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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [89v] (183/1028)
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 only real road in Bushire, i.e., that leading out of the town to
wards Sabzabad was under repair at the end of the year. The work is,
however, of a superficial nature and only about half a dozen men with a
hand-roller were employed on it. The road is already showing signs of
breaking up again.
There is still no internal air service connecting Bushire with inland
towns such as Shiraz, Isfahan and Tehran.
Ofium Shipments .—The following shipments took place in 1936; thev
w T ere all stated to be for legitimate consumption :—
January ....
. Nil
February ....
Dairen.
March .....
100
>>
London.
April .....
100
Hamburg.
May .....
100
n
Macao.
June .....
>>
July
>>
11
July
London.
August . . . .
. Nil
September ....
Macao.
October ....
Marseilles.
November ....
. Nil
December ....
. 200
91
Macao.
December ....
40
11
Marseilles.
Total . 1,350 cases.
The cases are of a standard weight of 160 lbs.
These shipments represent a decrease of about 50 per cent, compared
with 1935. Roughly three-quarters of them went to the Far East. The
average price per case was £115.
The shrinkage in export appears to have been due to China preferring
to obtain her supplies from Turkey at lower prices than those quoted by
Iran. Nevertheless the statistics show that about 75 per cent, of a dimi
nished export went to the Far East in 1936 as compared with 1935 when
the total shipments for legitimate consumption were 2658 cases of which
only 500 cases or about 20 per cent, went to the Far East. It is estimated
that there were about 850 cases of opium in stock in Bushire at the end
of the year awaiting buyers.
Rumours were current during the year that the Government were going
to reduce or abolish altogether the export tax (£25 per case) in order to en
courage exports. If the Government considered the question at all they
apparently thought better of it because nothing had been done about the tax
by the end of the year.
So far as is known there were no shipments for illegitimate consump
tion during the period under review.
A ttitude of local population .—The local population remains quite pas
sive in spite of their hard lot and there is no sign of unrest anywhere. Dis
content is widespread but it has not assumed a vocal form. The people
seem to be too steeped in oriental fatalism to exert themselves to bring
about an improvement in their conditions of life. Even if they could
temporarily throw off their inertia and organise a series of protests the
ringleaders would be speedily “liquidated” by the authorities who would
not brook any such manifestations of popular discontent. This being so it
is extremely unlikely that such discontent will show itself in the form of
riots or street demonstrations unless the people are goaded into action by
the authorities. How far the screw would have to be applied to produce
such action is impossible to forecast.
11th March 1937.
(Signed) FRANK H. TODD,
His Majesty's Vice-Consul,
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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.
- 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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