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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [406v] (817/1028)
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 American Mission maintains two hospitals, the Mason Memorial for
men t and the Marion Wells Thoms Memorial Hospital for women. The former
had 24,252 cases, including 401 in-patients, 329 major and 305 minor operations,
and the latter 11,350 cases, 220 in-patients and 138 major and minor operations!
Notwithstanding the good work done, the Mssion hospitals are not really popu
lar and objection to them on religious grounds is widespread.
Visits of Government Officials.
14th-16th January, Sir Frederick Johnston and Major (now Lt.-Colonel)
H. R. P. Dickson.
14th-16th February, Mr. G. E. 0. do Smidt, D.S.O., Director, Persian
Gulf Section, Indo-European Telegraphs.
14th Mav, The Hon’ble Lt.-Colonel C. C. J. Barrett and again on the
1st June.
3rd August, Air Vice-Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond.
28th November, Mr. de Smidt.
10th to 13th December, the Hon’ble Lt.-Colonel H. V. Biscoe accompanied
by Mrs. Biscoe and the Misses Biscoe, and Captain A. A. Russell,
JML. o.
colonel Harrett, visited Qatar by air on 18th April.
Captain Prior left on the 18th June for Abu Dhabi by aid, but returned from
Qatar owing to dense fog He started again on the 19th and pro-
ceded to Abu Dhabi and Ras el Khaimeh returning on the 20th
He was very well received at both places. On the 21st he proceeded
to I as Island, the object of all visits being to make flying boat
reconnaissances. J & ^
From the 13th to the 18th November he accompanied the Roval Air Force
reconnaissance Qahf to Abu Dhabi, and returned via Dubai, Hamriyah Rag
Khaimeh and Sir Abu Nair, spending the last night on this inland.
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:511v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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