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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [‎437v] (879/1044)

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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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Foreign Interests.
Miscellaneous.
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1/
(c) It is said that Shaikh Husain Chahkutai has wiitten to his Agent at
shire informing hun that onlyj three loads of cartiidges seized by Noor MuhaiZad’s
^o s e eized V t e h e r g “ t0DalikitLat thCrmaicder Were " e
t , Husain has also asked his Bushire Agent to tell the Governor
by him W1 Pay th6 ta an ° e ° f th6 revenue amou ntiag to Krans 4,000 due
931. The people of Kamarij are said to have again looted a nareel nf rlfl
and ammunition from some Borasjunis, who were taking them up-country for
932. A Tangistani boat, having 300 rifles on board from Katr for Dilwor
met the mail steamer at night. Mistaking it for a man-of-war the crew in their
alarm threw the arms overboard. The incident has led to a considerable Imoum
of mutual recrimination on the part of the owners and the crew.
933. The Turkish Consul having been informed hv tiy \t,\, . m .
that orders have been issued by the Persian Government to theGovernofof BushTre
for the payment of arrears of salary due to the officials, who had taken ‘W”
m the Turkish Cqpsulate, asked the Governor for the amount WiTw” *
denied the recepit of any such orders h - ’ 18 , xce ^ enc 7
were sent to the Director of Customs, who has now paid to'theT. p 6 latter
tative the sum of Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 3,000 due to the ‘ba2” UrklS)l EepreSen -
, ,f 4 - M j r . z t i 11 Khan > % took “bast” in the Turkish Consulate, was allowed
y e Turkish Representative to walk about escorted by one of the Consulate
farrashes. This is a new extension of the privilege of “ bit” hitherto unknown
m Bushire. He has since left sanctuary and made his peace with the Governor
W S’ An , It f lla ? na ” le ^ Jose ph Martirosi, who recently arrived from Bombav
has paid visits to almost all the retail shopkeepers in the town and collected from
them samples of piece-goods imported from Manchester. On the promise of import
d^ g J T • 8 ° f d . S i, at ha u the p ” ce of those from Manchester, he has in-
duced certain of the merchants to give him orders for woollen goods on which
he has already recovered an advance of 25 per cent. Mr. Martirosi has given out-
that he is neither a merchant nor a commercial agent, but that he has been comis ’
sioned by the Italian Government to introduce merchants in Italy and their wari'
Wf t m T ry ‘ r ? rth ? r en T ulrles are being made regarding him • he has now
left for Mohammerah, where he is reported to be booking orders. ’
936. Monsieur Louis Depiere, Commander of the Persian CnnKn^f “t>
Smmii. u“»oAhr" d G """ B " hln ‘“ I> U " d "
■ SSSHr wetrs
in economical and nnlv i c u* 1 ’ j 11 ^ ^ ave commenced to work
chiefaasisdonchlp! fi ?i dsand » wars, plunders and mis-
which Ts more lp Jr? d u ^ Ca u tbe works of Russia or France,
ilgenuitvTtheTn I T T if - tllen . tar ’ be “mpared with the
hJl f 7 -^ n ^ ls ^ an d their colonising skill’ The English
have taken a concession from Persia for petfoleum at Ahwaz and
laid down a railway from the Oil Welle! /Uvori h Y az anc l
the Persian Pnlf ti, U11 n ells to Abadan on the shores of
PC laces at Abadan A 7c ° n f r f ted workshops, warehouses and
theTondfn Ahada^- mu ^ the Bareim Island > and aaad cd R
for Shaikh Kharal in " ' ave ’ ^ 18 sa ’^> fixed £1000 per annum
tte sl shom at AK„d C0MI Tf f 1011 ° f the land the r W taken on
much so that the En ^ lsnear ^ ie town of Mohammerah, so
was laden with^ff ^ ngllsl1 e L ?n which I embarked for Basrah,
not ston there 1, f < l l,am,t y f| f implements for Abadan and did
cargoes bto boat? a * 0 PP ed . ofE M^mmerah and discharged her
argoes into boats, which took the same to Abadan. How ignorant

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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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