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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [467r] (938/1028)
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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es-Sulteneh still exercises a semi-independent rule in Rudbar. He at first
evaded the demand of the Military authorities for the supply of an irregular
detachment to assist in the operations against Dost Mohammed, but even
tually complied when he found that the day had turned in favour of the
Persian forces.
r J. H. DAVIES, I.C.S.,
His Majesty's Consul, Kerman.
British Consulate, Kerman,
The 20th January 1929.
CHAPTER VI.
Administration Report of the Mekran Coast for the year 1928,
Personnel. —Mr. E. E. Gunter, O.B.E., was in political charge of the
Mekran Coast up to 14th April on which date on relief by Mr. G. E. O. de
Smidt, D.S.O., he proceeded to Europe via Iraq and Syria on leave pre
paratory to retirement.
Gun-running .—160 Magazine and 64 other rifles and 26,500 rounds of
ammunition were reported to have been landed on the Mekran Coast during
the year under review. Of these, 64 rifles and 2,700 rounds of ammunition
were landed by an Arab in May for Mir Dost Mohammed of Bampur.
While proceeding to Bampur with this consignment, he was attacked under
the orders of Mir Din Mohamed of Dashtyari by Mir Dilawar Khan who
captured 48 rifles and 2,700 romnds allowing only 16 rifles to be taken to
Dost Mohamed at Sarbaz. Mir Din Mohamed is said to have handed
over the remainder of the capture to the Persian Government.
Persian Baluchistan .—The chief events of the year were as follows : —
Khalifah Khair Mohamed, an Afghan settler in the Persian Baluchis
tan, who was responsible for the destruction of the telegraph lines between
Jask and Charbar and who instigated a raid on the latter station during
the Great War, died at Mogan Shabu towards the middle of December 1927.
At the end of May 1928 Mir Din Mohamed of Dashtyari was formally
appointed as Governor of Charbar and presented with a Persian flag before
a large gathering of the merchants and others at Charbar. The Persian
military detachment attended and the flag was flown over Din Mohamed s
house with full ceremonials. The Director of Persian Southern Post Offices
in a speech said that a Governor had now been appointed where there was
none before and that the Persian flag represented justice and equity. The
post of the Governor of Charbar and surrounding district carried a pay
of 200
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
a month. This action by the Persian Government was
obviously taken in order to detach Din Mohamed during the impending
operations against his brother-in-law Dost Mohamed of Bampui.
At the beginning of April 1928 Dost Mohamed Khan of Bampur made
a tour of the Southern Baluchistan and in some cases was reported to have
constructed small forts to be garrisoned by his followers. He summoned
all the local chiefs to meet him at Kasserkand in order to obtain from them
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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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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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