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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [497r] (998/1044)
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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A charge of 30 Krans for each steamer and
proposed.
Ispahan.
5 Krans for each boat is also
19th November to 16th December.
52. Finance .—The Governor-General continues to be at variance 'with
Mr. Haycock from whom His Excellency in vain attempted to obtain a month’s
salary in advance in payment for non-existent forces. Eoiled in this attempt
His Excellency fell back on the expedient of prompting the ex-Pishkar-i-
Maliyeh, Mirza Assadullah Khan to go and sit in the premises formerly occu
pied by the Idareh-i-Maliyeh. His Excellency then arrested Mirza Assad
ullah Khan with the ostensible object of getting out of him the money he had
failed to obtain from Mr. Haycock and notified the latter to that effect.
Mirza Assadullah Khan then wrote piteous letters to Mr. Haycock who signified
his entire indifference to his fate.
53. Idareh-i-Maliyeh .—The Governor-General then ordered the Maliyat of
Najafabad to be paid to himself but Mr. Haycock stopped that .move too.
54. Mirza Assadullah Khan, who has hitherto been endeavouring to assist
the Governor-General in his intrigues, seems to have thrown up the sponge,
for on 30th November he wrote to Mr. Haycock imploring to be allowed to
come to the new Idareh, stay there and give his account. Mr. Haycock mean
while to take care of his house !!
55. On 29th November the Itihadiyeh-i-Tujjar and some of the clergy
sent a lelegram to the Minister of the Interior expressing their satisfaction
with Mr. Haycock and his work.
56. In accordance with orders received from Mr. Shuster, Mr. Haycock
called up the police and soldiery for payment at the Idareh-i-Maliyeh, a move
w T hich has brought over the whole town to his side and driven to despair the
Governor-General who had hoped to get the money to effect these payments
himself.
57- local Anjuman .—The news of the refusal of the Persian Government
to comply with the demands formulated by Russia in her latest ultimatum
reached Ispahan on the 3rd December. On the morning of the 4th the local
Anjuman, which held no public sittings since the suspension in May 1911 of
its meetings in the Chehil Sutoun, was re-established in those premises (recently
repaired) and resumed its functions.
# An endeavour was made to mark this occasion by some outward show.
The members of the Anjuman and some of the chief clergy were escorted from
the house of the President (Muhasib-ed-Dowleh) to the Chehil Sutoun by the
leading members of the guilds and crafts, the members of the Itihadiyeh-i-Tujjar,
from the garden of Amin-ut-Tujjar, one of the principal merchants noted
for his liberal views. After telegrams from Tehran and from several other
towns had been read out announcing the refusal of the Persian Government
and of the inhabitants of those towns to comply with Russia’s demands,
speeches were made by one of the staff of the “ Zayandeh Roud ” newspaper
and by two members of the clergy (Mullah Assadullah and Saiyid Mehir
Doulatabadi). Then Agha Najafi rose and in a voice choked with sobs drew a
picture of the dangers threatening Islam—Islam for which the holy martyrs
had laid down their lives and for which Moslems must be prepared to do the
same. He bade his hearers not to despond for there were forty million Shiahs.
How could the enemy prevail ? Defence was to-day incumbent on Moslems.
They must abstain from Russian goods. The Ulema did not wear the clothing
of unbelievers and even if they did so they would now cast it off or even burn it.
He called on all to say what they intended to do. (Here all responded to the
orders of Agha). This for the present would be enough. At the proper time
orders for defence would be issued.
The Consulate
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
who was present at this sitting reported that during
the time he was present no mention was made by Agha Najafi or others of
British goods.
During the further proceedings another leading member of the clergy
(Agha Mirza Muhammad Ali Kalbasi) proposed that all employes or servants
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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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