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'Administration Reports 1920-1924' [‎94v] (193/412)

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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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administration report of the
General in Arabistan. During his tenure of Office at Bushire lie was consis-
tently friendly towards the British, and relations between His Excellenov anrl
tne 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. and Military Officers were very cordial.
Yamin-ul-Mamalik, who was Karguzar throughout the year, officiated n«s
Governor, after the departure of Mushar-ed-Dowleh, till the end of the year?*
* He has since been confirmed. Spring Under instructions
^ received from the Persian Government
(probably m answer to a suggestion emanating from himself), he visited Dasht-
i^Siir m order to inspect and report on the operations of the Anglo-Persian Oil
Company in that area. He returned from his tour—on which he was accom
panied by two of the Company's Officials—evidently impressed by the amount
ot work which the Company is putting in and the extent to which Persian
labour is benefiting. At the end of March the Karguzar again left Bushirp
on a round tour of the ports of the Persian side of Ihe Gulf in the " Persenolis"
if lasted till the end of the hot weather. It is doubtful whether anvtliino-
resulted from this tour, which was quite unprecedented for a Karguzar excenfc
numerous complaints against the Karguzar of oppressing Officials and Mer-
cnants m the various ports he visited : one account even going so far as to
allege that his exactions had reached the sum of 100,000 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. . This wfw
doubtless an exaggeration. as
1. Fars, Shir a z and the Tribes.
. , .^ e ® leme n ts of the situation in Ears which had made for a cprfcain
stability during 1921, were unhappily disturbed at the end of that year bv thp
disbandment of the South Persia Rifles The presence of this force had dven
great moral support to the united efforts of his Imperial Highness Nasrat-as-
feultaneh, the Governor-General, and His Excellency the'Qawam-ul-Mulk
towards a strong local Government, at once friendly to the British and camble
of preserving order in Pars : and the removal of this prop had the imraediatelv
"weakening effect which was anticipated in last year's report.
The Press already Very anti-British in tone, became at once more violent
than ever and attacked the Consulate and British interests in Persia with a
bitterness which the Governor-General seemed unable to check. Notwithstand-
ing protests from Teheran that this campaign was injuring relations with the
British Government; and although early in March he was armed with special
powers for dealing with the Press, the Governor-General seemed too timid to
make an effective protest. At the same time his weakness in other directions
was encouraging the rise of elements calculated to disturh public security, such
as the Jandullah, bands of men, many of them bullies, whose activities in the
past had led to serious disorders, and which now tbreafened to displace the
varwus democrat parties. It was natural that the Central Government
siiould take advantage of these circumstances to extend its authority in Pars
and encroach on the purely departmental powers entrusted to its Governor-
General who was driven on the 13th April to send his Deputy Teheran to
protest against this interference and endeavour to get assurances from the
Pnme Minister that it would cease. But while resenting interference. His
mperial Highness Nasrat- as-Saltaneh was incapable of managing affairs without
the assistance of ti.e Central Government. The old quarrel between His
Exce.lency the Qawam-ul-Mulk and the Soulet dragged on, and was undoubted-
ly fomented by the Governor-General's entourage.
. The general feeling of unrest which was caused by this state of things was
increased by the incapacity of the local authorities to settle the quarrel which
had arisen early in the year between Haji Muin-ut-Tujjar, and Imam Quli
Khan, Rustan. over the terms of rent due to the former for the Mamasanni
MniW « r00 i P ! left Slliraz for Mamasanni to support Haji
Mum ut-Tujjar, while Soulet had sent 300 men for the same purpose. The
Wh^rSpf ^H n ^ ? othln S; Soulet's men returned : and a stale-mate ensued,
bile Soulet-ud-Dowleh supported the Haji, His Excellency Qawam-ul-Mulk
e rr a ^ ^ Kuli Kban; and between the two, neither the local
the fn 0r • IflT'v . tr00ps cmcr S od wth much credit: indeed
retail hv nnp T . b v k 0f the troo l' s in Fars ha(i been kept and
etamed by one party to this dispute gravely discredited the new Army

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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)
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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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