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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [67v] (139/1028)
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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Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. Rooney,
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,
arrived from Bushire by slow mail on the 21st and returned to Bushire on the
25th April 1937.
Captain T. Hickinbotham, I.A.,
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.
, Bahrain, left for
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
and Doha on tour on the 30th April 1937 by H.M.S. “Deptford”. He returned
to Bahrain on the 2nd May.
The Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Bowie, K.C.I.E.,
C.B.E., arrived at Bahrain from Muscat on tne 3rd May by H.M.S. Fowey .
On the 7th May Sir Trenchard Bowie, Captain T. Hickinbotham, Political
Agent, Bahrain, and Wind-Commander A. R. M. Rickards, O.B.E., A.F.C.,
Air Liaison Officer, Bahrain, left for Doha, Qatar, by Royal Air Force flying
boat and returned the same afternoon. Sir Trenchard Fowle then left for
Bushire, with his Under Secretary on the 9th May by slow mail.
Captain T. Hickinbotham, I.A.,
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.
, Bahrain, left for Sharjah
on tour by air on the 20th May. He was joined by Wing Commander A. R. M.
Rickards, Air Liaison Officer, Bahrain, on the 23rd May 1937. Wing Comman
der Rickards returned to Bahrain on the 13th June and Captain Hickinbotham
on the 19th June.
Syed Ghulam Murteza, Assistant Engineer, Independent
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Sub-Division, arrived from Bushire by slow mail on the 14th June and return
ed to Bushire on the 20th June 1937.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. Rooney, I.M.S., arrived from Muscat by slow
mail on the 19th and left for Bushire on the 20th June 1937.
Captain T. Hickinbotham, I.A.,
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.
, Bahrain, left for Sharjah
on the 9th and returned to Bahrain on the 12th July 1937 by Royal Air Force
aircraft.
Sir Reader Bullard, K.C.M.G., C.I.E., His Majesty’s Minister, Jeddah,
arrived at Bahrain from A1 Khobar (Saudi Arabia) on the 13th July 1937
and left for Kuwait by air on the 15th July 1937.
Captain T. Hickinbotham, I.A.,
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.
, Bahrain, accompanied by
Lieutenant B. L. M. Tomlinson, Assistant
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.
, and the Quaran
tine Medical Officer, Bahrain, visited the pearling banks on the 20th July
1937 and returned the same day.
Captain T. Hickinbotham, I.A.,
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.
, Bahrain, left for Sharjah
on the 21st and returned on the 25th July 1937 by air.
Lieutenant B. L. M. Tomlinson, Assistant
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.
, Bahrain,
left for Bushire by slow mail on the 31st July and returned on the 14th
August 1937.
Captain T. Hickinbotham, I.A.,
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.
, Bahrain, left for Karachi
on recess on the 1st August 1937 and returned to Bahrain by air on the 12th
September 1937.
The Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Fowle, K.C.I.E.,
C.B.E.,
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, accompanied by his Confidential
Assistant, arrived at Bahrain from Bushire on the 14th August 1937. He
was relieved of the office of 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
by Mr.
O. K. Caroe, C.I.E., I.C.S., wffio arrived here on the 15th August 1937. Sir
Trenchard then left Bahrain by air on the 19th August 1937 for the United
Kingdom on leave. The Honourable Mr. O. K. Caroe, C.I.E., I.C.S., officiating
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, left for Bushire on the 21st August
1937.
Captain T. Hickinbotham, I.A.,
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.
, Bahrain, left for Sharjah
on the 18th September by Royal Air Force aeroplane and returned tho same
day.
H. J. Seymour, Esquire, C.M.G., C.V.O., His Britannic Majesty’s Minis
ter, Tehran and Mrs. Seymour arrived at Bahrain on the 29th October and
left Bahrain on the 1st November 1937.
Air Vice-Marshal C. L. Courtney, C.B,, C.B.E., D.S.O., Air Officer
Commanding British Fo ces in Iraq, arrived at Bahrain on the 6th and left
on the 7th November 1937.
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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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