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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [331r] (666/1028)
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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what the results would be had this town no Quarantine Medical Officer to impose
necessary restrictions and guard against the spread of such a dread disease.
XVII. — Royal Navy.
The following ships of the Royal Navy visited Kuwait during 1931 :—
H. M. S. “ Folkestone ” from 10th April to 13th April.
H. M. S. “Triad” V
,, Hastings [
,, “ Penzance ” C from 17th May to 21st May.
„ “Folkestone” J
,, “ Folkestone ” from 2nd June to 4th June.
„ “ Hastings ” from 10th August to 12th August.
„ “ Penzance ” from 17th September to 21st September.
„ “ Triad ” from 25th October to 26th October.
„ “ Emerald ” from 10th December to 13th December.
Note —The lights and Buoys Ship “ Nearchus ” paid 5 visits during the year.
XVIII. —Royal Air Force.
On 9th January 3 Wapitis arrived from Shaibah and returned the same day.
On 28th January 3 Wapitis arrived under the Command of Squadron Leader
HardstafI Commanding 84 Squadron, Shaibah and returned the same day.
The flight acted as escort to Group Captain C. D. Breeze, who was on tour of
inspection of Royal Air Force Stores in the Gulf.
Flight Lieutenant Howes (Royal Air Force) Special Service Officer, Basrah,
arrived by car on 29th January. He was the guest of Miss Van Pelt of the Ameri
can Mission during his stay.
On 14th May 3 Wapitis arrived from Shaibah and after discussing repairs to the
Aerodrome returned the same day.
On 5th June one “ Rangoon ” flying boat arrived at Kuwait and conveyed His
Excellency the Shaikh of Kuwait to Bahrain the same day. It returned again on
9th June.
On 21st December 3 Wapitis arrived from Shaibah to inspect the Kuwait Land
ing Arrangements and returned the same day.
XIX. — Shipping.
Ninety seven British, two German and one Norwegian Vessels visited the Port
during the year.
The British India Steam Navigation Company’s ships of the slow gulf service
called at Kuwait weekly on their way North to Basrah, and fortnightly on their
way South.
XX. — Exchange.
(а) The rates of exchange during the year 1931 for the Maria Theresa Dollar
averaged Rs. 72-8-0 per 100 Dollars.
It was highest in December with Rs. 81-10-0 and lowest in April with Rs.
61.
(б) British Sovereigns and Turkish pounds averaged Rs. 13-14-0 and Rs. 12-1-0
respectively.
The “ Saudi ” Rial as introduced by His Majesty King Bin Saud, was not
accepted at all in Kuwait as a means of exchange. Its value being practically nil,
no one would touch the money. Hence the coinage is not brought into Kuwait.
XXI. — Meteorological.
{a) As was anticipated in the Administrative Report of this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for 1930
the Kuwait spring of 1931 started very badly and everything promised a complete
failure of the “ Hay ” crop in the interior.
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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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