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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [10r] (30/494)
The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 17 Mar 1921-29 Mar 1926. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
Bushire
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.
Diary No. 17 of 1925 (Persian) for the month of October
1925.
Movements.
British Officials.
197. Reference paragraph 117. Lieu
tenant-Colonel F. B. Prideaux, C.S.I.,
C. I.E., returned from leave with Mrs.
Prideaux, O.B.E., and resumed charge of
the Political
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.
and Consulate-
General from Lieutenant-Colonel C. G.
Crosthwaite, C.B.E., on the 2nd. Lieu
tenant-Colonel Crosthwaite left on the
4th in the R. I. M. S. “Lawrence ” for
Muscat, to resume his substantive appoint
ment as
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
there.
Captain G. A. Falconer, I.A., Under
Secretary to 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.
, who
had left Bushire on the 9th September for
Beyrout on short leave, returned to head
quarters with Mrs. Falconer on the 11th
October.
Reference paragraph 140. Major More,
D. S.O., accompanied by Mrs. More,
returned from recess in Shiraz on the
12th and sailed for Kuwait on the 14th.
Mr. G. A. Richardson, O.B.E., His
Majesty’s Consul at Bundar Abbas, arrived
at Bushire from Karachi on the 20th and
left the next day for Bundar Abbas.
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.
visited Bahrain
from the 21st to the 27th.
Bersian Officials.
M. Paquet, Director of Customs, Bundar
Abbas, arrived at that port on the 29th
from Duzdap.
Hg /
199. Reference paragraph 184. The
three Iraq machines left Bandar Abbas
on the 5th for Bushire, where they arrived
the same day. At Bushire they were
delayed by further engine trouble. They
finally left on the 10th for Shaibah, which
they reached safely the same day.
It was found impossible to salve the
aeoroplane which had been forced last
month to land south of Fallahiyeh. The
valuable parts of -the machine were
removed and the frame-work burnt.
Anti-Dynastic Movement.
200. On the 12th and 13th, respectively,
the Officers Commanding at Bushire and
Bundar Abbas posted up copies of a
telegraphic circular from the Prime
Minister notifying the impending return
of the Shah and stating that the latter’s
movements did not affect Reza Khan’s
own position in the administration, nor
should they be used as a pretext for the
activities of intriguers. On the last day
of the month the notables of both towns
proceeded to the telegraph offices and
despatched sympathetic messages to the
Nationalist (anti-dynastic) party at Tabriz.
The sincerity of the people at Bander
Abbas seems to have been greater than
at Bushire, where many of the signatories
were plainly threatened by the Military
Commander before they joined in the
demonstration.
Aerial.
Foreigners.
Reference paragraph 182. Otto A. J.
Muller (German) has proceeded from
Muhammerah to Ahwaz. He has
announced that he will proceed via
Shustar and Ram Hormuz to Bandar
Abbas and thence to Afghanistan, Tibet,
etc.
Health, Persian Forts.
has been good.
198. The health of the Persian ports
enclosure
INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY'S j
No. £3 f/I.
Military.
201. The detachment of troops of the
Salah Shur regiment from the Southern
Division, whose departure from Bushire
was reported in paragraph 185, has
replaced the equally strong detachment
of the Mansur regiment, sent from Bizful
to Ahwaz and Muhammerah on the Arab
outbreak in July last. The latter detach
ment has returned to its headquarters at
Dizful under the TTestem Command.
Eleven Persian soldiers from the Gulf
Ports garrisons were reported to have
deserted to Bahrain and news reached this
Letter
Dated
MOV 1925
■X site 1925
Received
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This volume mainly contains copies of printed monthly summaries of news (Bushire 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. Diary entries) received by the British Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and 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. Political Department minute papers prefacing and commenting on the news summaries.
The news summaries cover the period January 1921 to December 1925 (there is no summary for February 1921). Summaries from January 1925 to July 1925 cover fortnightly rather than monthly periods. The summaries 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 Arthur Prescott Trevor, Acting 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. Stuart George Knox, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Beville Prideaux, and Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Gilbert Crosthwaite, respectively).
The summaries cover areas in Persia [Iran] including: Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Dizful [Dezful], Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Ispahan (Isfahan), Shiraz, Behbehan [Behbahān], Bushire, Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas], Kerman, Mekran [Makran], Shushtar, Bakhtiari, and Lingah. They also cover Muscat, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Bahrain, and Kuwait.
The summaries cover various subjects, including: movements of British officials, Persian Officials, non-officials, and foreigners; health; Persian ports; arms traffic; military affairs; the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; the Shaikh of Mohammerah; and roads.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (240 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 1749 ( 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. news summaries 1921-25) consists of one volume only.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 237; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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