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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [62r] (128/1028)
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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CHAPTER V.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE KUWAIT POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
FOR THE YEAR 1937.
I.—The Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
Personnel. — (a) Captain G. S. de Gamy, M.C., held charge of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
from 1 st January to 7th April and from 11th June to 31st December.
Captain A. C. Stewart, I.A., held charge from 8 th April to 21st May.
Dr. A. L. Greenway, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Lond.), I.M.D., held charge from
22 nd May to 10 th June.
(b) Assistant Surgeon A. L. Greenway, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Lond).,
I.M.D., was in medical charge of the Charitable Dispensary and performed
the duties of Quarantine Officer throughout the year, except for the period
from 14th June to 10th October when Dr. C. E. Watts officiated for him.
II. —The Ruling Family.
His Highness the Sheikh Sir Ahmed Ibn Jabir as Subah has continued
to be the Ruler of Kuwait, and administered the State during the year under
review. His Highness did not leave the State.
2. Sheikh Abdulla as-Salim as Subah, cousin of the Ruler, paid a short
visit to Baghdad in the autumn.
3 . The obligation of His Majesty’s Government incurred towards th e
Sheikh of Kuwait in 1914, in guaranteeing freedom from taxation for his
date gardens in Iraq remains, as reported last year, undischarged although
official correspondence on the subject continues.
4 With effect from 1st April the address of the Ruler and his successors
was changed from His Excellency to His Highness. The proper style in
Arabic is w-*-
XH. The Political Agent’s relations with the Sheikh.
The personal relations of the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
with the Ruler remained
cordial throughout the year.
In the background there have, it must be admitted, been shadows caused
by the Palestine agitation, and continuous Italian propaganda of all kinds.
By the end of the year, action in Palestine, news of the British rearma
ment programme, and of the measures projected by Britain to counter
Italian propaganda by “straight news”, were beginning to restore confi-
dence in Britain’s ability for leadership.
IV.—Local Interests.
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jects which stays at 4 per cent. . , . f
( 6 ) Municipality. —No remarkable changes in the towns ip
or its administration have taken place during e y • news paper
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in appearance and convenience. , d rin g the year under I
id) Public Library .—A new library was opened dun g
review for the use of the public.
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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)
- 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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- Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:511v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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