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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [99v] (203/1028)
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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were carried out in the Balliabad Hills situated about 21 miles to the
south-east of Kerman.
15. Conscription .—Sargord Ali Naqi Mirza Abul Maluki remained
in charge of the Conscription Office throughout the year.
Bam, Sirjan, Rafsinjan, Rudbar .—Nothing of importance to report.
PART II.
BANDAR ABBAS.
A.— British Interests.
1. Mesopotamia Iran Corporation Limited. —Mr. P. S. M. Desouza
held charge of the Bandar Abbas Branch of the Mesopotamia Iran Corpora
tion Limited throughout the year. 1
2. Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Limited .—The business of the Com
pany continued to increase. Supplies of kerosene oil and petrol for the
Eastern Iranian markets, Sirjan, Kerman.and Rafsinjan arrive regularly
by the Company’s small tanker “Khuzistan” and are landed at Bandar
Abbas from where they are forwarded to Kerman and Zahidan.
A party of British Geologists arrived at Bandar Abbas by road during
the month of November. The party had been surveying the country be
tween Shiraz, Sirjan and Hajiabad. Two of the party returned bv road
the rest taking passage by steamer to Khoramshahr.
? B. —Local Officials.
Governfcraie — Personnel .—Aghaye Ismail Khan Bahadur was Gover
nor of Bandar Abbas till the 9th August when he proceeded to Tehran on
leave after handing over charge to Agaye Paimani who was officiating Gov
ernor from 10th August to 24th December. Aghaye Bahadur returned
from Tehran on the 25th December and resumed charge of the office. The
Governor and the officiating Governor were the Presidents of the Munici
pality.
Provincial Customs and Finance Department .—Aghaye Mohommad
Alii Doulatshahi was Director of the Customs and Finance Department till
21st August when he proceeded to Tehran, and Aghaye Mehdi Nik-Khan
took over charge and was officiating to the end of the year.
Inspectors from the Customs and Finance Departments, Tehran, arriv
ed dining the months of March and April to inspect the work of the De
partments at Bandar Abbas.
In October one Omani
Dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
bound from Khazab to Dibai with Omani
crew, two female Aiab passengers, a cargo of firewood, and having two
rifles on board was seized when under sail near the south-west point of
Hormuz (about 4 miles from the Island and 10 miles from Bandar Abbas)
by the Ii aman Customs launch and brought into Bandar Abbas. The crew
and passengers were handed over to the Military authorities and were tried
by maitial law on a charge of carrying firearms in Iranian waters, and
released on 30th October, but the two rifles were retained.
Shahrabani (Poto).—Sarbahr (Sultan) Ashrafi held charge till 3rd
March when he proceeded to Tehran on transfer. Rasadban II Rahimiyan
officiated till the 19th when he was relieved by Sarbahr Nikzad who held
charge till July. Sarbahr Nikzad was relieved by Rasadban II Daftare-
who officiated till 21st August when he was relieved by Sarbahr Syed
Passport Department. Passport work is still in the hands of the
Shahrabani Department.
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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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