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'Administration Reports 1920-1924' [95v] (195/412)
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
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the roads would be followed by ^ deS lenoy tbe Qawam to suprort the
Teheran ; and he He showed n.arked favour towards
Minister s policy in a pu p Bushire • and tbe end of the year saw the
B^oufrwhSp^sitionwar'also consolidated within his own tribes relatively a
ftrlger force in Pars than his old rival the Qawam whose position has cecidedly
weakened.
2. B tjshire.
The history of Bushire for 1922 is largely the history of the increasing
influence exerted over local affairs by tbe Central Government and particularly
M the Mhiistry of War. We have described already how the road guards m
Pars had ^Jeeif taken over by the Military
ties and how the troops had been strengthened m that Province, ims was
followed hyThe despatch to-Bushire in September of a detachment of six
oflicers and 160 nun under the command of Yawar (Major) Muhamma Ah
•S T e importance of this move was only appreciated fully when the
Minister of War himself visited Bushire towards the end of November. He
itiade it clear that the troops were the local representatives of the chief authority
S Persia By word and deed he brought home to tbe peop e m Bushire and
tL tribe, in the South the hitherto little understood fact that the Cen ra
Government in Tehran proposed to govern ; and that he proposed to control
the Central Government. In his dealings with the local Khans he entirely
ignored the Governor of Bushire, whose position he furthor weakeiicd by
Srawine the Police from his authority and placing them under that of he
Officer in Command of the troops. But the most unfortunate aspect of the
War Minister's visit to Bushire was the anti-British bias which seemed to gu.de
his anions- whether this was due to his having heen surrounded by a number
^f^-Ssh mischief-makers, or to his own views is not clear, but the result
On his arrival in the to^n he had wasted no time in making a
.tSlto to the presence .1 Mleh in
Bushire and promising that they were shortly going to he withdrawn as the
Persiau Porces in the South were now perfectly capable of ensuring he
security of the Gulf Ports: and he had caused a sensation by a^rre^ing on the
Keil? «lm.y excuse Ih.t h. l,.d
courtesv AUah Karam, the son of Haidar Khan, ot Jianaar Big, wno
had come to Bushire at his father's request to pay Ins
The circumstances in which the young xnan was arroste. aud tl e^^
father had rendered conspicuous service to the British duiin 0 ' •
the general impression that that move was a direct challenge to o^ po-t on m
fhe
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. In .pite of the strenuous efforts made by His ^esty s
Minister at Teheran to secure his immediate rekase^ AHah Etoaram
Sary custody in Bushire at the end of the year. Thesubsequentactsofhe
War Minister seemed to show that this blow at our prestige was part of a deh
herate policy directed perhaps as much to the exaltation of his Allah
anfl thC-h him of the authority of the Central Government. While A ah
Eairam remained in confinement, persistent attacks were made on the pos tio
S HaTdar Khan whose right to Hayat Dr.ud and Kharag Is and (out especially
tL latter) ^as questioned and whose -venue dues the Persian Governm nt
had for some time been endeavouring to increase m spite of ^.^o "e
trarv The War Minister did not attempt to disguise the controllmg^
Kd in all these affairs and. ignoring the reports . o the Com ~n ^f
Inquiry which was investigating the question, appointed a t^h Comm^ee
to make a report to him, demanded the immediate re -assessment of the revenues
TTnvat Daud and guarantees that he would submit himself to
ttSa? G^rnS (which he, had never -hed to disobey) ^
the presence of Persian troops m his Khanate. He followed c P y ;ll
ino-the Officer Commanding Troops to handover Chagbadak the hrst vui g
outside Sire Island on the Shiraz road to Shaikh Mohammed son o ate
enemy of ours who had been killed during a rebellion : and
remove any doubts that might have remained as to his attitude,
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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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- 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
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