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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf for the Year 1938' [7v] (14/60)
The record is made up of 1 file (28 folios). It was created in 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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2. On the 9th of March Lieutenant-Colonel H. J, Underwood, Military-
Attache designate at Tehran arrived and left for Tehran on the 14th March.
2. Iranian.
On the 4th of April His Excellency Ali Asghar Hikmat, Iranian Minister
of Education arrived on a tour of inspection from Shiraz. He expressed
satisfaction with the work done by the local officials of his Department.
3. FORErGN.
On the 12th March His Excellency the Italian Minister arrived from
Khorramshahr and left for Tehran on the 14th. He was the guest of the
Manager of the National Bank of Iran during his stay here.
C.—BRITISH INTERESTS.
Cable and Wireless Limited. —This Company's Branch at Bushire was
managed by Mr. G. W. Watson throughout the year.
Gray Mackenzie and Company Limited. —This Company's Branch was
managed by Mr. S. W. Gregor throughout the year.
The Imperial Bank of Iran. —Mr. V. H. Glendening was the manager of
the Bushire Branch from 1st January to 18th September.
Mr. T. H. 0. N. Roe, from 19th September to the end of the year.
The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Limited. —Mr. P. Gregory was in charge
of this Company's Branch from 1st January to 12th September and Mr. Habib
Tabib, from 13th September to the end of the year.
Visits of His Majesty's Ships. —During the year His Majesty's Ships
44 FOWEY ", " BIDEFORD " and " DEPTFORD ", each visited Bushire
once. The usual salutes were fired and calls exchanged.
ITALIAN NAVY.
On the 26th of February, the Italian Warship " ERITREA " arrived
at Bushire and fired the usual salute of 21 guns which was returned by the
shore battery. The Commander of the Ship called on the Governor. Owing
to bad weather the Governor returned the call on the 28th when he was.
accorded a salute of 13 guns.
SECTION 3.
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION.
Governor. —On April 12th Aqai Ahmad Sadri, on having been recalled
to Tehran, handed over charge of the duties of his office to Aqai Anayatullah
Parwaneh, Director of Revenues, Bushire.
On April 26th Aqai Hasan Farzaneh, until lately Governor of Khorram
shahr and who had formerly held an appointment in the Iranian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, arrived and took over the office of Governor.
The jurisdiction of the Governor of Bushire had been curtailed and for
administrative purposes Bushire has been placed under the Governor-General
of Fars. The Governor's jurisdiction extends from Dilum in the North to
Kangan in the South, and only as far as Borasjan in the interior.
Assistant Governor. —Aqai Taqi Midhat from 1st January to 21st March.
Aqai Muhammad Karim
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
from 22nd March to the end of the year.
Monopolisation of Wheat Supplies. —The Revenue Authorities purchased
the year's harvest at Rials 1-20 a Maund (about 8 lbs.). It is believed that
the wheat was actually resold at nearly double the purchase price. An
endeavour was made to provide for local consumption but unfortunately the
supplies ran short towards the end of the year and the Revenue Department
were forced to obtain wheat from Kirmanshah. In December the local
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The file consists of Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1938 (New Delhi: Government of India Press, 1939).
The Report is divided into sections relating to the various agencies, consulates, and other regions that made up 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. . There is a review of the year 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. at the start of the Report. The Report includes lists of British personnel and foreign representatives; lists of British interests; details of local administration; military and naval matters; aviation; political matters; manumission; trade and commerce; shipping statistics; medical reports; meteorological details; notable events; oil; and related information.
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There is a list of contents at the front of the Report, f. 3.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover, and continues through to 30 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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