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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [73v] (151/488)
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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g PERSIAN GTJLF ADMINISTRATION REPORT
T.-p,, tenant A. T. Wilson was placed on special dutyinthe same cou tt ectio a
in June and visited Hawizeh, in company with Lieutenant Bigby-Be ste ,
^ I M in order to fix astronomically the position of that centre upon %
correct location of which relatively to Ahwaz some doubt had been tiro» n
bv recent surveys. The opportunity wus also taken to ascertain the precise
position of thJfrontier to the_North-West of Hawiieh as locally observed, A,
a result of the above investigations dealing respectively with the frontier, south
and north of Hawizeh, and of a further examination of the frontier in tie
vicinitv of the Shatt-el-Arab. His Majesty's Government were placed in pr®,
sion of maps showing the precise position of_ the locally observed frontier,
together with detailed arguments in support of it, on receipt of which, and
after a full survey of the historical and juridical aspects ot the question, a
memorandum accompanied by a map was addressed to the Porte^ explaining in
detail the lie of the frontier as locally recognised and expressing the hope of
His Maiesty's Government that the Porte would consent thereto, in return for
which the former intimated their readiness to use their influence with the
Persian Government and the Shaikh of Mohammerah and, subject to certain
conditions, to induce these latter to recognise Turkish sovereignty oyer the
whole waterway of the Shatt-el-Arab. Amongst these conditions were included
stipulations that the arrangements proposed by His Majesty's Government
for a Riverain Commission were to be accepted by Turkey, and that the Shaikh
of Mohammerah was to continue in full enjoyment of his existing proprietary
rights in lands situated in Turkish territory.
Up to the end of the year, for reasons explained elsewhere, no reply had
been received to the above proposals, but it was understood that the Porte was
inclined to regard them favourably, and it is to be hoped that during the coming
year a definite solution will be attained. The Turkish Government at all events
are now under no misapprehension as to the views of His Majesty's Government
upon the subject, for on May 10th, some months before addressing the aboTe
memorandum, the Porte was warned that persistence in her present pretensions
in regard to the frontier in the Arabistan region might react unfavourably upon
the adjustment of the respective interests of Great Britain and Turkey in the
region of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, ''in view of the close relations existing between
His Majesty's Government and the Shaikh of Mohammerah. ,,
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company has made steady progress during the year
^ p and may now be said to have reached
ompany. the productive stage, refined oil having
been placed in small quantities on the local market; thus from the local point
of view, the position of the Company is decidedly satisfactory.
His Majesty's Government, however, viewed with considerable anxiety the
prospect, which there is reason to think, is by no means remote, that the Augjo-
Persian Oil Company, which is at present entirely British, might be forced by
commercial pressure to come to terms with and be virtually absorbed by the
Shell Transport Company, which is under foreign control, a consummation
which could only result in the increase of foreign interests in the Persian Gu ,
and a considerable enhancement of the price of oil, a matter of much concern
to the British Admiralty.
The question is closely bound up with the prospects of the concession for
oil fields in Mesopotamia being obtained by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company,
who as Concessionaires on the other side of the border in Persia, would
greatly handicapped, were the Turkish fields, at all events in the wilayatsoi
Baghdad and Musul, to be in the hands of a rival concern. TTj 9
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company were accordingly supported by
Majesty's Government in their application to the Turkish authorities fa a c ®j
cession, and negotiations at Constantinople were in active progress at tue
of the year.
The progress of the Mohammerah-Khoremmabad project has been ^
Railways in Arabistan. 011 elsewhere ; when it materialises, ^e g(
« u -u • i undertakings given by the ^ 1 . 11 , j
Sultaneh m regard to the lands through which the line may pass, will ^
frnm ^ ^ 0 P tioi!l that His Majesty's Government haveseW
e StLaikil of Mohammerah in regard to the Khor Musa will enable
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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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- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:240v, 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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