![Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎249r] (502/1028)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00011a/IOR_L_PS_12_3719_00502.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎249r] (502/1028)")
Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [249r] (502/1028)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
3. The First Destroyer Flotilla from the Mediterranean under the com
mand of Captain Harris, D.S.O., R.N., on 30th September.
4 H. M. S. Hawkins, East Indies Squadron, with His Excellency the Com-
mander-in-Chief on board, accompanied by the Senior Naval Officer
and 2 ships of the Persian Glulf Division on 21st Isovember 19.. 3.
5. II. M. S. Colombo : Captain Simeon, D.S.O., B.N., accompanied ^ the
Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division on 5th January 1934.
(M In addition to the above eight ships of the Royal Navy,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division, visited Kuwait during' the year at different peiioas.
XV. —Royal Air Force.
During 1933 —
39 R. A. F. machines were seen passing over Kuwait.
38 R. A. F. machines landed* in Kuwait from ’Iraq.
* Including Flying Boats from Basra.
XVI.— Shipping.
Ninety-eight
the Port of Kr
Kuwait.
XVII.— Meteorological.
(a) The rainy season which ended in April 1933 was one of the best seen in
Kuwait for some years. A total of 4.99", and as a result an excellent hay crop
grew all over the Desert to a distance of 250 miles all round.
This crop dried as the Summer arrived, and provided good fodder for the
Bedouins’ camels throughout the Summer months. Both Winter and Summer
was a year of plenty with the result that meat, ghi, sour milk and camels were
cheap and plentifuL
(b) The Autumn of 1933, when new rains should have fallen, was not so
satisfactory, and np to the end of the year nothing worth speaking of had fallen
If the Spring does not bring a change the year 1934 promises to be bad, and
the danger to livestock real.
The maximum recorded temperature during 1933 was 116 F>
The minimum recorded temperature during 1933 was .j0 F.
H. R. P. DICKSON, Lt.-Col.,
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.
, Kuwait.
British, 2 German, 1 Norwegian and 1 Japanese* steamers visited
wait during 1933*flie first that has ever visited the port or
Lal 29FD—46—2-7-34—011*3
About this item
- Content
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. .
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [249r] (502/1028), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3719/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100107848351.0x000067> [accessed 14 July 2026]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100107848351.0x000067
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100107848351.0x000067">Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎249r] (502/1028)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100107848351.0x000067"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00011a/IOR_L_PS_12_3719_00502.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00011a/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3719/1
- Title
- Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:511v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence