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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [480v] (965/1028)
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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CaptainS. St. L. Moore, R. N., arrived in H. M. S. “Enterprise” on
2nd April, and took over the duties of Senior Naval Officer in the Persian
Gulf from’ Captain H. G. C. Franklin. Except for a short visit to
‘Abbadan, he remained in Kuwait until the 4th May.
Messrs. R. Gunter and G. E. O. de Schmidt, D.S.O., Indo-European
Telegraph Department, visited Kuwait in I. E. T. S. “Patrick Stewart”
on 11th April.
Lieutenant-Colonel A. N. Dickson, M. C.,
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 Medical Officer in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
arrived from Basrah
on 2nd June and returned on 7th June.
Captain H. Boyes, C.M.G.,R.N., Senior Naval Officer in the Persian
Gulf, visited Kuwait in H. M. S. “Triad” from 14th to 16th June, and on
two other occasions.
Vice Admiral B. S. Thesiger, C.B , C.M.G., R.N., Commander-in-
Chief, East Indies, accompanied by his Secretary, Paymaster Captain J. L.
Syson, O.B.E., R.N., and his flag-lieutenant, Lieutenant Hon. N. A. J. W.
E. Napier, R.N., arrived in H. M. S. “Triad” on 30th November, and left
on 1st December.
Flight Lieutenant H. H. James, R. A. F., Special Service Officer,
Basrah, arrived on 20th December and returned to Basrah on 21st.
i Royal Navy.
The following ships of His Majesty’s Navy visited Kuwait during the
year:—
H. M. S. “Emerald” from 23rd to 30th January, and from 17th
February to 4th April.
H. M. S. “Lupin” from 28th February to 28th April, and from 5th
May to 19th May.
H. M. S. “Crocus” from 29th February to 14th April, and from 31st
May to 4th June.
H. M. S. “Enterprise” from 2nd April to 15th April, and from 27th
April to 4th May.
H. M. S “Triad” from 14th to 16th June, from 21st to 22nd Septem
ber, and from 31st November to 1st December.
' i
Royal Air Force.
i
As stated above an air base was temporarily established at Kuwait
from the end of February until the end of May, during which period aero
planes and armoured cars, etc., were continually present in varying num
bers.
On 10th December two seaplanes arrived from Basrah and alighted on
the Bay. As the sea was very choppy, however, they deemed it unwise to
stay and returned almost immediately.
; Civil Aviation.
Messrs. Vincent and Newall arrived in Kuwait in two aeroplanes on
the 19th April and returned to Basrah on the 21st. During their stay they
took people pleasure flights at Rs. 10 each, and a large number availed
themselves of the opportunity.
An Imperial Airways aeroplane, chartered by Mr. Rosenthal the pearl
merchant to take him from Shu’aibah Aerodrome to Bahrain, landed at
Kuwait to pick up passengers on the 31st August, and again on its return
on the 1st September.
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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