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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎183r] (370/1028)

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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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On the 5th April 1934 three Missionary ladies from India, Misses Snow,
Gaze and BourdiUan. who were returning to Europe on leave via Iran and Iraq
arrived at Bandar Abbas but were refused to land by the Police and th e Custom
authorities, as thev had failed to obtain visas from the Iranian Consul at
Karachi, and ropfesentation by His Majesty’s Consulate proved fuUle ; the
nartv was obliged to proceed to Basrah where Miss Snow obtained Bn
Iranian' ConsuPs visa Lnd returned to Bandar Abbas where ^e ^barked
for Kerman. Instructions were issued from this Consulate to Mes^
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co., Karachi and Bombay to the effect that in futui e
passports of ail passengers wishing to proceed to ^
make sure that the Ifanian ConsuPs visa had been obtained on their passpoits
prior to sailing.
Amnieh.
Bandar Abbm< —Naib Mohamed Khan Ghanipur remained as Officer Com-
mantling Amnieh Force throughout the year.
The strength of the force in this town is about 30 men.
-Suit an Zayairi held charge as Officer Commanding Amnieh Force
throughout the y T ear.
The strength of the force in the tor™ and suburbs is about 200 strong.
Judicial.
The Court at Bandar Abbas having closed down for the
J \ , , T i r -iqq^ xi oU Sewed Mir Mohamed Khan missami,
issa; a
”fia” Haji H,««M ^Mr “
the 19th October 1934. .
Aghai Shat'ai, Go™^ -Jived
S 6th and returned on the 14th March 1935.
Customs.
viriciafllirecfornte'tiw'Dgh’W.t^t^^ea^^e^stM 8 ^^ the^repntetion o^bring
very unreasonable in dealing with merchants.
' Mirza Abdulla Khan Dawoodi PoHce AZi^stration
Parsa, representing the Minis ry^ Aoril 1934 and examined the Customs
respectively, arrived irom ® fatter with the hooks of local merchants
export declarations and compared i overvalued by the Customs assessors
to^ee if the exported pods had not ^/Xfor Kishm and Lingah in May
for the sake oi o x port oei i ' ^ ^ p reveil t smnggling in this part, am
11.. .1 * rn ” ,t ofcw. iiplloW .. 111." ™ —*
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he Customs auii.oinios ... A " . pr , ime nt monopolv goods, alter reiamiug vo
he Customs Contractor fo jT“X^f 0 ver 50 per cent, of the amount charged
he Customs as profit 1o pem ' The new arrangements has not
,v the above Agents as lading charg g Contractor and t h is gave cause ot
iffected the Anglo-Persian Oil Co P b 7 Agents during his stay here,
‘P-™: Cu „„
^SSfJSSUtSSi STXSUi .. th. Bandar ABW Cu—
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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:

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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