'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [‎218v] (441/488)

PEESIAN GTTLP ADMINISTRATION REPORT
The following foreign subjects were residents at the ports of the Mekran
& . Coast during the year :—
Foreign Subjects.
Name,
Place.
Name of protege.
Remarks.
Johannes Pater
•
Charbar
Dutchman. Is in charge
of Persian Customs.
Out of seven fresh claims preferred by British Indian subjects
against the people of Mekran during the
Claims. year, one was settled and the remaining
are under settlemeut. One old claim against Mir Ahmed Khan was also
settled. Two claims of the lice establishment against a subject of Islam
Khan were settled by that Chief. Islam Khan has satisfac only settled he
case regarding the Shah Beg patrol, whose property he had looted in 1913,
and has given assnranees that he will protect him in future Nothing was
done as rlgards other cases proved at the meeting held at Oharbar in June
and July 1906, particulars of which were supplied to His Britannic Majesty s
Minister at Tehran. There seem no prospects of their settlement in the
near future. ., . . ^ ,1
During the year a dinghy of a British Indian subject resident at Gwadur
0 with cargo belonging to a Kuwait subject
VreeU. wag wrec ked ofi Ras Maidani. The
cargo was salved by the Islam Khan's men who sold it and kept the proceeds.
A lifeboat of S S " City of Winchester" which was sunk by the Germans
Wie the Kuria Murias was picked up by a Nakhuda of a boat about seven
miles from Ormara.
A Mekran Levy Corps escort of one Native officer and fifty men was
supplied to the Assistant Superintendent,
Military escort. Jask division, for the annual inspec
tion of the telegraph line. After his arrival at Charbar from Jask the escort
was returned to their headquarters.
Mr. Pinsent, Assistant Superintendent's, report, regarding the condition of
districts with which he is immediately concerned, is enclosed.
JASK.
Mr M P. O'Beilly, Officer in Charge of Telegraph Station, was
the Director's representative throughout
British Officials. year in connection with political
matters.
Shaikh Saleh arrived as ^utyg^e^ J^r^ B^on^
Deputy-Governor o£ Jask. (riflemen).
Mirza Assadullah Khan arrived from Bandar Abbas on the 15th April to
relieve Mirza Abdur Eahman, who lett tor
Persian Customs. Kishm on transfer on the 22nd. The
former was relieved by Mirza Husain Khan, who arrived on the 6th May and
has been there since. Mirza Assadullah Khan returned to Bandar Abbas.
On the recommendation of Mr. Pinsent, a present (a telescope) was sent
to Mir Barkat. He sent several letters
Mir Barkat Khan. ^ ^ officer in charge of t]ie Telegraph
Station asking him to arrange an interview with the Director but, under
instructions from 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. , who considered the sendmg^ot a present
sufficient recognition for the time and an interview undesirable, ne was
that the meeting could not be arranged.
A garrison of 80 native troops under two British officers and 3 In mn
officers was maintained at Jask tor t
Troop8 - protection of the Telegraph Station an dm
connection with the Arms Traffic operations. One British and one In ian
officer and 20 sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. were sent to Charbar on special duty.