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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [‎17r] (38/488)

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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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 1911.
In the British note of October 1910, the Persian Government were
Reinforcements of Consular Guards and pro- warned that UnleSS Order Was restored
posed measures for restoration of order on -ji • tt-
roads. withm three months, His Majesty s Gov
ernment would reluctantly be compelled to take steps to secure the policing
of the Bushire-Shiraz-Ispahan road, and the organisation by British officers
serving under the Persian Government of a local force of 1,000 to 1,200 men
was foreshadowed. The announcement of Persia's intention to engage
Swedish officers to organise a road gendarmerie, and the appointment of
Nizam es-Sultaneh with a great flourish of trumpets, was however considered
to justify some extension of the respites allowed to the Persian Government.
A temporary improvement supervened, in the spring of 1911, due partly to
abnormal climatic conditions and partly to the respect inspired by the Nizam's
advent, and, on 27th May, His Majesty's Minister, in reply to an enquiry as
to whether the time had not now come to insist on our scheme being taken in
hand, stated that, in his opinion, the state of the roads was better than before,
and even if it were much worse, he would not willingly press for the inception
of our scheme, which would probably entail the temporary occupation of the
trade route.
Early in September constant robberies on all the trade routes in the
south led to a reconsideration of the outlook and, after consultation with the
Resident, His Majesty's Minister telegraphed, on the 15th September, his
views on the general question; he expressed the belief that only the employ
ment of British troops in some form could give any hope of material improve
ment, pending the organisation of a gendarmerie, the prospect of which was
remote. He put forward for consideration proposals made by the Resident
with a view to the improvement of the situation, without actually occupying
the roads. These proposals were as follows:—
(1) To re-establish the Vice-Consulate at Bam.
(2) To increase the mounted escorts at Ispahan, Bushire, Bandar
Abbas and Kerman by 100 men, and those at Shiraz and Bam
by 200 men.
(3) To use these escorts for escorting British caravans that would occa
sionally be organised.
(4) To warn the Khans along the road that we had been driven to take
this step by the continued insecurity and that we hoped that
they would co-operate with us, but that, if we met with obstruc
tion from them, we should be forced to adopt more comprehen
sive measures.
His Majesty's Minister considered that the foregoing proposals offered
the best hope of early improvement, short of the occupation by our troops of
the road, but pointed out that trouble might occur between escorts and the
tribes and punitive measures might thereby be necessitated. These proposals
met with immediate favour in London, and on September 26th the Secretary
of State telegraphed that he was prepared to take any measures which did
not involve a military expedition to Persia, and the Government of India
were asked to arrange for the necessary men to be held in readiness.
The Russian Government on being approached offered no objection to
the proposed increase.
The situation at Shiraz was meanwhile getting worse, and, on 27th
September, His Majesty's Minister suggested that, if the above scheme was
favourably considered, the position might be improved by an immediate
announcement as to our intentions.
The Government of India, on the 30th September, replying to the Secre
tary of State, recommended the following distribution of troops:—
( Bushire, 1 squadron.
Shiraz area — ] Shiraz, 1 squadron and headquarters.
(Ispahan, 1 squadron.
C Bandar Abbas, 1 squadron.
Bam, area — < Bam, 2 squadrons and headquarters.
(. Kerman, 1 squadron. , J

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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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