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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎64r] (132/1028)

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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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X. —Visitors.
Besides visits from the Hon’ble 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
from 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. Surgeon Bushire, from the Commercial Adviser to the
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Sdon’ble 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. and from the Secretary to the Hon’ble 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. , the visitors during the year included :—
(1) Major Frank Holmes, a Concessionaire—3rd January 1937.
(2) Mr. Hugh Montgomery, 1st Secretary, British Embassy, Baghdad—
10th January 1937.
(3) Mr. G. W. Rendel, C.M.G., Head of the Eastern Department of the
| Foreign Office, London,—21st February 1937.
(4) Mr. C. J. Edmonds, C.B.E., Adviser to the Ministry of Interior
Baghdad—27th February 1937.
(5) Mr. P. Knabenshiuere, Resident Minister at Baghdad of the
United States of America—27 th April 1937.
(6) Mr. H. J. Seymour, C.M.G., His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran—
3rd November 1937.
(7) Air Vice-Marshall C. L. Courtney, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., Air Officer
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(8) Sheikh Hafiz Wahba, the Saudi Arabian Minister, London
7th September 1937.
19) Sheikh Nuri Shaalan, Emir of the Ruwalla tribes of Syria, a
father-in-law of His Majesty the King of Saudi-Arabia—
28th January 1937.
(10) Sheikh Yusif Yassin, Head of the Political Section of the Secre*
tariat of H. M. the King of Saudi-Arabia—7th September
1937 and 11th November 1937.
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(b) Maximum temperature—117°F.
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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:

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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