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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎490r] (984/1028)

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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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CEAPTEE I.
BUSHIRE AND HINTERLAND.
Section 1 .
Personnel.
ihe different appointments in Bushire were held as follows: —
Politico.1 Resident and ^Consul-General.
Lieutenant-Colonel F. B. Prideaux, C.S.I., C.I.E.
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 B. Stuart Horner.
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 G. A. Falconer till the 25th July.
Captain C. G. Prior from the 11th August.
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.
Major M. A. Nicholson, I.M.S.
Vice-Consul, Bushire.
Mr. A. J. Gardener ( Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Consular Service).
Executive Engineer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Ports.
Mr E. T. Roch, P. W. D.
Section 2 .
Foreign Representatives.
French Consulate. —M. le Commandant Trenga held charge through
out 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. held charge
throughout the year.
Russian Consulate-General. —The Consulate-Gteneral remained closed
throughout the year. M. Abdus Samad Khan, Assistant to the Consul-
General for Pars, visited Bushire from the 19th to the 24th October in con
nection Iwith the export of locally grown cotton to Russia.
Dutch Consulate. —This remained closed until the 6th October, when
the Acting French Consul took over charge.
Section 3.
British Troops.
The Detachments of the l/16th Punjab Regiment left in March and
were not replaced.
Section 4.
Local Government.
Governor of the Gulf Ports. —Mirza Jafar Khan Nuri (Movafaq-ud-
Dowleh) was Governor, until he proceeded on leave on the 26th July,
when the Karguzar acted for him. He was a friendly, amiable man, but
of no great strength of character, and he left no mark in Bushire. ’ He
obtained another post while on leave, and did not return. His permanent

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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:

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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