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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎215r] (434/1028)

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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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CHAPTER 1 .
Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland for the year 1933.
SECTION 1 .
Personnel.
The undermentioned officers held the following* appointments during the
year under review :—
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. and Consul-General.
The Honourable Lieut.-Colonel T. C. W. Fowle, C.B.E., I.A., from 1st
January lo 10th April and 12th May to 19th July and from 20th October to the
end of the year.
The Honourable Lieut.-Colonel Gordon Loch, I.A., from 11 th April to 11 th
May and 20 th July to 19th October.
Secretary to 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. and Consul.
Captain E. H. Gastrell, I.A. from 1st January to 2nd July and from 1st
November to the end of the year 1933.
Lieutenant A. C. Stewart, I.A., officiated as Secretary from 3rd July to 31st
October.
Under Secretary to 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. .
Mr. J. Croning, M.B.E., from 1st January to 6 th April and from 3rd July to
31st November.
Lieutenant A. C. Stewart, I.A., from 6 th April to 2nd July and from 1st
November to 20 th December,
Major R. P. Watts, LA., from 21st December to the end of the year.
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. Surgeon.
Major J. J. Rooney, I.M.S., throughout the year.
Assistant Surgeon.
Mr. M. L. A, Steele, I.M.D., from 1st January to 17th November.
Mr. R. Easey, I.M.D., from 18th November to the end of the year.
Vice-Consul, Bushire.
Mr. J. G. Baillie, His Majesty’s Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Consular Service, throughout the
year.
Registrar, 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. .
Mr. E. M. Sequeira, M.B.E., throughout the year.
Assistant Engineer.
Mr. Fateh Ali Shaikh, B.S.E., throughout the year.
Treasury Officer, 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. .
Khan Sahib M. J. Gazdar, M.B.E., from 1st January to 15th June.
Mr. V. B. Memezes from 15th June to 13th August.
Mr. E. A. Tanner from 14th August to the end of the yw
SECTION 2.
A.— Foreign Representatives. \
French Consulate.— Monsieur decrees Cassin was French Consul through
out the year. He made a tour of the Gulf in the Spring and went as far as India
to the East and Bagdad to the West. For the summer months he recessed at
Shiraz. He tours as much as possible by air,

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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)
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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