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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [‎47r] (100/396)

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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POR THE TEAR 1916. 15
This action, which also included the bombardment of Shiwu, the port of
Gaobandi, Shaikh Mazkur's stronghold, had a most salutary effect throughout
the Shibkuh coast.
No instance of Gun-running was report -
Arms Traffic. y ear unc [er review.
Fourteen slaves took refuge at the Vice-Consulate during the year. Two
were manumitted, one returned to his
master of his own free will, and eleven
were sent back to their masters after an undertaking had been obtained from
the Shaikh of Qatar, 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. , guaranteeing
to see that they would be well treated in the future.
The British India Steam Navigation Company's steamers and those of the
^ , _ , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Steam Navigation Company
British Interests. • *4. j xi, ^ • n i • xi
visited the port occasionally during the
year. The mail service was maintained by Persian Customs' launch, which
plied weekly between Hen jam and Lingah.
Two suspects, Abdul Aziz bin Hassan-al-Busati and Muhammad bin
„ . T L L Saiyid Ahmed Maghribi, were arrested at
Foreign Inlerest,. Lingah on 4th by His Majesty . s
Representative, and sent to Basrah, whence they were despatched to India as
prisoners of war, Class B.
Two Japanese vessels called at the port during the year. None of any
other Foreign country.
The effects of the local agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. of the German firm of Messrs. Robert
„ Wonckhaus & Co. were taken over
Hostue iradmg concerns. i TT • nr • , , -i-» , ,
by His Majesty s Representative, on 25th
March. All articles of any value were sent up to Basrah and the remainder
sold locally by public auction.
The Hon'ble Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Cox, K.C S.L, K.O.LE., Chief
Visits Of 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. . ? 0 J ltica l Officer and 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.
^ m the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , visited Lingah in
H.M.S. "Lawrence ' on 8th November.
The case of the " Batal Zavar Prasad," which was wrecked off Busati in
p iracy< October 1913, still remained unsettled.
Assistant Surgeon J. G, Johnstone, 1. S. M. D., continued to hold charge of
Medical and Quarantine. the Charitable Dispensary and Quarantine
duties throughout the year.
9 T'; 6 tota L™ mbei : of new cases treated at the Ciiaritable Dispensary was
2,o87, being ob2 m advance of the previous year.
G. A. MunGAVIN,
Assistant Resident and His JBritannnic Majesty's
Vice-Consul, Lingah.
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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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