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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [86v] (177/1028)
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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The measures taken by the Iranian authorities for the suppression of
the smuggling of contraband goods helped to discourage the smuggling of
sugar into Bushire town and certain parts of the district and perhaps m
Lingah town. The smuggling of contraband goods, such as imitation silk,
piecegoods, haberdashery and, in some instances, rifles and ammunition,
was successfully carried out through the Iranian porte and the goods were
Xn to towns and cities in the interior via Farrashband and Fimzabad
(78 and 105 miles respectively east of Bushire) and also through Lanstan
The smugglers’ caravans were protected by strong riflemen who in almost
all instances defeated the Ammeh (RoadGhards)and mflmted loseson
them Bv the end of the year the Ammeh had lost 20 men and they had,
n one instance only, succeeded in killing 9 of the smugglers riflemen and
wounding 2 In October it was decided, on account of their inefficiency and
wounaiiij-, a. * .i j + ^.p cmrmrpctcnncr smuerslingr from the Amnieh
corruption, to take the duty itafy authorities. The
authorities and to leave it m the ha nffioiqls' of the Customs
mt‘il amount of contraband goods seized by the othciais oi tne customs
Preventive Department came to 1,438 packages of sugar tea, tobacco,
matches and sundries, and 6 smugglers’ dhows, 13 smugglers an las
14,800 in Iranian currency notes.
\Roads and Communications.
1 Bushire-Shiraz Blood—Al the instance of His Excellency Amanul-
lah Ardelan the Governor of Bushire, this road was inspected by the
Assistant to the Minister of Roads and m November a contract was given to
fhe Deka Company to build the Bushire-Borazjan portion of it.
2 The installation of the wireless transmitting set which was brought
to Bushirdin May 1935, was completed by a French engineer m the employ
of the Iranian Government in June 1936 when an engineer of the Royal
ol the lianian o /rr t ivn found it to have been dangerously situ-
Dutch Air mail service (K. L- M.) tormd it w ^ ^ ^ ^
ated for aeroplanes landmg the 0 erodrome . On November 3
set was removed to a sp 2 ^ zealously to work to carry out
tor Iiaman aeropla , March 1937. Iranian air
Tehran-Isfahan-Shiraz-Busnire nom ine ^ August two
waTpromiseftobe promulgated laLrTn,Remained unknown to the end of
th6 TLber of Commerce.—Having found first su^estwn for buM-
ing ten — f^w^ m
merchants. His Bushire , ,, 0 f orm a Steam Navigation Company
the C first meeting the local merchants offered 10 O’her
here- At t - c c om panv. The activities of the Chamber
1.550,000 (£15,50 ) tlie formation of this Company as also
of c « nimerc ; i X "branch of the Companv for the sale of Motor Vehicles
“? t r h f_ r ’ at Bushire. None of these Companies, however, materialised by
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:511v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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