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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [388v] (781/1028)
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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16
CHAPTER IV.
'Administration Report for the Consular District of Bandar Abbas and Linqah
for the year 1929.
Personnel.
Bandar Abbas. —Mr. G. A. Richardson, O.B.E., held the post of His
Majesty’s Vice-Consul with the personal rank of Consul throughout the year
Lingah ,—Assistant Surgeon E. R. Hill, held charge of the duties of
Consular Agent up to the 28th May, when the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
was abolished. He left
for Karachi en route to Dalhousie (Punjab).
Foreign Representatives.
Bandar Abbas. — Nil.
Lingah.—Khan Sahib Ahmad bin Yussuf Khaja, a Persian subject, continued
to act nominally for His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, but he is not Vecoe-r^ i
by the local authorities.
‘ Local Government*
Bandar Abbas.—Aghn Syed Abdulla Khan Mir-i-Fakhrai (Muddabar ul
Mulk) was Governor. He proceeded on leave to Tehran via Kerman on the 5th
April but did not return to his post. Major Mahmud Khan Parwin Command
mg the Troops, and later Agha Syed Khan Sadar, the local Postmaster officiated
as Governor till the arrival of Agha Mirza Zainal Abedin Khan Ibrat (Motiman
el-Vazareh) from Tehran on the 22nd August. The latter was still in office at
the close of the year,
Syed Abdulla was not very efficient but a kind and friendly gentleman of the
old school. 6 e
r lhe present incumbent Mirza Zainal A’bedin had previously been Governor
for a year m 1926-27. Whilst professing to be friendly outwardly, he is a weak
and corrupt official and is not popular with the merchants, or the local officials.
M.~Mirza Ali Khan Azad, the Deputy Governor who is subordinate to
the Bandar Abbas administration, returned off leave from Shiraz in February
and remained m charge till October when he was dismissed from his post He
6th December. ^ Moliamed Ah Khan Ashkani who arrived from Tehran on the
Lingah.—Agha Abdul Shakur (Mishqat-es-Sultaneh) who had been annoint-
ed Deputy Governor m November 1928, had a very short innings bein^ dl
HlS i uccessor ’ A ^ ha Ali Asghar Khan (Basir-ul-Dowleh)
n\ed from Bushire on the 17th April. He died suddenly on the 28tli July
under suspicious circumstances. ^ Ine July
genera^popuffir! 611 appeared to be a ^ ood and capable administrator and was
Syed Abdul Hussain (Sherif Humayun) who also came from Bushire
fnX d tite/ d ^%rJet DePUty G °™ ° n thC 2nd A ^ St a " d —
Visit of Governor of the Gulf Ports.
AdlvKl^l vS^r U?aff \ r w an A1 f m (
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
-i-Intesar) accompanied by an
Aaiyeii othcial \isited Lingah between the 10th and 22nd February.
owinVto ( ’ overnor Abdul Shakur and Ins
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
,
suspended Dm Pnil ;°J? plam ! s been received against them. He also
Governor in the f ° r haVi “ g aided a “ d abetted fhe
appeareddod^kflnlnf t0 T- SP ? OpI ? ^ r - e elated at . the vi sit as His Excellency
lion tho instolhtinTi „ er ® s 1! ? local affairs, promising improvements in sanita-
supphn StalJatl ° n ° f eleetrlc h g htln « in the town and a proper fresh water
were collected 0 *' ** le ^ ed bj ' 0 " and ® lln Society ” was opened and subscriptions
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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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