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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [56r] (116/1028)
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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52. Economic, affairs .—^Dissatisfaction with trade restrictions, monopolies,
exchange control and Government intervention in general caused a petition
to be presented to the Shah during his visit to Shiraz. After the death of
the Minister of Finance modifications were discussed m Tehran and the new
Minister of Commerce has proved sympathetic to the extent of securing the
curtailment of some of the powers of the monopoly companies. Not only
had production of gum, almonds, dried fruits carpets, and skins decreased,
•is the opportunity for individual profit was taken away, but the actual mar
kets have been partly lost. Meanwhile Banks have restricted credit consi
derably particularly to the new Companies, which are badly managed.
53 Merchants are now free to export most commodities under license
from the Monopoly Company concerned and endeavours are being made to
fUo nld rrnrkets A verv l ar £ e P ro P or ^ on produce of Fars goes
regam the ° ld “ ke or t o Gl?many g as P p^rt of the trading agreements with
Tran h A quantity of cotton yam from the local mills was exported to Germany
during the year, but this was stopped owing to Russian representations
54 Imports are in the main cotton piece-goods, sugar, tea and hardware-
ci 1 nf a ifof these in the country are said to be in excess of requirement
Stocks of all °t ^ese m h been refused . The necessary foreign ex-
and permits to imp however was not available. Similar consi-
change to pay for such imp > machinery for the existing
derations have prevented the purchase mrnor ^ ^ and
mills or for others planned, caus i na great dislocation to trade, agn-
mdtum and hrduX- Sgled goods of a'll kinds are to be seen in increasing
quantities numash (Cotton Piece Goods Company) has imported
55. The Sherket-nQumasMC ^ from Eomb otherwise
s- 3 arS 2 * 5 S: &. *». «. «* ^
” f ‘T'Ct-X Compaoie® m Shte „« U» ^ <■< «»
were :— , , -, x
T 4 • q i ami Tiiaret-i-Fars va Banader (general trade).
K 2 &- ii*- ™ p “““*“ k
Sherket-i-Sahami Pust Narm-i-Fars (skins).
Sherket-i-Sahami Ketira-i-Fars (gum tragacanth).
Sherket-i-Sahami Tijaret-i-Junub (genera ra , and local trade
r d , onb
•Sherket-i-Tijaret-hFars 2“^ J J ba “ 0 ^ course of reformation).
Sherket-i-SahamiDukhani^^^^ . ^ ^ Banader ya Junub
Sberket-i-Sabam se 0 f reformation).
sto jr s r-"—• »° f
Ste , k .s r rr«--->r-.» (~« - -
par o S) ,' • Onmash-i-Fars (cotton goods).
Sherket-i-Q(Ji ,
si “ k “-; “ «»*»
Tv, mnst of these, Go vermuth
1 ^ j ri rlnrinp- the year owing to
"^^Local ^ermiJto^htam
Machinery to don
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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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- 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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