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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [151v] (317/494)
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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looting the bazaar. His Excellency the Governor, however, sent down his personal
body gu&rd and arrested five of them before much damage was done. Eventually
after further telegraphic representations had been made to Tehran by the Governor
instructions were received for the Customs Department to grant a loan of Ts. 14,000
to the Finance Department for the pay of the local police and tufangchis.
A Yawar and four men of the new Persian Army have arrived from Shiraz.
The Yawar, whose name is Abdul Hussain Khan Kazvini, was deported to India
through Baghdad during the war ; he is British and is believed to have
Bolshevik leanings. He is reported to be looking for suitable quarters for the
detachment of the new army which is said to be going to be stationed here.
An article has appeared in the newspaper Haqiqat to the effect that the
only Consul in Bushire is the British Consul-General, and that he interferes in Perisan
affairs especially by supporting the retention in office of certain local Deputy Gov
ernors who are criminals and illiterate. The article goes on to say that His Ex
cellency the Governor has done his best to rectify matters by reporting this state
of affairs to the Central Authorities, but so far no notice has been taken of his re
presentations and he is therefore powerless to do anything.
The Governor was very annoyed at the insertion of this article in the paper,
and wired on his own initiative, while 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.
was on tour, to the
Minister of the Interior, denying any interference in local affairs on the part 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.
with whom he had always worked in complete harmony since he
arrived in Bushire.
The leading merchants of Bushire recently despatched a long telegram to the
Majlis complaining of the conditions of the Bushire-Shiraz road. They have now
received a reply to the effect that if muleteers have any grievances against Khans on
the road they should appear before the Governor-General of Ears and prove them
when the Governor-Genera^ will refer the matter to the Khans concerned !
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.
returned from tour on the 7th Mav.
J
The Revd. Dr. Linton, D.D., Bishop in Persia arrived at Bushire on the 9th
May for a short visit.
Kashukulis.—Ammlhh Khan, Kashkuli, reports that the Kashkulis have
now proceeded to their usual summer quarters in the Ardekan district.
Kerman (24th April—15th May).
The Governor-General is giving out that he will probably leave Kerman in
another t\\ o months as his present perquisites are insufficient. He has despatched
his heavy luggage, etc., to Isfahan.
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.
Nusrat is en route to Tehran from Baghdad and has passed Karind.
The Governor-General, Khawanin family and Democrats are preparing telegrams
of complaint against him for despatch to Tehran. Mirat-us-Sultaneh, son of
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.
^Nusrat, is trying to induce people to refuse to sign these telegrams.
The local newspaper Far hang contains an article the tone of which is calcu
lated to inspire feelings of religious hatred towards the British. It describes
British foreign policy as having formerly been aimed at the extermination of Islam
but says it has now been cunningly modified as the result of fear inspired by the
revolutions in India and Egypt. It refers to the Indian troubles as a ‘ revolu
tion ’ which is being temporarily suppressed ruthlessly by fire and sword.
The forcible enlistment of recruits in the district for the new Army is causing
much dissatisfaction and in some places villages with standing crops have been
deserted on the news of the approach of recruiting parties.
Hussain Khan has taken over charge of his section of the Buchaqchi tribe the
other section continuing under Murad Khan. Hussain Khan has so far been unable
to obtain any more recruits for the cavalry. A greater part of the 20 sowars already
sent by him have been rejected.
Bandar Abbas.
During his stay in Bandar Abbas Agha Yamin-ul-Mamalik, Karguzar at
Bushiie, called on His Majesty s Consul, which the latter subsequently returned.
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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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