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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [106r] (218/396)
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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FOR THE TEAS 1917. 39
The effect of the Russian Eevolution now made itself felt in Tehran and
the Minister telegraphed , that he was no longer able to support Zaffar's can
didature in face of the hostility shown to the latter by the Tehran Khans who
desired that
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Muhtashim and Amir Jansf should continue in office until
the tribes returned to the Ailaq when Sardars Jung and Bahadur would be sent
down, nominally to examine the situation but really as future
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
and
Ilbegi. The sequel showed that this move on the part of the Tehran Khans was
mainly bluff. Their real objection to Zaffar was based, not on personal grounds,
but on the fact that he was our nominee and they hoped that if he was elected
later without our support they would be able to extort a promise from him to
oppose the presence of British representatives in the Bakhtiari country and the
formation of tribal levies. In view of the changed situation in Russia and the
circumstances attending Zaffar's election to the Ilkhaniship, it was decided to
drop the Levy Scheme for the time being.
In July Sardars Zaffar and Ashjaa were elected
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
and Ilbegi respec
tively by the tribes with the consent of the Khans in Tehran. For several
months past
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Muhtashim had completely neglected to ensure the safety
of the Lynch Road, with the result that the Kughelus recommenced their
depredations and the road was virtually closed tliroughout the greater part of
the summer. With the advent of Zaffar a complete change took place and, by
the first week in September, His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General, Isfahan,
S was able to report that unexampled order had been restored on the road.
There can be no doubt that the new
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
is sincerely attached to our
interests. He has naturally iiad to contend with considerable opposition from
the party of
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Muhtashim and his position has been rendered more difficult
l by the general scarcity due to failure of the rains and to the ravages of locusts.
At one time he declared his intention of remaining in the high country
throughout the winter, but promises of financial assistance and of arms and
I ammunition for his projected expedition against the Kughelus have induced
i; him to change his mind.
Transport was carried on under exceptionally difficult conditions during
Lynch Road. the year under review.
! Semi-famine conditions prevailed in all sections of the road, but particu-
i larly in the hill sections, owing to the failure of the previous year's crop. The
cost of barley at some stages reached the hitherto unheard of figure of Krans
30 per Shah maund, but even at this figure it was frequently unobtainable at
some stages. Muleteers have in consequence had a very bad time and many of
them have become bankrupt. The rate of mortality among their animals was
also high, the result of overloading and under feeding.
Kughelu raiders were very active from May to July and the notorious
Eiza Juzdani and Jaffar Quli continued to exact heavy tolls from all caravans
- between the Bakhtiari border and Isfahan.
The rate of hire rose from Krans 22 per Shah maund, in January, to Krans
28 during the following months after which easier rates ruled for the
remainder of the year, the lowest being Krans 11 per Shah maund. The ave
rage rate for upward cargo was £100 per ton and for the downward £27 per
ton. These high rates were due to the excessive price of fodder and to the
fact that the supply of transport animals was quite unequal to the demand.
In spite of these adverse conditions Messrs' Lynch Brothers have had a
record year, the weight of goods forwarded by them amounting to 46,964
cwts. as compared with 29,525 cwts. in 1916, the previous record.
Large profits have also been made by native merchants chiefly in piece
goods and sugar. The forwarding of piece goods except for goods handled by
Messrs Lynch Brothers is almost entirely in the hands of the Jewish merchants.
The 10" pipe line was completed in January 1917 since when it has h e en
continuously in commission with satisfac-
Anglo-Persian Oil Company. tory results>
Concurrently with the pipe line construction an additional pumping
station, to deal with the extra through-put, was erected at Tembi. ^ Eight
Lancashire boilers were transported up country in sections and rivetted
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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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- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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