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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [200r] (404/1028)
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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18. Royal Navy .—The Senior Naval Officer in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
(Captain
J. V. Oreagh, D.S.O., P.N.), in PI. M. S. Shoreham and others of His 'Majesty’s
Ships of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division paid frequent visits to Bahrain during the
year.
(2) H. M. S. Colombo of the 4th Cruiser Squadron visited Bahrain on the
lOlh January.
19. Royal Air Force. —(1) Flying Boats and land aircraft of the Royal
Air Force based on ’Iraq have paid frequent visits to Bahrain. The dying
boats have used their moorings in Khor Kaliyah and land aircraft the landing
ground at Muharraq.
(2) The wireless station maintained at Bahrain for Imperial Airways was
closed down in November and Gable and Wireless, Limited, took over all work
connected .with aircraft.
20. Aviation. —(1) In June the Ruler of Bahrain signed an agreement
regulating the conditions of civil aviation within Bahrain territory.
(2) Imperial Airways weekly service to and from India has been main
tained throughout the year without incident, and several aircraft for use on the
Indian and Australian routes have passed through Bahrain.
21. British interests—{1) Mr. J. M. Russell held charge of the Bahrain
Branch of the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation, Limited, throughout the y ea . r -
In July Mr. Russell was appointed Chief Local Representative, the Bahrain
Petroleum Company, Limited, vice Mr. E. A. Skinner (American), who had
proceeded on leave.
The Mesopotamia Persia Corporation, Limited, have acted as Agents for
Imperial Airways, Limited, throughout the year.
(2) Mr. D. Ham has held charge of the Eastern Bank, Limited.
( 3 ) Mr. C. C. My lies of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Limited, passed
through Bahrain frequently on his v 7 ay to and from Doha in connection with
oil negotiations with the Shaikh of Qatar.
22 . Post Office—(1) Saiyid Zaffar Husain has held charge of the Post
Offiee throughout the year.
( 2 | The work of the Post Office continues to increase. In addition to the
weekly sea mails a regular mail service has been inaugurated with the mam anc
There has been a considerable expansion m the Air Mail despatches wh
increased from 217.04 kilogrammes in 1933 to 496.687 kilogrammes m Uo4.
(3) The Persian Postal Authorities still refuse to recognise the Indian
Postage Stamps surcharged “ Bahrain ” and treat all letters emanating from
Bahrain as unstamped.
k r ( 4 ) Stamps worth Rs. 24,817-9-0 were sold during the year as compared with
stamps worth Rs. 19,023-4-0 sold during 1933.
’ 23 Medical —(1) Victoria Memorial Hospital .—Assistant Surgeon R.
Holmes I.M.D has held charge of the Victoria Memorial Hospital throughout
the year. He is very popular with the local inhabitants as the figures given
below show :—
I
. L 14 902 16,472
Outdoor patients .. - • * * * ’
7 t r + ..229 334
Indoor patients • • • •
.r 979 876
Major and minor operations ..
Malaria cases numbered 4,456 as compared -with 3,696 cases in 1933.
r/o^pitals of the Arabian Mission. —(1) Dr. L. P. Dame, M.D., assisted
by Drt V w Thoms, M.D., held charge of the Mission Hospitals throughout the
year. • n i
(b) Dr. Dame visited Qatar, Sharjah and Riyadh during the year and
Dr. Thoms visited Qatar.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:511v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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