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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [111r] (226/1028)
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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establish two or more emergency landing grounds oi\ the Muscat Aden air
route between Masireh Island and Murbat in the Province of Dhofar. This
stretch of the coast is one of the most desolate and sparsely populated of
any portion of the State, or in fact of any portion of Arabia^, The few
inhabitants to be met with belong to lawless tribes over whom the Sultan’s
authority is merely nominal.
IL M. S. “Deptford” left Muscat on October 16th having on board a
Staff Officer from Air Headquarters ’Iraq, a Royal Engineer; Officer-in-
charge of Works and Building attached Royal Air Force, :dhe Political
Agent and a representative of the Muscat Government. A call was made
at Marhut a small port on the mainland south-west of Masireh Island to
embark the Sheikh of the Jenabeh tribe who is the paramount chief of the
various tribes inhabiting the districts to be visited.
The first place visited was at Khur Gharim in Sauqrah Bay where an
emergency landing ground had been hastily constructed in 1934. The sur
face of the ground was levelled and cleared and the markings repaired.
On completion of this work a reconnaissance for a new landing ground
to the South was carried out and an excellent place was found in Kuna
Muria Bay in the Shuwaimiyah District and at a distance of some 115
miles from Khur-Gharim. the surface of the ground was levelled and
the--usual markings constructed.
After completing the work the expedition returned to Muscat haying
in addition to making two landing grounds at convenient intervals along
this desolate coast established satisfactory relations with the local mhab
ants who wherever met showed themselves friendly.
8 Aviation General—The annual special authorisation for aircraft
to land and fly over Muscat and Oman required by 4^^1934
entered into between His Majesty’s Government and the Sultan in 1934
was renewed on 2nd January. +
The civil aerodrome at Gwadur continued to be A *.
vpar bv the bi-weeklv East and West services maintained by Imperial A
Cvs A number of y private aircraft also landed here in the course o the
year and a few machines of the Royal Air Force on their occasional flights
between Iran and India or vice vetsci.
The emergency landing ground at Shinas was not used by any Imperial
Airways machines Consulate remained closed
9. Foreign Interests.—{a) I he liencn
throughout the year. France, Bombay, a few repairs to the
At the request of t e
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Overseer.
Consulate building were carried out by t ^ J p oli tical Agent
(fe) American interests remain m the hands or
during the year. Missionary side of the activities of the
10. Missionary Work—The Missions y R<;fl>rmed church of the
American South Arabian Mission ( Revd Mr. and Mrs.
United States of America) was ^ out by and M rs. Dykstra in
Pennings. They were relieved by the Keva.
DeCe “ ber p w Harrison continued throughout the year in charge of the
T)r. P. W • Harrison ouii H os t>ital at Matrah.
Medical side of the Mission nprmission of the Sultan had set up
Dr. W. H. Storm wh ° ^ *^8 fn Dhofar returned in a sailing vessel
medical clinic for some Bahrain on the 24th.
the 22nd March to Muscat and ef foi ll ^
Dr. (Miss) Hosman arched to fhe Zen ^ ^ treatlng
eat spent the greater part of the year m
a
on
the sick.
nnfhs the entire stafi of the Mission left Muscat
During the summer months the en
on recess in India as usual.
46(C) ExAffairsDept,
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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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