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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [57v] (119/1028)
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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part of the year when it was not required for the
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.
staff. The Con
sulate is much indebted to the
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.
for the frequent arduous work of
clearing goods through the Customs at Bushire for use of the bhiraz start.
80. Foreign interests. —The German colony is now the biggest foreign
community in Shiraz. In addition to the two old residents mentioned in
last year’s Summary, there are Germans in the Agricultural Department, the
Municipal Offices, the Wine
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
, the Fars Electric Spinning Mill, and m
the Technical School. A reception was held on the anniversary of the founda
tion of the Nazi regime, to which a few Iranian officials were invited. Trade
flourished under the clearing agreement till difficulties arose in the autumn.
The German Minister visited Persepolis in May.
81. The Agricultural Department employs an Austrian veterinary
doctor and an Italian engineer, at present in Bushire, is employed by the
Municipality and by various of the Companies as consultant. He also de
signed the new buildings at the Tomb of Hafiz for the Education Depart
ment.
82. American archaeologists under Professor Erich Schmidt were busy
at Persepolis during most of the year. It became the headquarters of the
Mission from the Oriental Institute of Chicago University after the closing
down of work at Rey. Many coins and pottery articles were dug up. Pro
fessor Schmidt was absent during part of the year on aerial surveys in other
parts of Iran for which the Shah gave special permission when he was at
Persepolis. Two Americans were working for a time in the old Masjid-i-
Juma’ in Shiraz. During the summer there were various visitors from the
Bahrein Oil Company in Shiraz. Towards the end of the year an American
training specialist arrived to organise classes for nurses. The United States
Charge d’ Affaires in Tehran was on tour in the district in October. Other
American visitors included Dr. Schenk, of the Amiranian Oil Company ;
Miss Parrish, a journalist; the Archimandrite Theodore Isaac, Armenian
Bishop of Julfa ; and several students on a world tour.
83. French interests were mainly centred in the excavations at Shapur,
where three archaeologists were working for part of the year. Mr. Goddard,
Director of the Antiquities and Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of
Education, visited Shiraz several times during the year. The French Charge
d’Affaires in Tehran and the Military Attache also passed through.
84. Other Visitors during 1937 included the Czecho Slovakian Minister ;
M. Blanquet, a French civil engineer ; M. Lundborg, of the Swedish Legation ;
M. Christianssen, of the Kampsax Consortium ; M. Cemal Husni, leader of
a Turkish Mission to Iran ; Dr. Lindt, a Swiss journalist; and various
Austrians and Czecho-Slovakian tourists.
85. Miscellaneous subjects. —The cost of living has increased steadily
throughout the year, partly owing to the prolonged drought and partly owing
to irregularities in the official control of prices and to shortage of transport
due to Government restrictions.
86 . The Irantours Hotel is in course of construction by the Tourist
Department in Tehran. It has the advantage (?) of modern sanitation and
is expected to be ready for visitors before next No Rouz. Meanwhile the
Hotel Sa’adi offers quite comfortable accommodation.
87. The local cimema showed the British films “ Thirty-nine Steps ”
and Bosambo during the year and also a News Reel of the Coronation.
Iranian films made in India were also shown.
88 . The maximum temperature recorded in 1937 was 99°. The lowest
in the winter of 1936-1937 was 21 ° in January. Up to the present (mid-Jan
uary) the thermometer has not been below 25° this winter.
89. Rainfall during the winter season 1936-37 was 10-27 inches, as com
pared with 12 27 inches in the previous year. The rainfall so far during the
present winter is 3 inches less than normal. Up to the end of December
no rain had fallen at ail in two-thirds of the Province.
90. Slight earthquake shocks were registered in Shiraz in April and in
December. ' r
A. E. WATKINSON,
H. B. M. Consul.
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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. .
- Extent and format
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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