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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [‎54v] (113/488)

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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ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
concessions and to obtain assurances in writing that they would not do
These assurances were duly secured and recorded. sa
A belief, resulting from reports of local pearl divers, having obtainpH
currency to the effect that the practice of selling the oyster shells on shor
which has prevailed during the past decade owing to the trade in mother-o''
pearl with Europe, and has replaced the time-honoured practice of returning
the rejected shells to the deep after examination, was resulting in the deole
tion of the banks, the Government of India were urged to consider the exped'
ency of deputing an expert to investigate the question scientifically. Th
proposal was approved in principle but abandoned for the present after
some discussion, chiefly on account of the difficulty of charging the cost to
Indian revenues. It is hoped, however, that the project, which is of the
highest importance to the welfare of the pearling industry, will ultimately
take shape. ^
Although, curious to relate, not a single Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. has been
Arms Traffic. captured by His Majesty's ships, carry-
rp • ^ , . ln g smuggled arms, and although the
1 rucial Shaikhs themselves persistently deny that there is any illicit export
of arms from their ports; yet the Arms Traffic reports from informers and
other sources place it beyond doubt that a regular stream of arms and ammuni
tion is passing from Sohar through Baraimi to the coast between Raa
Musandim and Abu Dhabi, and that from this coast the bulk of the contra
band finds its way through the shallows to the westwards, to A1 Bida, and
Perskn^oast ^ orms a convenient jumping off place for the
The attitude of the Shaikhs in regard to this traffic is rather one of
apathy resulting from incompetence and apprehension, than of active com-
plicity. it must be remembered that they have no levies or troops and that
f S m c ; a] l do t0 P reserve order within the four walls of their
own towns, and defend those towns against Bedouin attack.
tlle T 611 0r eight sma11 towns on the littoral of the Trucial
qi i s ln t ervene long stretches of uninhabited coast line over which the
C f n ex + erci 1 se 110 supervision by sea or control by land, and it is from
shipped 611 S ^ ) a l on g tins barren coast that rendezvous are made and arms
p«rm JA 6 f 1611 an jJ 1 animals ' however, that bring these consignments to the coast
^r tll0Ut wat . era ^ supples, for which they presumably proceed
theorptipJllv in f Ileare f t habited spot. It is here that the Shaikhs could
fonnHpH f ^ ^ ^ P 0 int their natural apathy, and a well-
at sea Tmli+a+ 0 re P. risa s ^ roi 5 ^ le Bedouin inland or by attack on their boats
at sea, militate against any effective action on their part.
tuna^^rr>lr?Jn!?n^ suc ^ ^ ear apparent from the unfor-
the following circumstances^:— 0 I)ebai during the year Under rep0rt UDder
Early in the month of August, news was brought to the Shaikh to the
Piracy on Debai boat by Tangistanis. effect that a caravan load of arms from
Jumairah a VmrnW • -i ^ 0 ^ ar ^ a< i reached the coast near
transferred to a Ppt ^ p jt S1X m ^ es : f rom Debai, and was in course of being
and was breaking m + a sea " ot U P and the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. was swamped
and oth^eSw^h^ 0f the arms — ^ - the ^
to prooeed^n i conma^ U t^ 1C tv, ted Wlth f 16 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. Agent and they decided
consignment. Thfs they did ami' Wlth a 5^ of armed men, t0 seize
owners fled on their arm™ t T j recovered the arms, but the Tangistani
made good their escap P e P in dhS
from Ramzan from met a ^ e bai pearling boat returning
opening fire and killing ei^hToT'it^n WreaI ' ed its , ven g eanc e 9 n th , e latte , r j
and its catch of pearls ^ 1 lts occ upants, and appropriating the vessel
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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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