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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎200v] (405/1028)

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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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(c) A Nursing Home built by the Bahrain Petroleum Company, Limited,
but attached to the Mission was opened during the year. The Nursing Home
is intended primarily for the use of American and British employees of the
Company.
(d) 79,086 patients were treated at the Mission Hospitals during the year
as compared with 68,965 treated during 1933. 826 indoor patients were treated f
as compared with 825 during 1933. 635 major and minor operations were per- 9
formed and there were 62 obstetrical cases.
24. Judicial—The total number of civil suits instituted was 1,806 as com
pared with 1,941 instituted during the previous year. The total number of
criminal cases was 443 as compared with 472 for 1933.
( 2 ) The total number of petitions registered was 2,283 and Insolvency
cases 3.
25. Visits of British Officials. —(1) The Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel
Fowle, C.B.E., 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. , visited Bahrain six times
during the year. Other visitors included His Majesty’s Vice-Consul, Bushire,
the Air Officer Commanding, British Forces in ’Iraq and the Counsellor and
Third Secretary of His Majesty’s Legation at Tehran.
( 2 ) In May Their Excellencies the Viceroy and the Countess of Willingdon
passed through Bahrain by air mail en route to England. They returned to
India by Air Mail in August. On both occasions the Ruler was present to wel
come them during their brief halt.
(3) Other notable travellers who passed through on the air mails included
the Marquis of Londonderry, His Majesty’s Secretary of State for Air, the
Right Honourable Sir Philip A. G. D. Sassoon, Bart., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P., His
Majesty’s Under Secretary of State for Air, Sir Alan Parsons, Kt., C.I.E.,
I.C.S., Secretary to the Government of India in the Finance Department and
Sir John Maitland Salmond, G.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.C.L., Marshall of the
Royal Air Force.
26. Movements of Foreigners .—His Excellency Paul Knabenshue, Minister
Resident of the United States of America in ’Iraq, arrived at Bahrain by slow
mail on the 6 th March and left for Muscat on the 14th. His Excellencv called
on the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and the Ruler of Bahrain on the 7th March. He also
tried to arrange through the good offices of Dr. L. P. Dame (in charge of the
Arabian Mission) to visit King' Bin Sa’ud in Rivadh. This visit could not be
arranged.
2/1 •sirs of Arab Notables.—Shaikh ’Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani, C.I.E.,
A 11 ° T \ Q atar > visited Bahrain from the 14th to 20th October as the guest of
His Excellency the Ruler of Bahrain.
28. Qatar.—(1) The Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Limited, obtained an
|(in , ,'i*™ , Shaikh of Qatar to explore for oil throughout Qatar up to
• ll y ll -y • ^ • At the same time representatives of the Company were negotiat-
'rffi "!» 1 i° ' ^' T ' a concession. The Shaikh’s attitude, however, was
> ;7l ^ a r Vr S likely that he was intriguing with King Bin Sa’tid and
? e , . aiUorma Arabian Oil Company, the Honourable 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.
Ar»!„Vw.' n Apnl a " 1 d ^minded him of his Treaty obligations to which His
des' ro .r/'. erl i"?r en V. la ^ tr, 1 ?' mtention , of binding him. This produced the
I iinited \vnc '' m , '' ' es 011 behalf of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company,
the Cornnanv \ rl ° s ? cln ’’ an ex lension of 8 months of the option granted to
the ( ompany commencing from the 8 th August.
a reconnlhsanL 0 ^ n i * 8 of 2L°- 203 < P - B '> Squadron, E. A. F„ carried out
Bahrain ' ar ’ wcre accompanied by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. ,
17 slave^ma^umEwl^hirhig tlm previous^jmaU^ 11 ^ year 38 compared with
(Sd.) G. A. COLE,
Captain,
Officiating Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. ,
Bah ra in.

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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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