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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [12v] (31/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 1916-1920. 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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U PERSIAN GTOP ADMINISTRATION BEPORT
intention protested verbally to Monsieur Willmsens Ws content ^ be ^f
that the old flagstaff was erected on the roof ot the Customs Muse w
new one was to be erected on ^t^nd'o7 the
7trApril, 0 pro™ded to put up the new flagstaff. No so^erwas ^ e u P u ^ n s
the Tangistani tufangchis of the Deputy Governor rus , reported
premises armed to the teeth and pulled it down. e ftnif Ports
to the Officiating Resident who arranged with the Governer of the GuU Ports
for orders to be issued to the Deputy Governor to re-erect the ,
concrete base in the same spot as the dismantled one. ■ • . their
on the eve of Monsieur Willemsens departure and he failed to
being carried out. The Customs house remained without a fla^taff
0t ^Shortly after tbe occupation of Bttshire by our troops G °!^ i ° r [ ;
for some unknown reason, disarmed 'TIfXess'
he called on the Eesidency Agent and, during his absent , „ T7 or t On his
ed themselves of their arms and took up their quar ers ^ i a yoiiey
return from the house of the Kesidency Agent the Tan gist ams fired a^ volley
over the house of the Deputy Governor doing no damas ^ allowed
Tangistanis made their submission to the Deputy Govern r
to retain their rifles and fulfil their ordinary duties.
A few days later the Deputy Governor convened a
which he declared his intention of resisting by f 0 * 0 ® e ai j . Jj 5 thev
troops in Lingah. Considerable alarm was lelt by n is su ^
feared an attack by the Deputy Governor and hl % men - ,
Majesty's Vice-Consul wrote the Deputy Governor a stern le ^ ,5of BHtkh
holding him personally responsible for any harm to life and property of British
subjects. Shortly after receipt of the letter the Deputy Governor proceeded to
Baridar Abbas and reported to the Vice-Consul that the Tangistanis had
mutinied and asked him to co-operate m obtaining funds from the Persian
Government for the entertainment of new guards to suppress the mutiny. At
the same time the Vice-Consul received a report from 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
informing him that the Tangistanis were quite friendly and had no intention ot
harming British subjects. The Vice-Consul, leaving the Deputy Governor m
Bandar Abbas, visited Lingah and interviewed the Tangistani Chiefs. He was
told b Y them that the Deputy Governor had ordered them to resist the landing
of British troops. They further stated that the taking away of their arms and
their subsequent attack on the Deputy Governor was all a farce arranged by
the Deputy Governor himself. Their story seemed plausible in view of the
Demitv Governor's consistant policy of obstruction and his anti-British attitude.
It seemed evident that the Deputy Governor had first urged the Targistams to
ffo against us but afterwads, fearing the consequences, tried to throw the blame
on to his tools. The Tangistanis were however so incensed at having been played
false with by the Deputy Governor that they vowed not to let him land. He
sufoeeded in doins so, on the 19th September, under cover cf darkness, but was
virtually kept a prisoner by them till his departure for Bushire on the 12th
October. With the dismissal of the Deputy Governor order was again restored
in the town. ^ ,
No instance or gun-running was re-
Anus Traffic. ported during the year.
Pive slaves took refuge in the Vice-Consulate during the year. Of these
one absconded before his case was settled
slave Traffic. and the remaining four returned to their
owners after their grievances had been redressed.
The British India Steam Navigation Company's subsidiary Mail steamers
visited Lingah regularly till November
Bntish interests. when the service was discontinued. The
Persian Gulj Steam Navigation Company's steamers visited the port frequently
during the year.
Herr JVla ^jcke represented the Piim of Messrs. Robert Wonckhaus and
Company till the 16th of May when, accom-
Foieign inteiests. ponied by his assistant, Haji Ali, he left for
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The volume includes Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1915 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1916); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1916 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1917); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1917 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1919); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1918 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1919 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920). The 1915 and 1919 Reports bear manuscript corrections written in pencil.
The Administration Reports contain separate reports, arranged in chapters, on each of the principal Agencies, Consulates, and Vice-Consulates that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. , and provide a wide variety of information, including details of senior British administrative personnel and local officials; descriptions of the various areas and their inhabitants; political, judicial and economic matters; notable events; medical reports; details of climate; communications; the movements of Royal Navy ships; military matters; the slave trade; and arms traffic.
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- 1 volume (194 folios)
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The reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the first folio after the front cover, and continues through to 194 on the last folio before 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. The following folio needs to be folded out to be read: f. 36.
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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