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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [203v] (421/494)
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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of the Cher ana. The Chenana have been proved to have been implicated ia
this robbery and are being held responsible for the recovery of the animals
and goods looted.
The Divisional Adviser, Amara, reports that Shaikh Abdul Karim, the son
of Ghazban, has surrendered himself unconditionally to the Amara authorities
SktjshtaR.
The condition of the town and the district is satisfactory, and the
Muhanam passed off without incident.
A dispute has occurred between Messrs, the Anglo-Persian Oil
Company and some local contractors employed on the railway work 1
between Derrakhazineh and the oil-fields. The contractors^ considering v
that they had been unjustly treated, built a wall across the Derrakhazineh
road and thus caused a stoppage of all traffic. The wall was eventually demo
lished and the matter is being enquired into.
Isfahan (August 21st-September 18th).
The disbandment of the South Persia Rifles, which commenced on the
4th September, has caused considerable commotion in the town, but the excite
ment soon subsided and the disbandment is proceeding quietly ; the arms and
ammunition being deposited in the Consulate.
The Governor-General is exceedingly anxious to buy a portion of the
arms and ammunition, if they are available for sale, also some saddles and
other equipment.
The Courts of Justice have been reopened in Isfahan.
Colonel Salar Nizam is expected to arrive shortly to take over the com
mand of the gendarmerie.
The Shiraz road is not very safe, and several robberies are reported to
have occurred. Robberies are also reported on the Kashan road.
Moddaber-es-Sultaneh, Deputy Governor of Abadeh, has been recalled and
left for Shiraz on the 23rd August.
Local authorities have received telegraphic information from the Persian
Government that M. Choubine, formerly Director of the Russian Bank in
Isfahan, will be leaving soon for Isfahan in the capacity of Russian Consular
Agent.
Dr. Roland, French Consular Agent, who has been away in the Bakhtiari
country and surrounding districts for the last two months, has returned to his
post there.
Captain E. G. B. Peel, His Majesty’s Consul, Ahwaz, arrived from Tehran
on the 6th September and left on the 18th for Chahar Mahal.
Bakhtiari.
The Bakhtiari family squabble has not been settled yet but there has
been no active hostility between the parties. There was a rumour that
Qawam-ed-Dowleh and Sarim-ed-Dowleh were thinking of going to Chahar
Mahal in order to bring about a reconciliation between the Khans, but this
was later denied and Haji Agha Norulla was then said to be about to act as
a go-between.
Shiraz.
The Muharram passed off quietly and the riots which were adumbrated
by His Majesty’s Consul {vide last month’s summary) did not materialise.
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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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