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'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [48r] (108/414)
The record is made up of 1 volume (203 folios). It was created in 1946-1947. 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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CHAPTHm V
CONFIDEN T IAL .
ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE BANDAR ABBAS
CONSULATE FOR THE YEAR 1945 .
I HIS MAJESTY'S CONSTTTATR .
PERSONNEL .
Lt. Col, V.W.D, Willoughby held dual charge of both the
i^rman arid Bandar Abbas Consulates until the 10th February.
u w n S?-i? e rell ? ved by Mr. R.M. Hadow, I.C.S.. Colonel
V.W.D. Ifijlo^ghby again held/charge for the period 16th Septem-
ber to 16th October, 1945 during the absence on leave of Mr.
Haaow. Mr. Hadow thereafter continued to hold charge of htis
Consulate until the end of the year.
R ., P 1 ? H ?^ ,b i e Sir Geoffrey Prior, K.C.I.E., Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
visited Bandar Abbas on the 23rd
April and again on the 14th December, 1945.
Captain Zahiruddin Ahmed, I.S.C., British Liaison
Officer, Jask handed over charge on the November. 1945, to
Mr. Mohammed Ashraf who continued to hold charge until the end
of the year.
CONSULAR STATISTICS .
TRADE.
British Subjects Register^ed 30
Passports Issued jfn
Passport Renewals Granted .!!!!!?
Visas and Special Endorsements granted 31
Documents Legalised or Attested ig
Notes of Protest Lodged
Fees Levied !.!! .*£.20-18-6
II BRITISH INTERESTS .
Due to the various restrictions imposed by the central
authorities in Tehran and the lack of shipping space, the
volume of trade has remained very low. The bulk of imports
being from the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. Trade with India was small.
Exports comprised in main of carpets to America and
Attari and Dates to the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and Oman. Products from
the hinterland are no longer being despatched to Bandar Abbas
for shipment and this has caused a marked decline in the export
trade.
ANfiTiQ-TRANTAN QI.L-££MPANI
The A.I.O.C. continued to function throughout the year.
Imports of petrol, Kerosene and lubricating Oil were heavy.
Approximately 2600 tons were sent to Kerman, Sirjan, Zahidan
and Bam.
MSMS GR AY MACKENZIE & CO. LTD .
This branch of the firm though run at a very small profit or
even at a loss continued to function throughout the year. A
whole time representative was retained in connection with their
B.I.S.N. Co.
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
business.
RRANK STRICK LIN ES JLTD.
Messrs Dorabjee and Company continued to hold the
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for the firm. Only one steamer called during the year.
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The volume contains typescript '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 1945' [1946] and typescript '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 1946' [1947]. The reports are introduced by a review of the year 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and are divided into chapters containing individual reports on each of the agencies, consulates, and other administrative areas that made up the 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. . Both reports conclude with a chapter containing 'notes on the working of quarantine on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '. They are signed by the local British official in charge.
The reports cover the following topics: British and non-British personnel; local affairs; local government and ruling families; transport and communications by land, sea, and air; posts and telegraphs; tribal and political matters; relations with local populations; cinemas; trade and economic matters; agriculture; finance; shipping and commerce; education; police and justice; security; military matters; propaganda; health and quarantine; statistics of temperature and rainfall; water; notable visitors; British interests; oil and oil companies; religious affairs; the pearl industry; locusts; Bedouins; date gardens; electricity; telephones; and related information.
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- 1 volume (203 folios)
- Arrangement
There are lists of contents on the first page of both annual reports, on folios 1 and 109.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the third folio after the front cover (the first bearing text) and terminates at 198 on the third folio before the back cover (the last bearing text). The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear 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. Foliation anomaly: ff. 28, 28A. The individual reports that make up the combined annual reports also have their own typescript foliation sequences appearing in the top centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- Title
- 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:28v, 28ar:28av, 29r:198v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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