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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎185r] (374/1028)

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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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of January 1933 which was that they purchased an export licence for 13 bags of
rose buds and almonds, in which the Customs found 326 miseals of gold (about
130 tolas) and which the Customs confiscated, has been acouitted by the local
Court on the 15th January 1935. The amount equal to double the cost of gold-
{i.e., Rials 42.380) which was collected from them as a fine pending the judgment
has been paid bach.
The usual two minutes’ silence was observed at 11 a.m. on the Arm’slice
day at His Majesty’s Consulate and by all British subjects in Bandar Abbas.
Charbar .—As a result of complaints received from certain British subjects
a 1 Char bar against the high-handed actions of the local authorities in com
pelling 1 hem to adopt Persian nationality, Major C. H. Lincoln, O.B.E., His
Majesty’s Consul, Kerman-Bandar Abbas, received instructions from His
Majesty’s Legation at Tehran to proceed to Charbar.
Major C. H. Lincoln, left Kerman, on the 24th November and arrived at
Charbar on the 30th November 1934 where he stayed until 19th March 1935.
The result of his visit, enquiries and work in connection with the question form
the subject of a separate report to His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, with copies
to the Hoipble 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire.
Red Oxide of Iron.
Hormuz Island. —6,600 tons of ore were shipped by British vessels during
the year under report to the following countries :—
Cahsutta
Oars ton and Avonmouth
Bombay ...
Bremen
Cette (France)
United Kingdom and European ports
Total
300 tons.
3,620 tons.
100 tons.
580 tons.
550 tons.
1,450 tons.
6,600 tons.
Under instructions from Tehran the Director of Customs suspended the
mining operations of red oxide mines at Hormuz by Haji Muin s men during
October 1934. although the terms of concession would not expire for another L*
years, due to failure on the part of the concessionaire to pa^ the stipulated icii
in time
On the 12th January 1935, Nasrullah Khan Jehangir, Director of Petroleum
Department under Ministry of Finance and Mon. Agababaoft, Armenian ec -
nical Adviser to the Ministry of Finance, inspected the red oxide mine. They
returned io Tehran having obtained tenders from Khan Sahib Ibrahim
Gelladary io work the mines for the Government, but m the end they have
decided to work the mines and effect sales themse ves. ie 0
Department have deputed a clerk to take over the stock of excavated red oxide
from the deputy of Haji Muin.
The first consignment of 3,000 tons of Red Oxide, after having been token
over from Haji Muin Bushiri by the Government, was sJiPPe d s - ^
“ Tabaristau ” for United Kingdom between the Ulliundl™ Marc 1 .
certain Mustafa Khan Kohbud, the earclerk of Haji ^P 111 1 b fi ker .
Ministry of Finance to supervise the shipment. It is said that he gets a
age of 2| per cent, from the sales. During his stay h « ^
ent countries in the hope of obtaining sale for . ie pr to visit the Red
brokerage. He toft by a local nmtor W ^ M
Oxide mines at Bo stanch (near ^ gt ^ J Hormuz, he made private
Stories into toe wktog system adopted by Haji Mum and « to ^ , S e
shipping operations.
1.8213ED

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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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