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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [27v] (59/1028)
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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the neighbourhood of Qashaniya and Hambiyah occurred m June. No satis-
fectionwas forthcomhrg from the Iraqi Government in reply to the protest
made in regard to it.
VII. PRESS.
The Iraqi Press continued to publish hostile attacks on Kuwait during
the year. In this connection the Shaikh of Kuwait having complained
especially against the paper A1 Sejil of Basrah, the Iraq Government authorised
its postal authorities to refuse to accept it for transmission to Kuw ait.
VIII. OIL.
The difficulty found in boring the well at Burgan, 35 miles south of Kuwait
Town owing to fissures, with consequent loss of mud circulation, has been
overcome & On the 13th October, oil was struck in No. 2 well of a similar quah-
tv and depth (3,750 feet) to that found some-time before in No. 1 well in the
same neighbourhood. Pressure is also likely to be about the same and
-prospects for oil development in Kuwait are now definitely bright.
His Highness the Shaikh was invited to witness the Burgan well producing
oil.
IX. ROYAL NAVY.
His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief on board H.M.S. Norfolk visited
Kuwait between the 1st and 3rd December. The Ruling family and the
notables of the place were invited by His Excellency to visit him and see the
ship. These visits to the ship were very much appreciated.
Various other visits were paid by His Majesty’s ships, sloops of the Per
sian Gulf Division, during the year.
X. ROYAL AIR FORCE.
(a) Aircrafts of the Royal Air Force landed at Kuwait as usual in the
course of their ordinary routine duties during the year under review.
(b) A bomber-transport aircraft with petrol nearly exhausted landed on
the 7th July on the shore ten miles south of Kuwait Town without any damage.
The
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
went to the spot and rendered assistance.
(c) Exercises with Kuwait forces .—During the year under review, an exer
cise in co-operation with the Shaikh’s forces was carried out near Kuwait
by No. 4 Section Armoured cars from Shaiba under Wing Commander T. E.
Ivons. Aircraft of No. 84 Squadron was also present for the operation, the
value of which was very much appreciated by the Ruling family and the
notables of Kuwait.
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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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:511v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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