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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [94r] (192/1028)
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 Chief of the Provincial Police was dismissed in the summer for
corrupt practices along with the Chief of the Town Police. His successor
died shortly after his arrival. The present Chief of Police is a courteous
and pleasant individual, transferred from Hamadan. He is very int«rest-
« ed in traffic control and exercises efficient control in the Bazaars' BuMa-
ries have been less prevalent during 1936 than in former years and't lie
discipline of the Force seems to be good.
The Finance Department has been in charge of a cousin of the Dover
nor-General throughout the year. The visit of the Minister of Finance
at the close of 1935 has had little, effect in Fars, as few of his promises have
been carried into effect. The Agricultural Taxes have been collected un
remittingly all through the year. The Opium Monopolv Office has had
a quiet year owing to partial failure of the crops and towards the end of
the year it was announced that cultivation of opium poppies was to be
stopped and cotton to be grown in its place under the direction of the Cotton
Monopoly Company.
No new Public Works have been put in hand during the year. One
of the main avenues through Shiraz has been continued westwards as far as
Masjid-i-badi to form the commencement of a through road to Ahwaz.
When it was announced that the visit of the Shah was to be expected patch
ing operations were begun on the Isfahan road. Various unmetalled roads
were made in the Merv-Dasht plain to facilitate collection of beet for the
new sugar
factory
An East India Company trading post.
.
Spasmodic work was done on the Shiraz-Bushire road. As machinery
for the new factories is being brought into the country by Bushire to avoid
the congestion of Khorremshahr, it will be necessary to keep the road in a
better state of repair and possibly the problem of crossing the “mashileh”
may be tackled. But in the meanwhile the road is steadily deteriorating
as is evidenced by the fact that the general rate of hire for motor transport
from Bushire to Shiraz is double that on other roads in Iran. The road
was inspected early in the year by the Director of the Road Department of
the Ministry of Communications. Mechanical transport has been brought
under stricter Government control during the year. Public omnibus ser
vices have been maintained for most of the year between Bushire and
Isfahan.
The Postal Services continued to function slowly but reasonably surely.
An office was opened at Takht-i-Jamshid (Persepolis) in the summer. The
long talked-of airmail service from Tehran seems to have been postponed
indefinitely and the existing aerodrome after a considerable sum of money
had been spent on its improvement was decided by a joint commission of
military officers and officials from the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs to
be unsuitable. Military opinion was against its use for any purpose in
co-operation with civil authority. Telegraph services are reported to be
very inadequate, largely through lack of staff.
The Agricultural Department is now largely concerned with the ope
rations of the new Government Companies for trade in cotton, skins, wheat,
dried fruits, etc. The opium crop having been unsatisfactory and Govern
ment having decided to limit production, large areas have been planted
with cotton and wheat. The total area under cultivation in Fars is said
to be about 600,000 hectares. Last year’s crop of cotton amounted to 6
million kilogrammes, while 300,000 kilos of opium were produced. Gov
ernment buyers did not take the whole stock of opium, but cotton found a
ready market for the mills of Isfahan and Shiraz. Supplies of cotton for
Russia are also required, as commitments have not been fulfilled. Increased
quantities have been planted in the Kazerun and Abadeh areas. Cotton
ginning plant has been installed at Kazerun and Mamessani, and is on
order for Shiraz, Abadeh, Fasa and Jahrum.
The Government Grain purchasing organisation bought supplies in
the Province and it is said that it is to be sold back to buyers for private
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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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