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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [82v] (169/1028)
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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discovery of oil in an area under our control is of considerable strategical
importance; while from the international point of view the relations of the
Arab Shaikhdoms with their neighbours have increased considerably in
importance and complexity.
1936,
Royal Navy .—As in previous years the Sloops of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division continued to do excellent work on the Arab Coast, and were as
usual frequently called on to assist 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 Political
Officers under him in making their tours. The Naval Base at Bahrain has
now been completed and is a considerable improvement on the old yied d
terre at Henjam. The subsidiary base at Khor Kuwai has likewise been
completed. During the months of October and November His Excellency
the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Squadron, H. M. S. Norfolk, visit
ed the Gulf.
Aviation .—The aircraft of the Royal Air Force continued their useful
work in connection with the Air Route, and the Resident and Political
Officers under him were enabled from time to time to make tours in Royal
Air Force machines, which proved a considerable convenience.
The bi-weekly service of Imperial Airways was carried out with regu
larity, though not with punctuality, during the year.
On 29th August the Eastbound Imperial Airways Liner “Horsa”
forced landed in a desolate area on the Arabian mainland 40 miles from
the coast. It was located by Royal Air Force aircraft, by whom the pas
sengers were transported to Bahrain. The guarding of the machine until
it could be flown to Bahrain a fortnight later was arranged by the Political
Agent, Bahrain, through the Bahrain Government.
In May the Air Navigation Regulations for civil aircraft made by
the Rulers of Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait were applied by King s Regula
tion to persons to whom the Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait Orders in Coun
cil respectively apply.
As in 1935, the Arab Air Route remained closed to private aviators.
In spite of this on 4th October Mr. F. W. Rickett, the well-known oil con
cession hunter of Abyssinian fame, made an unauthorised landing at Shar
jah in a private aeroplane. Instructions have been issued for the refusal
to him in future of visas for Iran and the Arab States of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
On the 30th November and 12th December the Westbound Liners of the
K. L. M., which had not got special authorisation for landing at Bahrain,
and had been driven by weather conditions off their course along the Persian
coast and were short of fuel, landed at Bahrain. They were permitted to
refuel and proceed, but the K. L. M. were informed by His Majesty s
Government that they should procure special authorisations for all their
machines.
The following facilities for the Civil Air Route were obtained during
the year.
In July permission was obtained from the Shaikh of Abu Dhavi for
the erection of a self-tending beacon on Halul Island.
In September permission for a similar facility on Sir Bu Na’air Island
was obtained from the Shaikh of Sharjah.
An agreement for landing ground and connected facilities and for
a seaplane anchorage was concluded in August with the Shaikh of Kalba.
In November and December the Royal Air Force, under the auspices
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.
, Muscat, carried out a successful reconnaissance oi
Sana rah and Kuria Muria Bays. The landing ground previously con-
cirneted at Sauqrah Bay was made serviceable and an additional landing
ground was constructed between Khor Gharim and Murbat. This success-
fnl result was all the more gratifying since, owing to the inaccessibility ot
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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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