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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [162r] (338/494)
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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Mustafa Khan Fateh who has recently returned from Tehran called on His
Majesty’s Consul-General at the beginning of the month and talked of Bakhtiari
Anglo-Persian Oil Company affairs with which he seemed intimate. He stated that
the Khans had written to the Persian Government declining any further respon
sibility for the protection of the oil fields. He said the Bakhtiari were withdraw
ing their oil guard. Mustafa Khan Fateh is, it is understood, employed by
Mr. Fairley, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company’s Agent in Tehran.
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Ashja recently drew the attention of His Majesty’s Consul-General to
the demand made by the Persian Government from the Khans for arrears of
Kuhgelu taxes for the past ten years. He stated that the Khans had never suc
ceeded in getting anything out of the Kuhgelu beyond the cost of maintaining
their representative at Behbehan. They say they have spent large sums in con
trolling the tribe. In view of the Persian Government’s demand, the Khans have
decided to renounce the administration of Kuhgelu and leave the Persian Govern
ment to make their own arrangements for controlling and taxing them. They aver
that they have been forced to this decision by the action of the Persian Govern
ment. If the Khans give up Kuhgelu, the effect on the Bakhtiari road will pro
bably be disastrous and caravans may have to cease using that route.
The Governor General referred recently in conversation with His Majesty's
Consul-General to the activities of the younger Khans and their association of “ Se-
tareh-i-Bakhtiar,” and said that he had discussed their programme with them.
They proposed to raise money for their mosques, schools and other institutions by
taking it from their wealthy elders.
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Ashja denounced this as pure Bolshe
vism. He had told them that he had a lot of money and a great deal of land and
that, if this was the line they intended to adopt, he would take an early opportunity
of depriving them of every cent and every yard of land they possessed. He dis
approved of their proposed compulsory military service and said Bakhtiari was
not an independent state to require these things. The Persian Government would
have to be consulted before any new military organization was started. In short,
in his opinion, the younger Khans were still very young, very inexperienced and
very ill-advised. Pie added that he might be compelled to interfere with Kar
Ustuwan’s activities and remove him to some safe place where he could not tamper
with the principles of the junior Khans.
Shiraz.
Owing to the timidity and incompetence of the Governor General and perhaps
to his not having an experienced Pishkar, the situation in the town of Shiraz is be
coming increasingly unsatisfactory. The formation of the Jandullah comprising
the leading spirits of the several w^ards of the town, many of them bullies with
bad reputations is taking considerable dimensions, and threatens to displace the
various ‘ Democrat ’ parties. His Majesty’s Consul has warned the Governor
General that free license given to such factions in the past at Shiraz has several
times led to serious disorders, and the situation would grow worse unless the Gov
ernor General reasserted his lost authority.
The Governor General received a telegram on the 8th March from the Prime
Minister giving him full powers to deal with the press, but it is considered impro
bable that he will use them at present. The Editor of the friendly Millet,
which is still under suspension by the Director of Education in Shiraz, has proceeded
to Kazerun and Borazjun to pay arrears to road guards, he being also Adminis
trator of guards on the Bushire road.
The Karguzar received instruction during the month from the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs abolishing the Karguzarate of Ears as from the 21st March. Orders
regarding the disposal of archives have not yet been received.
A Parsi doctor and native of India, whose identity has not yet been estab
lished, is said to have convened and addressed a meeting, at which Democrat
leaders and some Clericals headed by Rais-ul-Ulema attended to the effect that
Parsis wished to return to Persia from India, bring capital into the country, and set
up factories, and asked whether they would be allowed by the Persian population
to settle and work unmolested. Rais-ul-Ulema is reported to have replied that
there was no objection provided they did not interfere in matters of religion.
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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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