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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf for the Year 1938' [‎17v] (34/60)

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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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Industry and Developments. —The Minister of Industries with a German
mineralogist inspected copper deposits at Bahr Asman (69 miles S. E. of
Kerman) in October. Work on this site has since commenced but the
results are not yet known.
No other new industries were introduced during the year.
Carpet weaving is the principal industry in this district but it is not
in a very flourishing condition. By the end of the year only about 50 per
cent, of the looms were working and foreign agents were not placing orders.
The Khorshid Spinning Mill suffered from managerial disputes and was
closed for several months. There was also a shortage of raw material.
VI. MILITARY.
Sartip Ali Akbar Siahpush retained command of the Kerman brigade
throughout the year. He was promoted to his prese it rank in March. Troops
from the brigade took part in the Bashakird operations early in the year and
later in the operations against the Ismail Zais in the Bam and Rudbar
areas.
No important changes occurred in the composition of the brigade and the
discipline and moral of the troops under the present Commander is believed
to be good.
The visit to Kerman in May of two senior officers from Tehran was asso
ciated with the rumoured establishment of the Southern Army Headquarters
at Khwash, but nothing further has been heard of this proposal.
The new barracks at Sar Aseyab are still uncompleted.
800 conscripts were discharged in October and were replaced by a similar
number of new men.
Internal security. —The security of the main trade routes has been well
maintained. No attacks on motor vehicles have been reported.
VII. COMMUNICATIONS.
Roads. —No new roads were constructed in this district during 1938, and
existing main roads connecting Kerman were maintained in a fair state of re
pair. Surrounding villages are to be linked up with Kerman by fair-weather
motor roads. ^
Wireless. —The Kerman wireless station, which was erected by the Rus
sians in 1926, is not in service but is believed to be subjected to a weekly test.
Aviation. —No aeroplane landed at Kerman during the year. An officer
of the Iranian Air Force inspected the aerodrome in August.
VIII. LOCAL POLITICS.
Politics do not play a very important part in the lives of the inhabitants
of this district. The present regime exhibits little interest in the welfare of
the people of this province and the latter display their enthusiasm for new
national occasions under compulsion.
Deputies for the 16th Mejliss as nominated by Tehran were duly elected by
order.
Press. —The " Bidari nominally a weekly paper, makes fitful appear
ances, and like three others—" Istiqamat Sada-i-Kerman " and the
44 Aenaeh-i-Janub " which exist only in name, is of little consequence.
B.—BANDAR ABBAS.
I. HIS MAJESTY'S CONSULATE.
Personnel. —H. M.'s Consul, Kerman, held additional charge of Bandar
Abbas throughout the year.
H. M's Birthday. —The occasion was celebrated by a tea party at the
Consulate on the 9th June, which was attended by 90 persons including the
acting Governor, the Manager of the National Bank, and a number of
Iranian merchants.

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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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1 file (28 folios)
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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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