"تقرير الإدارة عن المقيمية السياسية في الخليج الفارسي للأعوام ١٩١٥-١٩١٩" [و‎‎١‎٥‎٥] (٣٩٦/٣١٦)

ADMINISTRATION REPORT
OF THE
PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY
FOa THE YEAR
IQip.
chapter i.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR PARS AND BUSHIRE EOR THE
YEAR 1919.
The Hon'ble Major-General Sir P. Z Cox, G.O.I.E., K.C S.L, K.O.M.G.,
personnel continued to hold charge of the office of
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
but w^s absent throughout the year in Tehran as His Majesty's Charge
d'Affaim* and Special Commissioner. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel A T,
Wilson. O.S I, C.M.G., C.I E., D.S.O , officiated for him in Baghdad.
The late Mr. J. H. H. Bill held the office of Deputy Political Resident in
the Persian Gulf and Acting Consul-General, Bushire, till September Kth, when
Major 0. H. Gabiiel took charge in addition to his own duties.
Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Trevor, C.S.I., C.IE., took over charge
Te^uty Political Resident from Major C. H. Gabriel on November 6th.
Maj ^r 0. H. Gabriel was Eirst Assistant Resident till November 8th when.
Captain D. de M S Eraser relieved him.
Lieutenant-Colonel E. G. Gregson, C.M.G., C.I E., and Major H„ C. Pulley*
Assistant Political Officers of A and B sections, Lines of Communication^, left
Bushire on leave in April and Captain D. de M. S Eraser /formerly Assistant
Political Officer, Striking Eorce, became Political Officer, Lines of Commune
cation, Bushire, to Shiraz. ''
Mr. Vice-Consul "Worrall went on leave early in February and no Vice-
Consul was appointed up to the end of the year. The post of Consular
Assistant remained vacant throughout the year.
Major J. McPherson, I.M.S , was Residency S'irgeon ^nd Chief Quaran
tine Medical Officer till June when he went on leave and w.is succeeded by
Major Peebles, I.M.S., temporarily.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. E. B. Hotson, 0 ,B.E., I.C.S., was His Majesty' 8
CoDful, Shiraz, throughout the year.
Monsieur Vadala, Vice-Consul for France, left Bushire in March, and was
succeeded by Haii Mirza Hussain as A -Ct*
Foreign representatives. Vice-Consul^who in turn left
on sick leave in December and the French Vice-Consulate was handed over
to Lieutenant-Colonel A. P, Trevor, C.S .I., C.I.E.
Mr. C. A. Gardner, Imperial Bank of Persia, held charge of the Norwegian
Vice-Consulate throughout the year.
The Russian, German and Turkish Consulates remained closed throughout
the year.
His Excellencv Mirza Ahmad Khan, Derya Begi, Sardar^was Governor of
t -i /•, . " , the Gulf Ports throughout the year and
ca ~ ernmen . continued his former steady attitude of
friendliness and co-operation which were invaluable to British interests.
In April Muazid-es-Sultan arrived in Bushire as Karguzar. He was not
a success, fie went on a revenue collecting tour in Dashti and the Balak and