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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [190r] (386/396)
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 YEAR 1919.
71
Major Henderson, E.E., I.W.T., arrived from Basrah on 27th July to test
the Kuwait water plant on behalf of Messrs Strick Scott and Comnanv, and
loft on 7th August.
Lieutenant B. P. Jones 3 H.A.P , arrived from Basrah on 2nd November to
select a suitable site for an aerodrome and having done so returned on 11th
idem.
Establishment and personnel. —The charge of the Political Ageney con
tinued to be held by Captain D. V. McCollum to the forenoon of 5th June
when he proceeded on leave to the United Kingdom. He returned and resumed
charge of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
on the afternoon of 15th December. During his absence,
from 5th June to 15th December, the charge of the current duties was held
by the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Head Clerk, Mr. L. M. D'Mello.
Dr. 0. S. G. Mylrea, O.B.E., of the American Mission was in medical
charge of the Political Agen|y and quarantine arrangements throughout the
year excepting during his summer leave to India (2Sth June to 14th October)
when Mrs (Dr.) E. E. Calveriey acted for him.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (194 folios)
- Arrangement
The reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/1/712
- Title
- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:194v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence