said that he is expecting shortly a consign
ment of 5,000 cases. No enquiries as to his character have been made from the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
988. The following is the translation of an extract from the newspaper Al Munir
of Basrah, issue of the 15th Shawal 1330 (=27th September 1912):—•
England in the Arab Island.
Discussion took place between the British Consul at Bahrain and its nomi
nal Ruler, Shaikh Isa Al Khalifa, regarding the appropriation of a quarter of the
Customs receipts, which the Shaikh appropriates to himself from the general pub
lic, for the improvement of the country and the appointment of an English Judge
(Qazi) for the settlement of the affairs of the town. And the Shaikh objected and
appealed for protection to the Consul (of Abushir) who has complete administra
tive control oyer the rest of the Consuls in the Arab countries. And he came to
Bahrain and disposed of the disagreement existing, by postponing the execution
of the proposal to a more favourable time. And the English have begun opening
up public roads in Bahrain”.
There are other articles regarding Oman and the filing of a suit against the
paper by His Britannic Majesty’s Consul at Bus rah.
. 989 - T k e Jews have bought a piece of land from Shaikh Hamad for Rs. 500.
It is situated beside the Christian burial-ground, and is intended for the same
purpose.
990. The R. I. M. S. Palinurus” arrived on 8th October 1912. After making
preliminary arrangements, she left to commence survey work on the 14th.
991. Muhammad Tala’t of Cairo arrived at Bahrain from Basrah. He had
started a new spaper, the. Dastur, in Basrah, but the Turkish Government hav
ing filed a suit against him, he threw up the editorship of the paper and took his
leave. He is a correspondent of several Arabic papers and is the author of some
books. During his stay here, he has been distributing a pamphlet directed against
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Foreign Interests.
Arrivals and
Departures of
Ships.
Miscellaneous.
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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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