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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [61r] (126/1028)
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 French Spah-bud (Field Marshal) in the employ of the Iranian
Government arrived at Bandar Abbas on the 15th October. He was accom
panied by 25 Iranian officers. The party embarked in the Iranian Sloop
“ Babr ” for Lingah and the intermediate islands. The Marshal was reported
to have evinced much interest in the island of Hen jam and declared it to be
the most suitable place in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
for the Iranian Naval Base.
The Mission left for Sirjan and Shiraz on the 18th October.
The coup d'etat was celebrated as usual by the military on the 22nd
February and was attended by the local officials, and merchants, accompanied
by their wives.
II. Conscription. —The Committee during their session of two and a
half months (5th October—21st December) dealt with 550 cases out of 1,956
called to appear.
III. Internal security. —The security on the Bandar Abbas-Kerman
motor road and on all other trade routes in the province was well maintained
throughout the year, except for the incident on the Bandar Abbas-Lar road
in August when a caravan conveying 100 loads of monopoly loaf sugar,
and 24 chests tea and cotton piece-goods and three loads of cotton twists
was looted by Nafars near Agha Jamal.
With the commencement of summer and influx of people into Minab
for the date trade, that district suffered from armed Baluchis, who looted
people in outlying villages in broad day light.
Six conscripts deserted from the Bandar Abbas garrison in June, taking
their rifles with them, were joined by other armed bandits and started to
harass people and donkeymen on the outlying caravan routes, chiefly in
Shamilat.
On 31st July they looted the house of the tenant of Baghu (the village
of H. H. Agha Khan) about 10 miles to the east of Bandar Abbas.
They were finally rounded up by the joint Amnieh forces of Bandar
Abbas and Minab at a village named Raving near Minab, when two of the
gang were killed, and one wounded before the remaining six surrendered.
5. Iranian Navy.
The following sloops visited Bandar Abbas during the year
“ Babr ”, 11th January, 8 th April, 16th October.
“ Plang ”, 8 th April.
“ Shahrukh ”, 15th February, 1st and 14th September.
“ Karkas ”, 12 th March, and 8 th April.
“ Shahbaz ”, 22nd May and 12th December.
6. Communications.
I. Roads —No new motor road from Bandar Abbas to the interior was
opened during the year. The Shiraz-Bandar Abbas road passing through Lar
referred to in last year’s report has been little used.
II. Aviation.—A German plane (Junkers) “ Kismet-D-UKOP ” made
a forced landing on the 21st March, owing to engine trouble and took oil tor
Damascus after an hour.
The following were on board :—
Captain—Von Blomberg.
Pilots—Sterutrurg and Salomon.
Crew—Poscuer and Ackermann.
7. Trade Developments.
I Trade .—Trade depression continued throughout the year. The
prominent causes for this result being exorbitant import duties Governmen
restrictions, and monopolies. No improvement can be foreshadowed untd
there is some modification of the present policy. In some cases im P ort ®d
goods remained held up in Customs for months for want of foreign exc an 0
<or other minor difficulties.
53(C) ExAffairsDept.
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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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