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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [85v] (175/1028)
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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His Majesty’s Consul-General continued to look after Norwegian and
Estonian interests throughout the year. He also protected Iraqi interests
until February when this was discontinued.
11. S. S. The Russian Office remained in charge of a local care
taker until October when the Russian Armenian who was in charge of the j
Russian Trading Concern, Bushire, and had gone to Resht last year, return
ed and remained in charge of the office to the end of the year.
No business was done by them during the year.
B_VISITORS.
1. On the 23rd November Mr. N. M. Butler, C.V.O., Counsellor to
His Majesty’s Legation, Tehran, arrived at Bushire en route to Kuwait
and landed for the day.
2. On the 23rd November Mr. S. W. Humphrey, Manager, Persian
Gulf, Cable and Wireless, Limited, Karachi, arrived here from Bahrain
and left for Karachi on the 29th.
w , C—BRITISH INTERESTS.
On the 21st January when the news of the demise of His Majesty King
George V was received here the flag of this
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.
and Consulate-Gene
ral was flown at half mast until the 23rd when it was mast-headed for half
a day in honour of the accession of His Majesty King Edward VIII. It
was again flown at half mast until the 28th January.
Cable and Wireless Limited.—This, Company’s Branch at Bushire was
managed by Mr. J. Tobin throughout the year. There was very little traffic
during the period and the income was much below the expenses m Bushire,
Jask and Charbar.
The Mesovotamia-Iran Corporation, Limited .—This firm continued as
Agents for the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited, and the
City and Hall Lines. They also sufiered from the almost non-existent
trade in Bushire.
The Imperial Bank of Iran, Bushire. —Mr. J. K. Millar was Manager
of the Bushire Branch throughout the year.
The A nalo-1 ranian Oil Co., M.-Mr. P. R. Touniantz remained in
charge of this Company’s
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Bushire from the beginning of the
year up to the 28th November when Mr. G. C. Marshall took over charge
from him and remained as Manager of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to the end of the year.
Visits of His Majesty’s Ships.-Tl. M. S. Norfolk, with His Excellency
Vice-Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Ramsay, K C.V.U.,
D.S.O., Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Squadron, on board, arrived
here on the 2nd November. Salutes were exchanged and calls made, tl
Excellency left for Kuwait on the 4th November.
The Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division Captain V. S. Butler,
D S O R N visited Bushire twice in H. M. S. Shoreham. H. M. o.
Fowev came twice and H. M. S. Deptford once during the year.
SECTION 3.
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION.
Governor of the Southern Ports.—His Excellency Amanullah Ardelan
from the beginning of the year to 27th May 1936.
Aqai Abdul Shakur Amin, Assistant Governor, Bushire, fro
May to 8th July-
Aqai Ahmad Sadri from 9th July to the end of the year.
Assistant Governor. Abdul Shakur Amin from the beginning
of the year to the 30th September.
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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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