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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [‎12r] (28/488)

The record is made up of 1 volume (241 folios). It was created in 1912-1915. 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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CHAPTER I.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR BUSHIRE AND EARS
FOR THE YEAR 1911.
Mr. J. H. H. Bill, I.C.S., on return from leave, in November, was
appointed First Assistant Resident,
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 Censnlar Staff. replacing Captain R. L. Birdwood, who
reverted to the post of Second Assistant, relieving Lieutenant E. Noel, 44th
Merwaras, who had officiated in that post since April, on the departure of
Captain J. S. Crosthwaite on furlough.
Captain C. B. McConaghy, I.M.S., performed the duties of 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.
Surgeon throughout the year. Lieutenant G. G. James, I.M.S., was deputed,
in August, by the Government of India, at the request 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. , as
Mobile Assistant to the Chief Quarantine Officer, and was stationed at
Mohammerah, where a severe outbreak of cholera necessitated his presence.
Mr. Vice-Consul Chick held charge of the Vice-Consulate throughout
the year, being assisted in his duties by Mr. Newton Worrall, Consular
Assistant.
Mr. Acting Consul Smart was relieved, in February, by Mr. Acting
Consul Knox, who held charge of the Shiraz Consulate until the end of the
year, Mr. Smart's return being delayed by the attack upon his escort near
Kazerun, as related elsewhere.
Monsieur Kadloubousky held charge of the Russian Consulate-General
till April, when he was relieved by
Foreign Representatxves. Monsieur Dmitrieff.
Nabil Zia Bey held charge of the Ottoman Consulate until relieved in
September by Aguiah Bey, under circumstances detailed in the report of the
Lingah Vice-Consulate.
Dr. Listemann held charge throughout the year of the German Vice-
Consulate, which has lately been raised to the status of a Consulate.
Mr. A. H. Wright, Manager of the local branch of the Imperial Bank of
Persia, took over from Messrs. Wonckhaus' representative the charge of the
Norwegian Vice-Consulate, in August, and retained it until the close of the
year.
On the departure of Monsieur Heritte on sick leave, in April, His
Majesty's Consul-General took charge of the French Vice-Consulate, includ
ing Dutch interests to the extent that the French Consulate is responsible
for them.
Governor. —Mirza Ali Muhammad, Muwaqqar-ed-Dowleh, a Persian
m . 1 of Bushire origin, arrived from Shiraz
Persian o cia s. almost without warning, on April 8th,
on appointment as Governor of the Gulf Ports vice the Darya Begi. The
latter was advised to accept the situation without opposition, but, owing to
the equivocal attitude of the Persian Government towards him, he was so
suspicious of the intentions of his successor and apprehensive of a night
attack on his house, most of his servants having left him, that he took refuge
for the night previous to his departure in the First Assistant's house, pro
ceeding on the following day on board a steamer bound for the Shatt-el-Arab,
en route for Tehran.
Muwaqqar-ed-Dowleh had given every satisfaction to His Majesty's
Consulate, Shiraz, as Karguzar there, where he was a close friend of tho
Kawam and a bitter opponent of the Sowlet-ed-Dowleh, Kashgai.
Although he had been several years Karguzar of Bushire and was on
terms of personal friendship with the Resident, he was known to be a person
of violent likes and dislikes, and his appointment at the present time was
therefore not altogether welcomed, owing to the prominent part he had
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The volume contains 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 1911 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1912); 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 1912 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1913); 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 1913 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing India, 1914); 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 1914 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing India, 1915).

The Reports contain reviews 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 chapters on each of the consulates, agencies, and other administrative districts that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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 Reports contain information on political developments, territorial divisions, local administration, principal places and tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, transport, judicial matters, pearl fisheries, the slave trade, arms and ammunition traffic, medical matters and public health, oil, notable visitors and events, meteorological data, and related topics.

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1 volume (241 folios)
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There is a list of contents toward the front of each Report.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 2 on the first folio after the front cover, and terminates at 242 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil and 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.

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