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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [171v] (347/1028)
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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SECTIOX 2.
A. —Foreign Representatives.
French Consulate .—Monsieur George Cassin was French Consul in Bush'
from the 1st January to the 31st July. On the 1st August in compliance with
instructions received from his Government he closed the Consulate. The fur '
tare, etc., was disposed of and on the 22nd September, M. Cassin left f 1 '
Constantinople to take up a Consular post there. During the 7 months of tlT
year he was here M. Cassin carried out a tour of the Gulf ports and recessed
lor some 3 weeks in Shiraz. Since M. Cassin’s departure French interests
remain unrepresented up to the end of the year.
Dutch Consulate .—Monsieur George Cassin, French Consul, Bushire was
in charge of the Consulate from the 1st January to the 31st July. The Dutch
interests also remained unrepresented for the remainder of the year.
His Maiesty’s Consul-General, Bushire, continued to look after the Nor
wegian, Greek, Iraq and Esthonian interests.
TJ. S. S. R .—A Russian Armenian Clerk remained in charge of the Russian
Trading Concern, which apparently did no business throughout the year.
B.— Visitors.
Mr. V. A. Mallet, C.M.G., Counsellor to His Majestv’s Legation Tehran
arrived here from Shiraz on the 12th February and left the following day in
II. M. S. “ Shoreham ’’ on a tour of the Gulf ports. He returned to Bushire on
the Gth March and proceeded to Tehran on the 8th via Shiraz.
Mr. P. Knabensue, the American Minister at Bagdad, accompanied bv his
son and Secretary, Mr. Moose, landed on 5th March for a few hours to call on
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.
. The party left the same day on a tour of the Gulf ports.
. ^ ^ le 18th March, Mr. D. L. Busk of His Majestv’s Legation, Tehran,
arrived at Bushire and left the following day for Bahrain on tour.
On the 22nd May the Russian Consul, Ahwaz, G. Tsadouroff arrived here
and returned to his headquarters on the 24th.
On the oth October, Mr. Pierre Tchougounoff, Russian Consul-General,
Shiraz, arrived at Bushire and left on the 7th.
C.— British Interests.
t i 77 u? 1 ™perial and International Communications, Limited.—0\\ the 11th
duly this Company changed its name to Cable and Wireless Limited and was
did} registered as such with the Iranian Government.
m
The Mesopotamia-Tra^Corporation, Limited,—The firm continued as
1 p e,! j '' t^ebntish India Steam Navigation Company Limited and City Hall
nnes in suffered as did all other British commercial interests in the South
from a steadily decreasing trade.
Messrs. Ziegler & Co —Mr. J. Moir, a Director and Manager in Iran of this
mm passed through Bushire on the 8th October en route for the United Kingdom
na\mg c osed down the last of the Company’s Branches at Isfahan.
.i ne impenai Batik of Bersw, Bush,re.—Mr. H. Evans was Manager of t
iSusmre Branch from the beginning of the year to the 6th April when he w
hmo\ ed liv Mr. \\. I. Bulfield, who remained in charge to the end of t
The Anglo-Iran 0;l Company, Ltd.—A Branch for the sale of the Company’s
products was opened here on the 1st March. Fathuliah Khaievi acted as the
Company s agent from the 1st March to the 30th September and Mr. H. Tonniantz
trom the 1st October to the end of the year.
Div
T?
J isitsof His Maiesty’s Shivs,—The Senior Naval Officer
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
icision. Captain J. V Creagh, D.S.O., K.N., in H. M. S. “ Shoreham ” visited
us.iro six tunes. His Majesty’s Sloops “Bideford” twice and “ Fowey ’
Hi tice during the vear.
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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. .
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (510 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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