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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [199r] (402/1028)
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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r; Loca i j /fairs--(1) Communal bitterness between Sunnis and Sin mis
which had been quiescent for a, considerable time showed signs of revival due
I certain unfortunate incidents. No open breach of the peace, liowmoi,
occurred Towards the end of the year the Bahrna, who are Sin an, presente
S petition to the Ruler demanding increased representation on the MunK al
Councils and on the Majlis al Tujjarah, more schools for Shi ahs and col
nation of the existing law. Their demands are receiving careful attention.
(2) One case of murder occurred in Muharraq towards the end of the year,
in which the victim was a prostitute.
The mdv other serious crime worth notice was that of a daeoity committed
5n Zhig ° the dacoits 1 who were armed with rifles looted a house removing
money and gold ornaments, and injured an old man.
(3) In spite of the vigilance of the Police illicit distillation and consmnp-
ti'on of alcoholic spirits is increasing.
6 Bahrain Oil Covcession.-Om the year The Bahrain Pe ‘y le "“ ‘ X
pany Limited completed the Xw herelo fte deep sea moorings’ which are
laying of a submarine pipe-lm^^ ^ 7th June the Tankship El Segundo left
Bahrain 1 with"the tet'shipment of approximately 3,300 tons of crude od.
(2) Mr. E. A. Skinner CMrfLo^ ^’Tuccledld MCUrfL^ai’''R« :
5SS8PJK r L B—n Sjre STCmei" 1 ’
— R 1 11 ^Ballantyue British Representative in London of The Bahrain
(2) Mr. It. H. ballan.yne, R ,. . October and discussed various
Se^rain Oii Concession with
the Officiating
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
. ,,
Petroleum Company Limited visitea Daniain Their visit was
Petroleum Company Limited visuea r,ammu - ^ ' -pheir visit was
'pparentW 8 comiected^ vritlf Bie^dOficulty experienced by The Bahrain Petroleum
t^nipanv Limited in securing a market for Bahrain oil.
„ 1P ooth December the Mining Lease of the Bahrain Oil Conces-
(o) On 'X‘iX fecXnev Shaikh Hamad bin ’Isa Al Khalifah and
Sned^^. M.IS Chief Local Representative, and Mr. F. A. Davies,
Manager, on behalf of the Company.
( 6 ) On the 31st December the Company had in employment the following
naiionalities :—
British
subjects.
Americans.
Bahrainis.
Others.
15
24
29
13
14
348
133
Class I
Class. II
Class III • * * *
7. dmS
1933, a <U!t ’ , X..pn p 1 an'"improvement the problems of excessive supply and
^ 1 " bi^g sivamp P areas are still unsolved.
8 . rii/ru-afiiirc—Nothmg to p^e ^ Rs 6;11;890 as compared
9. Customs.—l he Customs i - _ i 0UB Ye ar. The increase is due to
with Rs. 5 , 53,393 collected during P e ^ e rice and the general expansion in
unprecedentedly large ^ ent 0 f The Bahrain Petroleum Company
trade following on the establishment
Limited. ^ rev enues have prevented the Municipalities of
10 . Mumcipalilirs. I a\ini 0 or igi na l works and improvements
Manamah and Mu'mwaq from mide«ineifh its usual standard.. There
hLCCen^few minor Improvements to roads, and the Manamah Municipality
roofed in its principle bazaar.
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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:
- Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland
- Administration Report of the Kerman and Bandar Abbas Consulates
- Administration Report for Fars
- Report on AIOC [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Southern Area
- Administration Report of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:511v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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