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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [399r] (802/1028)
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 VI.
Administration report of the Mekran coast for the year 1929.
Personal. —Mr. G. E. 0. de Smirlf n Q t,- , n
coast throughout the year. ’ • • . d political charge of the Mekran
were^reported to'have°been landed afsof 1 ^ 68 a ? < t 3( l 4 . 00 rounds of ammunition
rr remaillder a o b f S“At r t®^ a t ;:
r *p Soted k^ Mo ri la i
refuge in Ji rites]/ territory aU for tt s urr l r^n?- He T 18hed t0 take
the British Mekran authorities At the^lose nf th! ^ se + y era i messengers to
Dost Mohamed left for Duzdab e » route to Tehran with Ihe Officer Commandtog
Bampur. In his absence Persian troops occupied Sarbaz district When Post
Mohamed reached Tehran, he was kept a political detenu. At the end of Novem
her information was received from Tehran that Dost Mohamed had escaped and
was endeavouring to reach the Afghan frontier. The news caused some apple
hension among the Persian troops at various places along the coast and ple-
cautionaiy measures were adopted in the event of a renewed rising. It was
reported that Din Mohamed of Dashtyan was approached by the tribesmen who
urged him to lead them against the Persians. Din Mohamed wisely refused
tured arul brought to ?ehran. er D ° St WflS reP ° rted to have teen reca P-
„f ti 1 ' 1 ! f ar< i h th ,gr. S , f seri °« s disagreement between
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Din Mohamed
Dashly an and Mir Sulihan of Balm m connection with the recovery of imports
rom the inhabitants of Gwetter. Mir Subhan induced the inhabitants to remove
themselves to Jiunri a neighbouring port in British Mekran. A general exodus
took place ; the entire settlement comprising about one hundred houses headed
one Aziz Kolrnir adandoned Gwetter and went over to Jiunri. Endeavours
were made to persuade the inhabitants to return but thev refused to do so unless
Persian troops were stationed at Gwetter. Accordingly ten Persian soldiers
under a non-commissioned officer were stationed there and subsequently increased
to 24 men The cause of the trouble, a tax of 10 per cent, in kind on fish levied
by birdar Pin Mohamed was eventually removed by orders of the Persian Gov
ernment, and the inhabitants of Gwetter then returned to their homes.
Several of the Persian Mekran chiefs including
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Din Mohamed and Mir
Subhan of Bahu approached the Director and requested permission to settle with
tlieir followers in British territory. They all endeavoured to prove that they were
British sub jects. They were informed that they were Persian subjects and that it
was their duty as such to obey the Persian Government and refer to them any
matters regarding their rights and obligations.
In June the Persian Commandant at Bampur summoned
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Husain Khan
of Gaih, Mohamed Khan of Fanuch, Hoti Khan of Lashar and Mir Ayub Khan
of Bint all of whom had remained on gnod terms with the Persian authorities and
abstained from taking active part against them, to meet him at Bampur.
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Husain Khan and Mohamed Khan responded to the call and after interviewing the
Officer at Duzdab returned to their districts. It was said that they were given
authority to levy a tax of 5 per cent, on grain.
About the middle of August a skirmish took place between two headmen Mir
Khair Mohamed of Bandaini and Mir Shah Beg of Bir over a slaves There were
about 20 men on each side. Mir Khair Mohamed was wounded and one of Shah
Beg’s men killed.
Claims. —Two claims were brought against the Persian Government during
the year under report. One was made by a British Indian subject residing at
Charbar for taking possession of his two godowns by the Mucfir of Customs. The
other was preferred by an employee of this Department also stationed at that
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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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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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