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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf for the Year 1937' [‎7v] (14/72)

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The record is made up of 1 file (34 folios). It was created in 1938. 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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the Police Department. Branches were also re-opened in the districts. In
Bushire, the names of the youths who had attained the age of military service
were notified, old exemption papers examined and new ones issued to those
youths who were unfit for service or otherwise exempted. 1,212 youths were
enrolled from Bushire and districts. Of these, 370 were sent to Khorram-
shahr to join the Navy and the rest were admitted into the Military barracks
at Bushire at various times during the year. The construction of the Military
barracks, which was begun in 1936, remained incomplete by the end of the
year.
The strength of the Bushire garrison remained at 600 and was under the
command of Major Jelayer, who relieved Major Nikman in September.
DISARMAMENT OF THE TRIBES.
The Iranian Military Authorities continued relentlessly to collect arms
in the districts. On the least suspicion that a peasant was in possession of
arms, he was bastinadoed, heavily fined, and imprisoned. The authorities
succeeded in collecting some 80 rifles, and a small quantity of ammunition,
which they sent to Bushire with the few peasants found in possession of arms.
NAVY.
Lieut.-Colonel Ghulam Ali Bayandor remained in charge of the Iranian
Navy throughout the year.
During the year, the sloop " Babr " seized two smugglers' dhows carrying
some 600 packages of contraband goods, and gunboat " Karkas " one dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
with 500 packages.
The installation of the flash-light near the aerodrome was completed by
the Iran Naval Authorities. They installed a similar flash-light on Qais
Island. The lights were not regularly operated.
SECTION 5.
AVIATION.
23 British aviators passed through Bushire during the year.
French and Dutch. —Air France maintained their weekly service through
out the year. K. L. M. continued flying direct between Jask and Basrah,
and a few 'planes landed at Bushire for re-fuelling or for previously booked
passengers.
SECTION 6.
POLITICAL SITUATION.
The Iranian Government pursued its policy of removing tribal chiefs
from their districts and settling them in Shiraz. The Military Authorities
dealt with several raids of villages and caravans, though they were not always
with success, for, it is reported, that in many cases the outlaws are still at
large in the mountains. There was' an outbreak in the Kuhegalu country in
September, to quell which large numbers of troops were sent.
The Iranian Census Authorities state that a considerable amount of
unauthorized migration to the Arab side of the Gulf took place during the
year. There is no doubt that the population of Bushire is much depleted.

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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 1937 (New Delhi: Government of India Press, 1938).

The Report, prepared 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. , summarises important information relating to the Gulf and notable events in the Gulf during 1937. The Report contains a review 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. , and separate sections on each of the agencies, consulates, and other areas that made up 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. . The information provided includes lists of personnel, movements of British officials and foreigners, local administration, military and naval matters, aviation, the political situation, trade and commerce, medical reports, meteorological reports, and related information.

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1 file (34 folios)
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There is a list of contents at the front of the Report, on folio 3.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover, and continues through to 36 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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