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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [45v] (95/1028)
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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2. On the 14th February, Mr. G. W. Rendel, C.M.G., Head of the Eastern
Department of the Foreign Office, London, accompanied by Mrs. Rendei,
arrived at Bushire from Kuwait and left for Shiraz en route for Persepolis on
the 26th. He returned to Bushire on 1st March, and left next day in H. M. S.
“ Deptford ” for a tour of the Gulf.
3. On the 2nd March, Mr. P. N. Loxley, Second Secretary to His Majesty’s
Legation, Tehran, arrived, and left in H. M. S. “ Deptford ” for a tour of the
Gulf.
4. On the 10 th March, Captain Luciano Bigi, Naval Attache to the
Italian Legation, Tehran, and Dr. Salvatore Aponte, Correspondent of the
“ Corrier della Sara ” arrived from Tehran, and left for Bahrain on the 12th.
5. On 18th October, Mr. H. J. Seymoi^, C.M.G., C.V.O., His Majesty’s
Minister, paid an official visit to Bushire. He called on the Governor of the
Southern Ports, Bushire, and left in His Majesty’s Ship “ Shoreham ” for an
unofficial tour of the Gulf, on the 20th.
C.—BRITISH INTERESTS.
Cable and Wireless, Limited. —This Company’s Branch at Bushire was
managed during the year by :—
Mr. J. Tobin, from 1st January to 3rd April.
Mr. C. Bottomley, from 4th April to 22nd August.
Mr. G. W. Watson, from 23rd August to the end of the year.
The Company closed down their Jask branch during the year.
The Mesopotamia-1 ran Corporation, Limited. —This Company was reform
ed during the year under the title Gray, Mackenzie and Company, Limited.
For the first part of the year, Mr. J. M. Russell was the Company’s Agent, and
for the remainder, Mr. S. W. Gregor. The change of title does not entail
change in business connections.
The Imperial Bank of Iran. —Mr. J. K. Millar was the Manager of the
Bushire Branch from 1 st January to 9th March. Mr. L. C. Cartwright from
10 th March to 6 th September. Mr. V. H. Glendening from 6 th September to
the end of the year.
The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Limited. —Mr. Y. Gregory was in charge
of this Company’s Branch throughout the year.
Visits of His Majesty's Ships.—The Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division, Captain Allen Poland, D.S.O.,, R.N., visited Bushire twice in
H. M. S. “ Shoreham ”. H. M. S. “ Deptford ” visited once, and H. M. S.
Enterprise of the East Indies Squadron, once. On all the occasions the
usual salutes were fired and calls made.
SECTION 3.
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION.
Governor of the Southern Porte.—Aqai Ahmad Sadri throughout the year.
Assistant Governor. —Aqai Taqi Midhat throughout the year.
Customs Preventive Department. —The Road Guards having proved them
selves to be even more liable to corruption than their predecessors, the Fron
tier Guards, the Iranian Government placed this Department in the hands of
the Navy. The Navy took over ports north and south of Bushire. The
port remains in the charge of the Road Guards. In Bushire itself, the Police
Department carries out the necessary duties.
Government measures for discouraging the smuggling of contraband
good.
Wheat Monopoly.—In January, Revenue Authorities purchased all wheat
m the Bushire District at the rate of 60 rials for 315 kilos, having deducted
20 per cent, of the total weight for dust and other adulterations. The Revenue
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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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