'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [‎110r] (232/414)

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PERSIAN SIDE .
1. The most ifflportant event of the year has been the
transfer of 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. from Bushlre to Bahrain and the
separation of the functions of 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, and Consul-General, Bushlre. The transfer began in
May and was completed by the end of September.
2 # In the middle of the year the activities of the
Tudeh party gave rise to serious disturbances in Khorramshahr
and strikes in Bushire* In September the tribes of the coastal
belt around Bushire Joined the tribes of the hinterland in a
rising against the Persian Government and took over control of
the whole of the Fars Province, No attacks by tribesmen on
British subjects or British interests were reported. By the
end of the year tribal interest flagged and the rebel leaders
came to terms with the Central Government| who gradually re
established their authority in Bushire and elsewhere. With
the establishment of tribal control in Bushire f the Tudeh party
there disappeared. In Khorramshahr by the end of the year its
open activities had ceased but it still existed underground.
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No casualties occurred amongst the Rulers of the
Gulf States and except for a few minor disturbances on the
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. all have enjoyed peace and a reasonable measure
of prosperity throughout the year. In Bahrain and Kuwait both
of which enjoyed a substantial income from oil royalties a
start has been made on important works of public utility in
spite of the shortage of materials. There is room for a great
deal of improvement in both places. The Sultan of Muscat
spent most of the year at his capital and left for Dhofar in
December. He is still intent on his plans for unifying the
interior of Oman under his control as soon as the Imam who is
old and feeble dies. *
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The Kuwait Oil Company formally opened their oil
loading terminal at Fahahil in June when the first shipment
of oil was made. The Company have since then been in regular
production and are expanding their activities rapidly.
In the latter half of the year the Shaikh of Kuwait
announced his intention of receiving bids for a Concession of
his share in the Neutral Zone. Several oil companies have
approached him with offers, but he has not yet arrived at any
decision.
In Bahrain, the Bahrain Petroleum Company have continued
to expand and their production increased to 26,000 barrels a day
by the end of the year. Exploration work within the additional
area was resumed towards the end of the year and the drilling
of one structure hole was completed.
In April 1946, Petroleum Concessions, Limited, re
opened their Dukhan Camp in Qatar and plans have been made to
speed up production. January 1949 has provisionally been fixed
as the date for the first export. Meanwhile arrangements are
rapidly being made for laying down pipe-lines and building
roads and Jetties.
On the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Petroleum Concessions, Limited,
have carried out a geological survey along the coast and in the
interior.
In Muscat, Petroleum Concessions, Limited, carried out
a survey for water along the Batinah Coast at the request of