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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎239v] (483/1028)

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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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Internal A fairs. —The usual amount of petty tribal raiding, camel stealing
and occasional murders took place in various places near the coast but there were
no serious disturbances.
In July a long standing quarrel between the Shaikhs of Ajman and Shariah
threatened to blaze out once more v The Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. who
at that lime was touring the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , with the assistance of the 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.
Agent, succeeded in patching up a truce between the parties. Up to the end of
the year the truce had been maintained.
Immigration of Baluchis from Persian Baluchistan. —As a result of the dis
turbed state of Persian Baluchistan during 1933 and the consequent severity of
the Persian military methods, numbers of Persian Baluchis fled to the Arabian
Coast. In April, for instance, a body of 100 men, women and children arrived
at Ras al Khaimah. The Shaikh turned them out of his territory and they
moved into Sharjah where they were allowed to settle.
Slave Traffic. —The traffic "was non-existent.
4 slaves escaped from their owners and took refuge with the 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.
Agent. Their cases were referred 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. who issued them
with manumission certificates.
Arms Traffic. —No cases under this heading were reported.
T. C. FOWLE, Lieut.-Colonel,
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. .

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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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