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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [457v] (919/1028)
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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His movements from and to BUSHIRE caused some suspicion. En
route from LING AH he called at Persian BASIDU and on his return
journey from BANDAR ABBAS he tried unsuccessfully to touch at
DUBAI.
Minab. —M1RZA NASSURULLAH KHAN HIKMET, the Deputy
Governor, handed over charge on proceeding on leave to TEHRAN on the
19th Eebruary to M1RZA ALI KHAN AZAD who also went on leave to
SHIRAZ on the 24th September. During the remainder of the year the
Amin-i Malieh and SYED ABDUL HUSSAIN MINABI, the son-in-law
of SADID-I-SULTANEH, nominally performed the duties of the post.
Lingah .—MIRZA REZA KHAN MUHAQAQ AMIN who had been
Deputy Governor since the 7th October 1927, owing to trouble with his
colleagues, abandoned his post and sailed secretly on the 8 th June.
On account of the same trouble, he left in a sailing boat and came to
BANDAR ABBAS in April but was ordered to return to headquarters by
Tehran to whom he had complained by telegraph.
REZA KHAN MUHAQAQ was a very weak administrator, being
entirely under the intiuence of his
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
. He was moreover idle and dis
solute and practically useless for the post, and had had no previous admi
nistrative experience. It is said that he had once been a servant in the per
sonal employ of the ex-Shah.
Rais-i-Nazmieh officiated for a time. The permanent incumbent
AGHA ABDUL SAHKUR ? (MISHTAQ-ES-SULTANEH) arrived on
the 1 st November and remained in office till the end of the year.
AGHA ABDUL SAHKUR? who has not properly shown his hand
gives one the impression of being fond of pomp and ceremony. He is
handicapped by the re-mstatement of the old
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
MIRZA HUSSAIN
who is believed to be notoriously anti-British and has the reputation of
pemg an evil genius. L
r^arguzaraie.
^ince^July la^year The P ° St ^ ^ “ ab6yanCe throu g hout district
on wteT^T MIRZA AZ7IZULLAH KHAN SARKAR who
i7th'june P t t th remalned on here at last left for SHIRAZ on the
Finance Department.
Bandar Abbas. —Monsieur MISRUP KHAN was recalled tn TFTtT? 4 M
and relieved of his duties as AMIN-I-MALIEHmi thl 7 iu
replaced by MIRZA ABDUR RIZA KHAN fr a 7 th ¥f^ h be,ng
remained in office tilllhe end of tte Ajnin - 1 - Maheh .
Minab. MIRZA MAHOMED ALI KHAN KHTTRSTTim thp
^r P r.v t tsr" “ “*
Lingah MIRZA ABDUR RIZA on transfer to BANDAR ABBA^
SURrsH 7 d A e nBH ‘T Uary by MIRZA MOHAMED HUSSAIN KHAN
SLRLSHZADEH who continued to hold the appointment ^ughouTThe
Posts and Telegraphs.
Decembw7927 W war S Po™^tef A th arrived from JASK in
assumed charge’of the Teleoranh* nn tl rou ^ y ear - In October he
administration was satisfactorv rm amaI gjwnation of the two offices. His
given to political intrigue- 7 6 wllole> but unfortunately he was
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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)
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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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