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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [110v] (225/1028)
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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journey and for five months in the year during the monsoon period, com
munication by sea is entirely cut off. The Official—a Member of the Rul
ing Family—appointed by the Sultan to act as his representative in Muscat
had been invested with restricted powers and the consequence of these con
ditions was to make the conduct of official business exceedingly difficult and J
at times impossible. During the year the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
had to proceed
three times by air and once by sea to Dhofar to see the Sultan concerning
important matters.
Matters of lesser importance affecting the interests of His Majesty’s
Government and the Sultanate have been dealt with under appropriate
headings in Part II of the Report.
The Commercial Treaty between His Majesty’s Government and the
Sultan was renewed on 11th February.
5. Judicial .—Judicial matters form the subject of a separate report.
6. Trade .—Imports and exports during the year 1935-36 showed an
improvement as will be seen from the following figures supplied by the
local Customs Department.
1934-35. 1935-36. Increase.
Imports ...... 36,13,716 38,37,835 2,24,119
Exports 25,61,387 32,64,948 7,03,561
The imports show an increase of Rs. 2,24,119 which is due to increase
in the imports of textiles, wheat flour, tea, spices, twist yarns and oils.
Exports show an increase of Rs. 7,03,561, but this is due solely to the
exports of Maria Theresa Dollars to the value of Rs. 7,86,042 and Specie
and Silver Krans to the value of Rs. 1,12,400. Otherwise a decrease of
exports of the usual commodities is shown compared with last year.
Th : s decrease in exports is shown by the following figures :—
1934-35.
1935-36.
Decrease.
Dry dates
. 11,22,715
7,13,330
4,09,385
Wet Dates
•
•
.
. 2,64,373
2,37,084
57,289
Dried Fish
, »
»
. 4,06,006
1,43,785
2,62,221
The decrease in the value of dates is due to the lower prices ruling than
last year, while the shipment of dried fish heavily declined as a result
partly of the Italo-Abyssinian war but chiefly on account of the refusal
of the chief importer, Germany, to take any of this produce except on
a barter basis which for Muscat has been found impracticable. At the
close of the year large stocks of dried fish were on hand in the local ware
houses and also in bond in Germany and if these cannot be disposed of,
severe losses will be suffered by the merchants concerned.
As in the past year, the chief place as an importer of piecegoods is
held by Japan who continues to strengthen her position in the market.
A cheap brand of Japanese cement is making progress against the
Indian (Porbunder) cement.
7. (A) Royal Navy .—Visits of H. M. Ships and Royal Air Force
Machines to Muscat are detailed in Appendix “A” to this Report.
Last year the Sultan accorded permission for the establishment of a
recreational station for the use of the personnel of FI. M. Ships, on the
small uninhabited island of Jazirat-al-Ghanum which is situated to the
north of the Mussandum Peninsula and at the entrance to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
The station was completed during the year and consists of a Canteen,
Officers' Club, Power House, Store-house and Quarters for the Caretaker
and Staff.
(B) Royal Air Force .—A Royal Air Force reconnaissance with the co
operation of H. M.’s Navy was carried out along the south-east coast of
the Sultanate in October-November. The object of the expedition was to
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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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