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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [136r] (276/1028)
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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CHAPTER III.
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND CONDITIONS IN THE PROVINCE
OF FARS DURING THE YEAR 1935.
Situation.—-Qmet prevailed throughout the year and government con-
tinued. to extend its authority in the Province.
Conditions. Efforts towards “westernization” have added a strong
flavour to the Nationalist diet of the people.
Eurouean ha^ W ° rn thr 0 > l g 1 ? 0U J! t the country was superseded by the
0rd , ers ; were recelve d from the capital in June, that all
ofhcials must discard this cap and it was soon evident that the decree was
to be imposed upon all classes. The European hat or cap were in general
use at the end of July. r ^
To this end the officials and military adopted measures not provided
or in the Constitution. Applicants at Government offices were refused
admission unless wearing the “international” hat. This ban was extended
to the unshayed. The Police at the town gates collected the caps of the
villagers which were subsequently burnt in the bakers’ ovens. For some
days military patrols in the streets and bazaars tore off and cut up the
“Pahlevr' caps of the people.
The “mujtehid” and others holding permits to wear the “ ’imameh ”
(turban) were called upon in October to deposit their permission at the
Governorate General for inspection. Three of these permits only had been
returned by the end of the year.
The measures for the unveiling of women are becoming strict. Orders
were received from the capital in the second part of the year that school
girls and their teachers must discard the “chuddur”. These orders were
not rigidly enforced at first and it was believed that an extension had been
given to the teachers until after the summer holidays.
A physical drill display by unveiled girls under 17 years of age held
at the annual schools prize giving before the Minister of Education in April
led to an open telegram of protest to the Shah by the aged and fanatic
Sheikh Ja’afar Mahalatti and the more rabid Sheikh Seyyid Nur-ed-din.
Swift retribution followed when the Governor-General received orders
from His Majesty to inflict punishment at his discretion upon the peti
tioners, his sentence to require no confirmation. The Governor-General
was able to let off both the religious dignataries with a severe reprimand
but a monthly allowance paid to the senior out of “waqf” funds was stopped
and allocated to the schools.
In December the department of Education received fresh orders that
the “'chuddur” must be discarded at the schools. The announcement of
the execution at Meshed of the Naib-ut-Towlieh (official custodian of the
Shrine) Mohammed Wali Assadi, found guilty by a court martial of
fomenting the disturbances there against the change of men s head gear
in July, appears to have been taken advantage of by the authorities to
enforce the unveiling of women. Officials were ordered that their women
must appear in public without the “chuddur and a test was made at a
reception given by the Governor General on December 30th on the occasion
of the arrival at Shiraz of the Minister of Finance^ The only lady to
ignore this order was the wife of Sultan Hussein ^.^“L^'-h^^ediate
-■ 0 f t he Finance Department, and her action led to the immediate
director or uie r~~ ,
suspension of her husband and his recall to Tehran.
has been pressed on steadily.
Govern-
Thp unveiling of the women has been pressed on steaaiiy. v ov f
their families Admission of womenm veMcles The senior
etc., is forbidden and thev , ,, reoep tions for the officers, attended
military officer and his wife h h Id P ordered the leading
by their wives in European dre^ tne n le .
landowners, merchants, traders, etc., to 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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