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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [70r] (144/1028)
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 VIII.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, MUSCAT,
FOR 1937.
Part I.
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1.
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Officials —
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.
. —Major R. P. Watts, I.A., throughout the year.
Medical Officer. —Assistant Surgeon R. Easey, from 1st to 18th
January. Assistant Surgeon C. E. Hynes, I.M.D., from 19th
January to the end of the year.
Treasury Officer. —Mr. R. I. Barreto from 1st January to the 17th March.
Mr. Nasirul Haq from the 18th March to the 18th June.
Mr. D. J. Stephens from the 19th June to the end of the year.
2.
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Hospital. —(a) The total number of patients treated during
the year was 7,675 of which 7,598 were “ out patients ” and 77 “ in patients ”.
This number shows a decrease of 316 compared with last year. The daily
average attendance was 21-5. 202 minor operations were carried out during
the year.
There were no outbreaks of any epidemics.
Malaria, skin, eye and diseases of the digestive system continued to be
the most prevalent.
(6) Quarantine. —Quarantine restrictions were imposed against pas
sengers arriving from Karachi on three occasions during the year.
There was a small epidemic of small-pox reported on the Batinah coo,st
and all persons arriving by caravans were vaccinated before they were allowed
to enter Matrah. A total of 1,914 vaccinations were performed.- ,
A few minor repairs to the quarantine station were carried out during
the year.
3. Coronation of His Majesty King George 17.—The Coronation of Their
Maiesty’s Kina George VI and Queen Elizabeth was celebrated at Muscat on
M „:. 12 + 1 , H M S “ Deptford ” which had been sent to Muscat specially for
the^ccasion, dressed ship and fired a Royal Salute of 31 guns at Noon and
the Sultan’s Battery in the Fort fired a similar number of guns in unison.
The
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
buildings were suitably decorated with flags and bunting by
day and coloured lights by night. In the evening “ Deptford gave a search
light display and fired off several salvoes of rockets.
An official reception was held at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in the evening which was
attended by His Highness the Sultan, the principal members of ge Ruling
family and of Muscat and Matrah.
and representatives of the British inman u the
WaU^nd U leadh^ r memters°f the*British Indian Community resident there.
4 Political Affairs.-(a) The political situation remained quiet through- :
^ An event of some C^ber^ ShaM ’Da
bin Salih with his 2 sons and a s hand man 0 f the Imam of the
visit to the Sultan. Shaikh Isa is the g ., in that district than
Oman and has probably more ^ u , e "“X 0 “fyoung man was the leader
the Imam himself. It attack on Muscft in 1915 which was
of the Omam forces m their abortive ^ since that period he has
repelled by Indian troops then statl ° dj to the Sultan’s statements,
never visited the capital again. Accord _g t^ ^
which appear to have some deg b ject was to ma ke his peace with the
SScafSovemment on Account of his dissatisfaction with the rule of t. e
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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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