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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [135r] (284/494)
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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Bushire.
and it is hoped that the British representatives in Arabistan will find him no less
Yamin-ul-Mamalik, the Karguzar, has been appointed acting Governor.
have 1 machine gun.
Strength of the detachment is reported to be 4 officers and 160 men and they
Mr. S. Clegg of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company has just returned to Bushire
from ms tour through the summer quarters of the Kashgais. He was given a very
warm welcome by Soulet who was extremely friendly, and his tour has undoubted
ly been a great success. Mr. Mckilligan, one of the Company’s geologists, who was
accompanymg him, saw several promising oil shows in country hitherto unexplored*
Kerman.— (7th August — 19th September.)
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Assad’s resignation having been accepted he left Kerman on the 7th
September.
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Moazam Khurasani has been appointed to succeed him.
Yawar Muhammad Khan, Officer Commanding troops, has been appointed acting
Governor-General pending his arrival. &
The Muharram passed off quietly.
The tone of the local newspaper Farhang continues anti-British and pro-
Russian. The Officer Commanding is said to have warned the editor to refrain
from publishing political articles.
About 110 men have so far been enlisted in the army at Bam.
The Director of Persian Telegraphs, Kerman, has received instructions to open
Persian telegraph offices at Baft and birjan. X he Indo-European Telegraph Depart
ment have their own offices at both these places at present.
A large Hindu caravan has been robbed near Qaleh Qazi on the Bandar Abbas-
Kerman road.
Bandar Abbas.
On the 10th September a linesman of the Indo-European Telegraph Depart
ment whilst on inspection duty was attacked by some robbers near Poozah Meel
about six miles from Bandar Abbas and his horse killed. The Deputy Governor
has written to the kadkhuda concerned to apprehend the culprits.
The Minab district is much disturbed. Many robberies have taken place, and
Mir Abdullah Khan son of Mir Barkat with Mir Hoti and Kal Hamzah are reported
to have plundered several villages and looted merchandise on the road from Minab
to Tiyab.
His Excellency Mushar-ed-Dowleh telegraphed to Mirza Ahmad Khan, Deputy
Governor of Minab to come to Mohammerah, and the latter left Bandar Abbas on
the 29th September leaving Qaid Muhammad Ali Khan in charge.
Seven political deportees from Iraq arrived under military escort on the 26th
September for detention in Hen jam.
A shipment of 20 casks and 50 packages Indigo of German manufacture consign
ed by a firm in Germany trading under the name of Ghazanfar to Agha Ali Reza
Husseinoff was discharged at Bandar Abbas during the month,
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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)
- Arrangement
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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