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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [438v] (881/1044)
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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Foreign Interests.
Miscellaneous.
in connection with a piracy case, has shot the Chief of Taona, Shaikh Muhammad
Bahma, and two'hf his followers. Shaikh Muhammad Rahma is still alive, but
his condition is critical. Steps are being taken by the Shaikh of Taona, Mughm
and Mughu to capture Gaithoo and his brothers, Ahmed and Muhammad bin Jasim,
who were also implicated in the outrage.
940. Lar .—Girashis were reported to be raiding cattle near Lar in the middle
of the month. It is said that this tribe, having come to the conclusion that there
is no Government at Tehran, intend collecting to themselves as much property
and loot as they are able to.
941. Good rain is reported to have fallen in the Lar district during the month.
942. Haii Abdur Bah man Kazim, Agent of the Russian Steamship Company,
arrived with his son Ali from Bushire by the Arab Company’s S. S. “ Faris ” on the
14th September. He was called to Bushire about two months ago by the Agent
of the Russian Steamship Company in connection with certain discrepancies in his
accounts with the Company. It transpires that his son Ali, a youth who was
educated in Europe, and who carries on the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
correspondence with Odessa,
where a banking account is kept in the son’s name, has defrauded his father out of
some £250 by drawing cheques on Odessa against his private transactions. The
money has been made good by Haji Abdur Rahman Kazim.
943. With the sanction of the Governor of the Gulf Ports, the Agents of the
Arab Steamers, Limited, Haji Muhammad Abbas and Company, erected a flagstaff
on the roof of their office on the 7th September. The Agents have been informed
by His Majesty’s Vice-Consul that the Company’s house-flag should only be flown
on the arrival of one of their own steamers at the Port.
Bandar Abbas.
1st to 30th September.
944. It was originally reported that the raiders who visited this district
in the end of August had robbed the Customs House at Tiab and carried
off
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
1,000. It has, however, since transpired that the Customs mudir
profited by the occasion to himself conceal the cash, giving out that it had been
robbed. The Nakhuda of a boat, who had been entrusted with Rs. 1,000 for con
veyance to Bandar Abbas on behalf of a Hindu, also attempted to play the same
game. The mudir has been imprisoned, but has not yet refunded the money.
The Nakhuda is still in Minab.
Condition of Roads The Kerman road has been safe during the past month ; three caravans
Telegraph and ’ have arrived from and left for Kerman. Assistant Surgeon Salt also arrived
Postal Service. safely from Kerman, but reported having been delayed considerably en route,
by the presence of robbers, difficulty in obtaining guards, etc. The relieved
Kerman Consular escort, who left Kerman in the middle of August, had not
reached Bandar Abbas up to the end of September.
Movements of His 946. Captain H. V. Biscoe, His Majesty’s Consul, returned from Karachi
Majesty’s Consul, on the 13th September.
Kirman.
1st to 31st August.
Local officials. 947.
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
-ul-Mamalik, the Karguzar, resigned his post on 21st August,
under instructions from Tehran.
948. Amir-i-Mufakhkham, the new Governor-General, left Yezd on the morn
ing of 27th August. He proposes to halt for ten days in Rafsinjan to restore
order in that district.
Local Government. 949. The report mentioned in last month’s summary (paragraph 827) that
Adl-us-Sultan had received a bribe of 3,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
to permit the escape of Gunj
Ali Khan Afshar and Husain Khan Buchaqchi, appears not to have been true.
Adl-us-Sultan, however, connived at the escape. His excuse was that he was
powerless to prevent it.
Condition of 950. The removal of the Afshars improved the condition of the town and
country, Adl-us-Sultan, apparently under instructions from his brother in Tehran, was
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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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