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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [246r] (496/1028)
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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1932 under the guidance of Major Papworth, R.E (attached toJt. A-J Head-
miarters. Iraq Command) and which continued into 1933, till the ad _
hot weather forced worked to be discontinued, was once again resumed on 2 nd
November 1933. ± i
2 . The work still to be put through was a portion
which Major Papworth himself took in hand and a strip along the Ivortli
of the bay of Kuwait, which devolved on his assistant.
3. Both parties completed their work on 17th and 19th November respec-
tively and returned to Baghdad.
4. Major Papworth was supplied with the usual and gnidcs by Has
Excellency the Shaikh, including hawkers with birds to pionde the pa y
fresh game. . . , xr
5. Major Papworth as on the previous occasion, V1 ®^ d ^aUy
of the remainder of the survey staff. . ,
° ■ j i TricUa +n Mnior Panworth’s various camps, and
(j) Huj.-The 1933 ^f^
3 several promineiitTamili^ Sy - (,» ^
(k) Deaths—l- Shaikh ^ n ^Tornfng S of fte^SrTjanuai^ 1933.
^JfticM Igenttnite usual letter of condolences to the Shaikh and to
other members of the family. ^ -p u- ^ nT1 1511 -,
2. Shaikh Salman al Hanmd s ec0 ^ cousin l ne was a promi-
Novemher 1933 from some interna co“P societv aa q pig demise cast a gloom
nent and distinguished member of Ki - M d -Hospital, Basra, where he had
s? " k p ““
*$T»t5!L an* >wr4*8i®
al Sabah, the Euler, was married to the da g y d there was a round of
al Naqih of Basra on 10th A "f , e ceremolial visits,
entertainment in the shape of dnmer Partes and ^ and brother
Saiyid Hamid Beg al Naqib, Mwah f t 9 attended the ceremony
of the bride’s father, and also the “^ e « 0 “ e of note .
from Basra, m company wit 7 M • , the King-Emperor’s
(m) The Kina-Emperor’s ^^^on^rd June 8 with great enthusiasm.
Birthday was celebrated 111 Kuwait " u “ the shaikh declared a public
2. As is his usual custom, H s - TTnion Jack and the Kuwait
holiday and according to old tradition b ^ Flagstaff as well as on the
Standard were Ao-n ^e % o^n the^ y
Shaikh’s flagstaff. Bo h flagst the shaikh, and generally
3 . All ships in harbour hoisted flags by oraei
the town took on a festive appearance. ^ wh ich was attended by
4. In the evening the Political Agentjy European community as
the Euler, prominent members of his tamily an
well as the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Staff. n lstb r une His Excellency the Shaikh
in) Complimentary Visits.— • 1 principal local ‘ pillars of State ’'' 1 S 1 .‘V 1
accompanied by his cousin ^^“Ifcellency Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa,
Bahrain on a private visit to His Exceiie y
C.s.l. ,1 Qiinilrlq ITam<id hm Isa al Khaliia,
2. On 10th December His ^”*^88 given a most enthusiastic welcome
CSX paid a return visit to Kuv a Slia i r01I nd of entertamments mtei-
- the £eature0
festivities.
Lc129FD
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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)
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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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