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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [448r] (900/1028)
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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5. Police Department. —Yaawar Mustafa Khan Albruz, Rais-i-Nazmieh,
Bushire, was despatched to Ahwaz on the 6 th April under arrest, to answer
a charge of corruption. He returned on the 13th and left for Tehran on
the 15th. Yawar Hasan Ali Khan Bayat arrived on the 15th April as Rais-
i-Nazmieh and held the appointment till September, when he was recalled
to Tehran. During his absence Ali Naqi Khan Sarim Nizam acted as Rais-
i-Nazmieh. Yawar Hasan Ali Khan Sarim Nizam was, however, reposted
to Bushire from the 25th November. His relations with the Consulate-
General have been satisfactory.
6 . President of the Courts. —Aqa Shaikh Muhammad Hadi Saduqi was
appointed as Rais-i-Adliyeh, Bushire, in the beginning of January, but he
did not arrive here till 13th February. He opened the Bifayeh Court (Court
of the First Instance) with an official ceremony on the 18th. He held the post
till the beginning of November when he was removed in consequence of cer
tain complaints against him. During his sojourn at Bushire he acquired a
sordid reputation generally as an opium eater and bribe taker. He stated to
a friend on one occasion that the appointment cost him
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
900 in
Tehran, and that it was necessary to make good his loss. His successor
Mirza Nimatullah Khan Ashti, though a junior man in grade, is well spoken
of.
7. Customs Department .—Monsieur Hunin, Inspector-General of Cus
toms, relieved Mr. Stas as Provincial Director of Customs, Bushire,
on ’ the 4th May. The latter left for Enzali on the 9th May.
Shahzadeh Wall Muhammad Mirza Nouban relieved Monsieur Hunin as Pro
vincial Director of Customs on the 14th May. Monsieur Hunin has been
friendly. The Shahzadeh has worked well and his relations with the Con
sulate-General have been amicable.
8 . Posts and Telegraphs. —Mirza Hussain Khan Shahruzi held the ap
pointment of Provincial Director of Posts till October, when Posts and Tele
graphs Department were amalgamated and he became the Director of Posts
and Telegraphs. Mirza Sahatpur held charge of the Telegraph Department
till the date of amalgamation, when he was posted as Deputy Director
of Posts and Telegraphs. Mirza Husain Ali Khan Shahruzi made his
annual tour of the Gulf Ports in May and June, and on return on 23rd June
left for Tehran to make his report. He returned on the 9th September and
resumed charge of his post.
Mirza Shahruzi is a capable officer and takes interest in his work, but
his method of investigation in the Bandar Abbas case in which notes worth
Rs. 3,450 were stolen from a letter despatched by a British subject was cer
tainly open to criticism.
9. Health and Quarantine Department. —Dr. Abdullah Khan Moin toon
over from Lt.-Colonel A. N. Dickson, I.M.S., on the 4th August. Dr Abul
Qasim Bahrami relieved Dr. Abdullah Khan Moin in the end of October.
Section 4.
Military.
Amir-i-Lashkar (General) Mahmud Agha Khan Airam, General Officer
Commanding in the South (Headquarters at Shiraz) arrived at Bushire on
the 20th January and left for Mohammerah on the 23rd.
He again visited Bushire on the 5th April and returned to Shiraz on
the 10 th.
About 200 Infantry arrived from Shiraz and left for Mohammerah on
the 4th January.
Sartip (Brigadier General) Farajullah Khan, Military Governor-Gene-
ral of Khuzistan, arrived at Bushire en route to Ahwaz m the first week o±
February.
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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.
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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