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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [244r] (492/1028)
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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CHAPTER IX.
Administration Report or the Kuwait Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for the year 1933.
I.— Personnel.
{a) Lt.-Colonel H. R. P. Dickson, CJ.E., LA., held charge of the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
throughout the year,
(b) Assistant Surgeon A. L. G-reenway, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Lend.), I.ivI.D.,
was in medical charge of the Charitable Dispensary and performed the duties ol
'Quarantine officer throughout the year.
II .—The Ruling Family.
( a ) The Ruler, His Excellency Shaikh Sir Ahmad al Jabir-as-Sahah,
K CLE., O.S.3., has managed his State during the year under review with more
than ordinary ability and success. He has maintained correct and friendly
relations with his two powerful neighbours, the Kingdom of Iraq and the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, lying to the North and South ot his territory
respectively,
(h) The closeness of the trade blockade into Saudi Arabia which during the
year under review continued to be controlled bv the notoriously harsh Governor
of Hasa the Amir Abdulla bin Jaloui al Saud, coupled with the partial failure
of the 1933 Pearl Season (for the fifth year in succession) has once again brought
misery and distress to the Town, and has required much patience and firmness
on the part of the Ruler to prevent indignant members of Ins family from intrigu
ing with the trans-border tribes of Bin Saud, especially as the King s long drawn
out dispute with the Imam of Yemen appeared to offer an ideal chance of dom^
so In this matter of Bin Saud’s Blocakde, the Ruler has steadfastly ad p
a non-irritating policy towards the King, and has continued to place his reliance
on the promise given him by His Majesty’s Government during the ^hwan
rebellion of 1929-30, which was to the effect that m return lor his (the k hai v
Kuwait’s) neutrality and co-operation, the British Government would use hei
best endeavours to bring about the raising of the Blockade.
HI—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.
's relations with the Shaikh.
The relations between His Majesty’s
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 have
eon tinned to be of a most cordial and satisfactory nature during the year undei
review.
IV .—Local Interests.
(a) Customs—1. A full report on the imports and exports for the year
will be found in the “ Kuwait Trade Report ”, a non-confidential publication.
2 The Director of Customs, Yusuf bin Jassim al Yacub, eontinues to do
A , QTir ] Shaikh reposes full confidence in him.. In actual
practice the Shaikh personally directs everything connected with the Customs
*V H p rq Uo the State and Yusuf bin Jassim is nothing more nor less than a
glorified Head Clerk, who knows nothing about policy, nor is allowed to meddle
inrontiers outside the accounts branch, the hoarding of steamers, and the land-
big of cargoes. .
O T1lp nort << Lighter ” service has been efficient and continues to w »;' k
the fines'introduced last year whereby no b« out to —s untiUh
by Aatoi of Bal ) uot ' been s l ow to praise the new system, and
stopped. G thy ;ho tlm mner harbour opposite the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, thus showing a
appitiatlon what has been done to meet their wishes m the matter.
° . , • thp first time for some years took a turn foi
the ibterf^''Figures 1 for Die year have not been pubHsbed^ ^t, ^according
to the Shaikh, should show an trade with the’hinterland
is due ’Iraq and Persia
tribes and to a lesser extuit io n ^ O p t ions His Excellency remarked
and perhaps to slightly improved pe^l conations. recei / g had heen
that for the first t,me t'iT/sa. aides h the manv’seions of the Shaikhly House
invariably to dip into State
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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