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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [100r] (204/1028)
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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31
March' 1 Haji Baba Bafiei held char ge till 31st
sums of money 6 He n? T” he had misa PP r opriated certain
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1st A r p h r e il De P artment was amalgamated with the Anmieh Department from
Ammeh.—The Amnieh Department consists of one Setwan III as Offi
cer Commandmg and 190 men. The Amnieh area under Bandar Ibbas
is Doulatabad, Hajiabad and Minab. D
nr , tr , Bahe ? atU l! T a Sale ! 1 , i V S f7 an In > was the Commanding till
October when Nusratullah Afshar was appointed as Officer Commanding
until the end of the year. b
f^shk^tnid Morteza Khan Yazdan Panah accompanied by Parhano-
Khajavi, the Officer Commanding, Kerman, and Sargord Amir Shahi ar°
rived at Bandar Abbas in October to inspect the Department.
Banque Mellie Iran —Hussain Agha Afshar held charge till 27th May
when he proceeded on leave. Ali Reza, Accountant, officiated during his
absence. Aghaye Afshar returned on 9th July and resumed charge till 17th
December when he was transferred after handing over charge to Agha
Fathullah Pirmoradi who arrived from Bushire.
A notice was published on the 5th March in accordance with orders
from Tehran, that all foreign exchange was monopolised by the Govern
ment and that persons in possession of foreign exchange should sell same
to the Bank within 3 days, failing which they would be liable to prosecu
tion. Shippers were also required to sell foreign exchange against each
shipment 2 months after shipments were made.
The following Companies have been formed :—
Sherkat Panbeh Poost va Pashm.
Sherkat Sahami Qomash.
. Sherkat Najari (Carpentry).
■ Sherkat Artesian.
Sherkat Artesian .—Efforts were made to bore an Artesian well in
Hussainabad (a seaside village, one mile to the west of Bandar Abbas).
Mr. Cyril Nautin Blakeman, an East Indian from, Bombay was engaged
by the local authorities to do this work. He arrived at Bandar Abbas
in June and started this work. As his efforts, after several
months, were unsuccessful, work was abandoned, and he is now boring at
Banu Band, a site about 12 miles to the north-west of Bandar Abbas.
Municipality. —Aghaye Ismail Khan Bahadur, the Governor of
Bandar Abbas, who is also President of the Municipality takes a keen
interest in improving conditions in the town. While at Tehran he did his
utmost to obtain a grant of Rials 300,000 (£3,750) for town improvement.,
The water-supply for the town is brought from Naiband by the Qanat
system (under ground channel). The water is slightly brackish.
Electricity. —The Electric plant broke down several times during the
year. An Engineer from Tehran was brought to repair it.
A company with a capital of Rials 200,000 (£2,500) was formed dur
ing the month of July for the installation of electric and ice plants. It is
reported that the machinery will be imported from Germany.
Education department. —Aghaye Noor Alii Basti has been the Direc
tor of Education throughout the year.
The Raise Moaref Bushire visited Bandar Abbas during the year.
Posts and Telegraphs.—AgYi&yz Mirza Ibrahim Khan Arbabi held
charge till 10th September when he proceeded on leave. He handed over
charge to Aghaye Earah who officiated till 11th November when the former
returned from leave and resumed charge.
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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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