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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [447r] (898/1028)
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 I.
Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland for the year 1928,
Section 1.
Personnel.
The following officers held the different appointments during the year
under review: —
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.
and Consul General.
The Hon’ble Lt.-Colonel Sir Lionel Berkley Haworth, K.B.E., till
2nd November.
i The Hon’ble Sir Frederick William Johnston, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.,
I.C.S., from 2nd November.
Secretary to 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.
.
Captain R. P. Watts till 7th May 1928.
Lt.-Colonel H. R. P. Dickson, C.I.E., from 8 th May 1928.
Under Secretary to 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.
.
Captain R. L. Bazalgette till 15th April 1928.
Captain H. A. Barnes from 23rd April to 20th May 1928.
Captain A. A. Russell, M. C., from 30th May 1928.
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.
Surgeon and Chief Quarantine Officer.
Lt.-Colonel A. N. Dickson, M.C., I.M.S., so far as the Persian Ports
are concerned, he handed over as Chief Quarantine Officer to
the Persian Doctor Abdullah Khan Moin on the 4th August
1928.
Vice-Consul, Bushire.
Mr. A. J. Gardener (
Levant
A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Consular Service) from 1 st January to
2nd October 1928.
Lt.-Commander F. W. Forestor, R.N. (retired), from 3rd October.
Executive Engineer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division.
Mr. E. T. Roch, Public Works Department.
Registrar and Treasury Officer,
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.
Bushire.
Mr. M. A. Fernandez, M.B.E., acted to 25th January 1928.
Mr. E. M. Sequiera, M.B.E., held the post from 26th January.
First Interpreter. (Extra Assistant Resident).<
Khan Bahadur Abdul Alim till 3rd June 1928.
Khan Sahib Mirza Ali from 26th June till 12th October.
Khan Bahadur Muhammad Ali Soofi, M.R.A.S., from 12th October.
Section 2.
Foreign Representatives.
French Consulate. —Monsieur Luis Lucas held charge throughout the
year.
Norwegian Vice-Consulate. —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.
, the Hon’ble Lt.-
Colonel Sir Lionel Haworth, K.B.E., till 1st November and the Hon’ble Sir
Frederick William Johnston, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., I.C.S., from 2nd November
acted as Norwegian Vice-Consuls.
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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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