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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [422r] (848/1028)
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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4tli February and left for Muscat on the next day.
Taxes, - in the beginning of December, the Mudir of Customs
demanded custom duty on all articles imported by the telegraph
staff who are exempted from these duties under the Jask
agreement. Ihe matter v/as represented to Tehran. No
decision was arrived at when the year closed.
C H A R B A R
Mr. M. S. de Souza continued as Clerk-in-Charge of the station
until 30th March when he was relieved by Mr. L. L. Harding.
The latter was succeeded by Mr. A. W. Halkett, on 16th
June for the remainder of the year.
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 Khan has been nominally the local governor
of Charbar on the part of the Persian Government. Parly in
June, with a few retainers he proceeded to Duzdab via Karachi
to place his grievances before Sarhang Mohamed Khan who is
in Military command of Persian Baluchistan. The result of
the interview has not transpired. He returned to Oharoar m
the middle of October. While at Karachi on his return journey
he purchased a motor car which he took to Char oar lor the
purpose of motoring Sarhang Mohamed Khan about the district
when he arrived.
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 is considerably in debt to various
British Indian traders, who notwithstanding repeated warnings
in the past not to lend money to the chiefs and people oi the
country, are providing him with money. The chief has been
promised a salary by the Persian Government but it is believea
that nothing has so far been paid to him. The pos oion of
Din Mohamed and the other chiefs is difficult. xuey <-re
forbidden to levy tazes, but have no other method of supporting
their position.
Shahdad Abbas, a British Indian subject, continues to
be
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's Wali at Charbar.
Persian Customs. - Mirza 3ssa was the Mudir of Customs until
26th May when he was relieved by Mirza Ali. xne latter
was in charge of the Customs when the year closed.
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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. .
- Extent and format
- 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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- Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938'
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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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