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PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY, 1923. 5 '9
Administration Report of the Vice-Consulate at Moliammerab for the year 1923.
Personnel—Assistant Surgeon 0. H. Lincoln, held tte appointment
of Acting His Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul, during the year.
Local Officials. —His Excellency Sheikh Sir Khazal Khan, Sardar Aqdas
G.C.I.B., K.G I .E., remained Ruler of South Arahistan, and the various Arab
Tribes inhabiting North Arabistan.
His Excellency Moshar-nd-DowIeh was Governor-General of Arabistan
until October, v/hen he proceeded to Teheran, He was sncceeded by His Excel
lency Moayed-nd-Dowleh who arrived from Teheran on 8th November and pro
ceeded to Ahwaz and Sinister, to take up his new appointment.
Sheikh ^bdul Hamid Khan, son of His Excellencv the Sheikh of Moham-
merah, remained Deputy Governor o/ Ahwaz throughout the year.
Sheikh AbduMi, son of His Excellency the, Sheikh of Mohammerah
remained Deputy Governor of Mohammerah throughout the year.
Wahid-us-Sultaneh, Karguzar for Arabistan was summoned to Teheran in
May and was relieved by Hasmet-us-Sultaneh, who arrived on the 30th May
and held the appointment until the middle of November, when he left for Bushire
en route to Shiraz. His successor is Haji Mirza Mehdi Khan who arrived from
Teheran and took over charge on the Mtja of November, and still holds the
appointment.
His Excellency the Sheikh of Mohammerah, proceeded to Ahwaz in April
and has spent all his time there except for a short visit to Mohammerah in June
when he proceeded to Basrah to visit His Majesty King Feisul of 'Iraq.
Persian Officials who visited Mohammerah during the year :
His Excellency Moshar-ud-Dowleh in January.
His Highness Farid-us-Sultaneh, ^ Persian Commissioner to the Anglo-
Persian Oil Company, Limited, who arrived from London in January, and spent
a few months in Mohammerah.
Sheikh Abdul Hamid Khan, Sardar Ajal, Deputy Governor of Ahwaz.
Mirza Ghulam Eeza Khan, son of the Wali of Pusht-i-Kuh who arrived via
Iraq on 4th May, and proceeded to Ahwaz as the guest of His Excellency the
Sheikh.
Salar Ashraf with his two sons, Ali Ashgar and Ismail Khan and Salar
Akram, son of Sard^ar Mohtisharn, who passed through Mohammerah en route
to the Holy Places in Mesopotamia.
Sardar Ashjaa, Bakhtiari Khan.
Moazed-us-Sultaneh, Karguzar for Bushire.
Salar Nizam Mirza Hassan Khan Hooshyar, Deputy Governor of Bandar-
Abbas.
Mirza Sayed Hossain Khan, Director of Revenues, Arabistan, arrived from
Ahwaz on 18th July, en route to Tehran.
Agha Mirza Mohammed Khan, Governor of Dizful who visited Mohammerah
on 11th September.
Colonel ^ Baqi'r Khan, Commanding the Persian Cossack Detachment at
Shushter, with a party of one Lieutenant, and three Cossacks arrived on 7th
December and spent a few days.
Major Eeza Quli Khan of the Persian Detachment with two Cossacks arrived
fT-om Khurramabad via 'Iraq on 29th December and left for Ahwaz on 30th
December.
Jenab Haji Rais-ut-Tujjar, C.I.E., returned on 17th November from Europe,
where he had spent the summer months.
Foreign Officials who visited Mohammerah during the year :—
_ The American Consul, Mr. Cotlieb and Military Attache,. Captain Jedlicka
arrived at Mohammerah from Teheran on 6th August and proceeded to Ahwaz
en route to the Oil Fields to try Mr. Seymour, American Citizen, in the employ
of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Limited, for assault. They returned oa
the 24th August, accompanied by Mr. Seymour, who had been sentenced to 18
months' imprisonment, and proceeded to Tehran.
Colonel M. O. E. MacCormack, American, Financial Adviser to the Persia
Government, arrived from Teheran via 'Iraq on the 17th November and after