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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [14r] (32/1028)
The record is made up of 1 volume (510 folios). It was created in 19 May 1927-14 Nov 1939. 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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CHAPTER I.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR BUSHIRE AND
FOR 1938.
HINTERLAND
SECTION 1.
PeraoW.—The undermentioned officers held the following appointments
during the year under report^
n i P°}^ CC i Rodent and Consul-General. —The Honourable Lieutenant-
, 01 ^ Sir Trenchard Fowle, K.C.I.E.,C.B.E., from 1st January to 1st August
and from 27th September to the end of the year. ^ g
Mr. H. Weightman, I.C.S., officiated as
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.
from 2nd
August to the 26th September.
Captain A. C. Galloway acted as Consul-General during the same period.
Secretary and Captain T. Hickinbotham from 1st January to
15th February. J
Captain A. C. Galloway from 16th February to the end of the year.
Vice-Consul, Bushire. —Mr. T. R. Shaw from 1st January to 17th April.
Mr. R. S. T. John, I.C.S., as Acting Vice-Consul from 13th June to the
end of the year.
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.
. —Captain J. R. Cotton from 1st
January to 1st April.
Mr. J. Croning, M.B.E., from 2nd April to 12th June.
Mr. R. S. T. John, I.C.S., from 13th June to the end of the year.
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.
Surgeon. —Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. Rooney, I.M.S., throughout
the year.
Assistant Surgeon. —Dr. R. Easey throughout the year.
Confidential Assistant. —Mr. J. Croning, M.B.E., from 1st January to 23rd
January and again from 13th June to 13th November.
Mr. W. LaPorte from 24th January to 20th March.
Mr. N. Lester from 21st March to 12th June, and again from 14th Novem
ber to the end of the year.
Registrar and Treasury Officer. —Mr. Maqbul Hussain Khan from 1st
to 12th January.
Mr. E. A. Tanner from 13th January to 10th December.
Mr. S. R. Aiyer from 11th December to the end of the year.
Assistant Registrar. —Mr. Maqbul Hussain Khan from 1st January to 8th
February.
Mr. S. R. Aiyer from 9th February to the end of the year.
Assistant Engineer. —Mr. Sayid Ghulam Murteza throughout the year.
SECTION 2.
A.—FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES.
Nil.
His Majesty’s Consul-General continued to look after Norwegian interests.
B.— VISITORS.
1. British.
On March the 5th Mr. H. J. Seymour, C.M G„ CV-O Hi^Majesty’s
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten lary exchanged
accompanied by Mrs^ Seymour, arrived from Tehran CaUs were exchanged
with the local officials. Mr. Seymour left on the 7th of Marcii lor incua.
23 (S) BAD
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This volume contains copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by 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. in Bushire and printed at the Government of India Press in New Delhi for the years 1926-1938.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland
- Administration Report of the Kerman and Bandar Abbas Consulates
- Administration Report for Fars
- Report on AIOC [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Southern Area
- Administration Report of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections including the following:
- Visitors
- British interests
- Foreign Interests
- Local Government
- Military
- Communications
- Trade Developments
- Slavery
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written 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. .
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- 1 volume (510 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 512. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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