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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [‎79r] (162/488)

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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FOR THE YEAR 1912.
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Por some time after tlie attack on Mr. Smart, the significance of the inci
dent, and its probable effect on the local
Landing of troops at Bus ire. situation at Shiraz and on the safety of the
-detachments of Indian troops there, was not clear. It was deemed necessary as a
precautionary measure, and in anticipation of any further military measures that
might be indicated to land a small force at Bushire, thus freeing His Majesty 's
ships from the guarding that port. One hundrod and sixty men of the 79th Carnatic
Infantry were accordingly landed on December 30th and after this 100 men on the
2nd January, a naval brigade of 200 men were held in readiness to land if necessity
arose, and 200 hired mules were retained at Bushire for use as transport should
it appear that immediate action was imperatively required. It soon became
clear, however, that this was not the case and the hired mules were dismissed,
but the infantry retained at Bushire. Accommodation for this detachment was
fortunately obtained almost at once, the fin^ block of buildings erected by the
late Malik-ut-Tujjar at Eeshire being leased at a very reasonable figure by 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. for their use. The 79th Carnatic Infantry were relieved in Novem
ber by a detachment of the 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Eajput Light Infantry,
without occasioning any remark or incident, indeed there is reason to think
that the Governor of the Gulf Ports has been inwardly much relieved and
fortified by their presence, and it was popularly believed that had they not
been stationed here, the Tangistani tribesmen of Zair Khadhar would have made
the arrest of Abdur Rasul, Kalantar, an excuse for coming in force to the
Island, a course which would almost certainly have resulted in further distur
bances, such as occurred in 1909 and 1910.
A squadron of the Central India Horse remained at Bushire throughout
the year.
The Government of India suggested the despatch of a battalion of Infantry
, ^ ,,. . to Bushire as a preliminary measure, with
Proposals for obtaining reparation. . , . x . ,, V, .
F a view to seizing the Customs which
should be retained, the surplus receipts over and above what was due for the
loan being kept as a contribution towards the claim to be made upon the
Persian Government ; they also indicated the necessity for a blockade of the
coast to prevent the tribes from obtaining supplies of ammunition, the latter
step, was taken by the Naval Commander-in-Chief early in January : the occupa
tion of Bandar Abbas was also suggested.
As regards punitive measures against the offending tribes, the Government
of India considered that action in this direction would be extremely difficult and
hazardous, but they intimated that should the local situation at Shiraz render
the relief of the troops at Shiraz and Ispahan imperative, they might find
themselves compelled to send a force of 5,000 men to bring away the troops
now in the interior, together with the members of the Shiraz Consulate
and any British subjects who might desire to avail themselves of the opportu
nity in order to leave Shiraz. They were opposed on military and general
grounds to the despatch via Lingah or Bandar Abbas of a battery and
battalion of Infantry which had been suggested by His Majesty's Acting
Consul, Shiraz, and supported by His Majesty's Minister, but proposed to hold
Bushire until the Persian Government had given satisfactory redress.
In connection with the above proposals, the 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. pointed out that
the despatch of troops to Shiraz would have to be postponed until the force
there was actually in danger, and that the occupation of Bushire would not
necessarily afford a sufficient lever to move the Persian Government to
efficient action. It was further pointed out that at Shiraz, Ispahan and Yezd
there were Consular Representatives and subjects of other Powers, including
Russia, and that in the event of our withdrawal we must contemplate the contin
gency that steps for their protection would be taken by Russia, the appearance
of whose troops in the neutral sphere could not fail greatly to affect the policy
of the Anglo-Russian Convention as regards Persia.
The Russian Government had in fact already adumbrated the possibility
of their having to strengthen their Ispahan escort in order to protect Russian
caravans passing from Ispahan to Shiraz and Tehran respectively. The Persian
Government simultaneously urged His Majesty's Government not to take any
drastic measures but to leave them to deal effectively with the situation

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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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