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The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 1921-1925. 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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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. , 1920.
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Major General Sir G. F. MacMunn, K.C.B., K.C.S.I., D.S.O., General
Officer Commanding-in-Chief in Mesopotamia.
Lieut.-General Sir Aylmer flaldane, K.C.B., Commanding-in Chief in
Mesopotamia.
Lieut.-Colonel Sir A. T. Wilson, K.O.I.E., C.S.I, C.M.G., D.S.O., Acting
Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia.
Brigadier General Napean, C.S.I., C.M.G., Commanding River Area,
Basrah.
Mr. H. Norman, C.S.I., C.B.E., His Britannic Majesty's Minister,
Teheran.
Lieut .-Colonel A. P. Trevor, C.S.I., C.I.E., Political Eesident in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Frincipal events. —The most interesting historical event and one that will
long be remembered in Mohammerah was the visit in May of His Imperial
Majesty the Shah to Mohammerah where he was the guest of His Excellency
Sheikh Sir Khazal Khan, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I. Preparations for his coming
were carried on apace, and all the buildings of the town as well as those of the
European quarters were gaily decorated by day and illuminated by night.
The Sheikh's palace presented a spectacle well worth seeing with its display of
flags and brilliant electric illuminations.
On arrival in the R. I. M. S. " Lawrence " His Majesty received a tre
mendous ovation from loyal subjects who thronged'the river banks. There
were great demonstrations on disembarkation and again when His Majesty
left Mohammerah. During His Majesty's stay at Mohammerah audiences
were granted to His Britannic Majesty's Consul, the Heads of the British Eirms,
tribal Sheikhs and Local Notables and merchants.
Numerous presents were given by the Sheikh to His Majesty and the un
dermentioned titles were conferred on the Sheikh and his sons :—
H. E. the Sheikh Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Aqdas.
Sheikh Chassib Khaa Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Arfaa.
Sheikh Abdul Hamid Khan Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Ajal.
Sheikh Abdul Majid Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Kishwar.
Sheikh Abdul Karim Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Lashkar.
Sheikh Abdulla Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Sharaf.
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Nusrat-ul-Mulk.
On the 16th April His Excellency the Sheikh of Mohammerah was quietly
married to Batool Khanum, Eakhrus Sultauah, daughter of the late Hussein
Ali Khan, Nezam-us-Sultanah. She had arrived at Mohammerah after visit
ing Kerballa and Najaf presumably to settle certain affairs with the Sheikh.
A few days later an interesting document relative to the sale of certain
land property belonging to Eakhr-us-Sultanah was presented at the Consulate
for attestation and registration.
A summary of the document was that Batool Khanum appeared before a
religious court and sold to His Excellency the Sheikh on her own account and
on behalf of her mother the whole of their shares, which consisted of half the
undermentioned properties belonging to them in Arabistan, which had been
transferred to them by the late Nezam-us-Sultanah.
Lands situated on the west side of the Karun
Ghanafcheh lands
Nahr-i-Hashim land
Aal-i-Kishir lands and & quarter of the two lines of bazaar and
the shares in the Caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). at Ahwaz.
The above sold wholly to the Sheikh for Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 25,000 and t 1 ae amount
paid to the seller.
Eakhr-us-Sultanah is a cousin of the present Nizam-us-Sultanah

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The volume contains the following Reports: 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 1920 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1921); 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 1921 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1922); 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 1922 ; Annual 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 1923 ; and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1924 .

The Reports consist of chapters containing separate administration reports on each of the agencies, consulates, vice-consulates and other administrative areas that made up 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. . In addition, the Report for 1923 commences with a review of the year as a whole 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. . The Reports show some manuscript corrections.

The Reports include information on personnel; foreign representatives; local government; the administration of justice; political developments; notable events; official visits; military and naval matters; shipping and maritime matters; trade and commerce; economic matters; customs administration; pearl fisheries; British interests; oil; roads and communications; postal services; aviation; arms traffic; medical and health matters; water supply; meteorological conditions; slavery; and related matters.

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1 volume (202 folios)

Arrangement

The Reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is a list of contents toward the front of each Report.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 204 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 89-91.

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/713
Title: 'Administration Reports 1920-1924'
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:203v, back-i
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence