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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎143v] (301/494)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 17 Mar 1921-29 Mar 1926. 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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“Persepolis” forHenjam on the 2nd August, having spent most of the interven
ing time on Kuh-i-Ginan, a mountain behind Bandar Abbas.
Abdulla bin Hassan Samayeh, ijrbfrierly notorious in the Abu Musa Red
Oxide case, one of the oldest of the Arab inhabitants of Lingah, died on the 10th
July.
Several Hindu merchants have closed the Bandar Abbas branch of their
business and left for India. Their departure is due to trade depression, and they
apparently propose to re-open their branches when conditions improve.
Major Blake, and Captains Macmilan and Malins were expected to arrive
at Bandar Abbas the evening of the 17th July. The Deputy Governor, Karguzar
and nearly all the population came to the Consulate to witness their arrival.
The party were, however, unable to reach Bandar Abbas before night fall,
and landed at Bostana, 18 miles west by south of Bandar Abbas on the coast
at 7-30 p.m. They were met by Persian Customs Mudir and villagers and sent
two messengers in to His Majesty’s Consul, asking for food and water and
a guard for the aeroplane. The messengers did not, however, arrive until the
following day. At the request of His Majesty’s Consul, the Deputy Governor
sent 2 sowars along the coast from Bandar Abbas but they did not find the party.
After spending the night without food and water, and watching by turns over
the machine, the party started before dawn and arrived at Bandar Abbas at 5-15
after about 20 minutes in the air.
They started from Charbar at 2-0 p.m., but burst a tire running across the
aerodrome and did not actually leave till 3 p.m. News was received of their
safe arrival at Charbar about 7 p.m.
Lingah. —Haji Ali Germani is reported to have been dismissed from his post
as Registrar of Boats, and to have been given employment in the Customs
Department at Lingah.
Hissam-up-Sadat arrived from Bandar Abbas to take over the office of
Karguzar on the 24th June.
Mekran.
It is reported that Mirs Barkat and Mustapha Khan proceeded to Kuhistak
on the 12th July to meet Yamin-ul-Mamalik, the Karguzar at Bushire.
Two raids are reported to have been carried out in the Gwadttr district by
a band from Persian Baluchistan, who carried off 1 child and 27 camels belonging
to subjects of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat.
ARABIA.
Muscat.
Saiyid Hamad bin Faisal left for Sohar on the 28th June by overland route,
and Mr. George Tarabulsy, Customs officer, proceeded there the same day by
sailing boat with an escort of 11 men (vide last month’s Summary).
Mr. Beshara Tarabulsey proceeded to Barkah and Masna on the 7th July,
returning on the 26th having assessed the zalat on all the date gardei^ between
Barkah and Masna except those of the Y al Saad tribe who are at present in a state
of covert rebellion.
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
inhabitant can remember, and a large number of the inhabitants are suffering
The heat has been intense on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , more severe than the oldest
from fever and vomiting. The 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. Agent himself has been suffering from
/j severe headaches and palpitatioiy of the heart, and has been obliged to go away
for a change for six weeks.
Bahrain.
ing up their stocks in anticipation of a further rise.
Banks indicate that it is an average year.
The pearl market appears to be improving, but most of the dealers are hold-
their stocks in anticipation of a further rise. Reports from the Pearl

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This volume mainly contains copies of printed monthly summaries of news (Bushire 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. Diary entries) received by the British 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and 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. Political Department minute papers prefacing and commenting on the news summaries.

The news summaries cover the period January 1921 to December 1925 (there is no summary for February 1921). Summaries from January 1925 to July 1925 cover fortnightly rather than monthly periods. The summaries were compiled 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Prescott Trevor, Acting 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Stuart George Knox, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Beville Prideaux, and Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Gilbert Crosthwaite, respectively).

The summaries cover areas in Persia [Iran] including: Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Dizful [Dezful], Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Ispahan (Isfahan), Shiraz, Behbehan [Behbahān], Bushire, Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas], Kerman, Mekran [Makran], Shushtar, Bakhtiari, and Lingah. They also cover Muscat, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Bahrain, and Kuwait.

The summaries cover various subjects, including: movements of British officials, Persian Officials, non-officials, and foreigners; health; Persian ports; arms traffic; military affairs; the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; the Shaikh of Mohammerah; and roads.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (240 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 1749 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. :- 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. news summaries 1921-25) consists of one volume only.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 237; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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