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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [401r] (806/1028)
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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The wall of the customs house which is situated on the beach was washed
away by a storm in the summer and as no repairs have been carried out, the
goods of the merchants were damaged to a certain extent by the heavy rain
falls that occurred during the month of December.
The relations between the British Indian traders and the Director of the
Sultan’s customs seem to have been cordial during the year.
Police.’—As a result of there being no police force at Gwadur, four thefts
were reported during the year. The victims in each case were British Indian
traders. One Shakar Ali who during the riots stole some clothes, etc., from the
house of a Khoja, was arrested in Pasni while disposing of them. For this he
was tried by the Naib
Wazir
Minister.
-i-Azam Kalat State at Turbat and subsequently
sent to Gwadur. While in the Wali’s custody he managed to escape to Ormara
where he was re-arrested and sent to Muscat to be tried by the
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.
there.
Riots .—On the 24th March communal trouble occurred between Sunni sub
jects of the Sultan and Khoja British Indian subjects over a Sunni mosque
which had been desecrated. The Khoja community was blamed for this act and
in the disturbance which ensued a Khoja died of a pistol wound, another Khoja
was wounded by a sword and two others beaten by lathis. ^ Three of the Sultan’s
subjects were arrested and placed in custody by the Wall and six Khojas were
detained in the building of the British Agent Gwadur pending enquiry of the
case by a Sultan’s official. The Khoja community closed their shops and
remained shut up in their Jamaat Khana. The funeral of the deceased Khoja
occurred without an incident. A number of levies were sent from Muscat to
Gwadur and had a good effect in restoring confidence. A sharii court enquiry
was held bv a Qazi specially sent from Muscat for the purpose. He took to
Muscat one Essa accused of shooting the deceased Khoja and also two women
who were Sultan’s subjects. The Khojas who were detained m the building ot
the British Agent were released. As the enquiry held by the^Qazi was deemei
inadequate, in the month of May, Mr B. S Thomas and Major G. P. Mnrphy
the
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.
Muscat arrived at Gwadur and made an exhaustive enquiry
into the riots. They submitted their reports direct.
Navy , H. M. S. “ Cyclamen ” called at Gwadur on the 25th November
1929. She left for Bombay after taking mail bags and provisions!.
Rain-falls —Heavy rains fell at Gwadur towards the close of the year with
the result that many houses collapsed. The water that collected m the irrigation
reservoir on the neighbouring hill broke its embankment and flowed into the
sea, causing much loss of revenue.
Locusts —A flight of locusts appeared both in British and Persian Mekran
during the year and caused considerable ham to the han»ests. Owmg to the
famine that followed, many people emigrated to India mu Gwadu .
Memorandum on the condition of the districts between Jask and Gwadur.
Jask district.
Mir Mustafa Khan and Mir Hoti control this district but are practically
Mir Mustala Knan a Murad Khan and Chiragh Khan who
powerless owing to Mustafa Khan s sons of extorting money ,
have a large following each, and seex eveiy P^ . arc cutirelv at the
Troops Jask has not
been able to exercise any authority m their area.
Biyaban district.
. » . » j Tt/r^v ‘Rovlrnt Khan whose attitude towards the
This district is governed by , , ‘ . a | s0 on g 00 d terms with the
British Government is very co rdial, an managing the internal affairs
Persian Government. He has « «/J r SXfs and te is very popular among
S^r^rtSt.now^to^al^the
het mohTehictentTolohiid hels Sported to have the intention of crossing
over to the Arab coast.
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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