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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [46v] (97/1028)
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 Police Department. Branches were also re-opened in the districts. In
Bushire, the names of the youths who had attained the age of military service
were notified, old exemption papers examined and new ones issued to those
youths who were unfit for service or otherwise exempted. 1,212 youths were
enrolled from Bushire and districts. Of these, 370 were sent to Khorram-
shahr to join the Navy and the rest were admitted into the Military barracks ^
at Bushire at various times during the year. The construction of the Military
barracks, which was begun in 1936, remained incomplete by the end of the
year.
The strength of the Bushire garrison remained at 600 and was under the
command of Major delayer, who relieved Major Nikman in September.
DISARMAMENT OF THE TRIBES.
The Iranian Military Authorities continued relentlessly to collect arms
in the districts. On the least suspicion that a peasant was in possession of
arms, he was bastinadoed, heavily fined, and imprisoned. The authorities
succeeded in collecting some 80 rifles, and a small quantity of ammunition,
which they sent to Bushire with the few peasants found in possession of arms.
NAVY.
Lieut.-Colonel Ghulam Ali Bayandor remained in charge of the Iranian
Navy throughout the year.
During the year, the sloop “ Babr ” seized two smugglers’ dhows carrying
some 600 packages of contraband goods, and gunboat “ Karkas ” one
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
with 500 packages.
The installation of the flash-light near the aerodrome was completed by
the Iran Naval Authorities. They installed a similar flash-light on Qais
Island. The lights were not regularly operated.
SECTION 5.
AVIATION.
23 Biitish aviators passed through Bushire during the year.
Fvench and Dutch. Air France maintained their weekly service through*
out the year K L. M. continued flying direct between Task and Basrah,
and a few planes landed at Bushire for re-fuelling or for previously booked
passengers. J
SECTION 6 .
FULITICAL SITUATION.
The, Iranian Government pursued its policy of removing tribal chiefs
from their districts and settling them in Shiraz. The Military Authorities
dealt with several raids of villages and caravans, though they were not always
with success, for, it is reported, that in many cases the outlaws are still at
large m the mountains. There was an outbreak in the Kuhegalu country in
September, to quell which large numbers of troops were sent.
The Iranian Census Authorities state that a considerable amount of
r?. h Tn Zed migr f ' , 0 UU he , Arab Side of the Gulf took place during the
j tar. There is no doubt that the population of Bijshire is much depleted.
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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.
- 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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