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'Administration Reports 1920-1924' [97r] (198/412)
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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PERSIAN GULP 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.
, 1921
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remains of his late father Shaikh Hussain who was killed in a fight with the
South Persia Eifles. He was persuaded, however, not to do this at the time
and so far the remains have not been brought to the tomb. His intention,
however is apparently to try and turn Shaikh Hussain into a martyr. Shaikh
Mohammed received a title of Salar .Ashja from the Persian Government and he
was also granted a robe of honour by the orders of the Minister of War.
There was a good deal of desultory fighting between Shaikh Mohammed
and his neighbour the Khan of Angali, between whom there is a standing
feud. &
Except for the fighting with Shaikh Mohammed, Agha Khan kept his
district quiet and gave no trouble.
It is the disturbed state of the Dashti and Dashtistan district which has'
required the presence of British Troops and the Persian Troops so far sent have
not been sufficient to reduce it to order.
In contradistinction to these districts the district of HayatDaudwas kept in
good order as usual by Haidar Khan who paid his revenue regularly and gave no
trouble. The districts of Lirawi and Rudhiliah which are governed by relatives
of Haidar Khan were also in good order.
In spite of this fact Haidar Khan has been persistently attacked by the
Persian Grovernment and the War Minister, as has been mentioned above.
Certain members of the Majlis notably Mirza Ali Kazeruni have constantly
instigated attacks on Haidar Khan and the present Governor of Bushire is not
a friend of his. These attacks are due partly to Haidar Khan's friendship for
the British; and partly to jealousy inspired by exaggerated ideas as to the
benefits Haidar Khan derives from the .Anglo-Persian Oil Company, and the
revenue he gets from pearl fishing at Kharag.
The Government of the District of Behbehan and Kuhgehlu was taken
away from the Baktiari towards the end of the year and restored to Fars.
Zia-as-Saltaneh arrived at the end of the year as Governor. He soon showed
signs of wishing to interfere in Lirawi affairs.
5. ANGLO-PERSIiN OlL COMPANY 'S OPERATIONS.
The following note has been kindly recorded by Mr. S. Clegg of the Anglo
Persian Oil Company J/imited regarding the work of the Company in the
Bikarz (Dasht-i-Qir) area and its relations with the tribes, during 1922.
{a) Exploration in the JBiharz {J)asht-i-Qir) Area. —During the first four
months of the year progress on road construction proceeded apace, and by
the advent of the hot weather at least 45 miles of road had been completed. In
the summer months, however, owing to the lack of an adequate water supply
and the violent fluctuations in the numbers of
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
available, progress
slackened off considerably, and the Company's Eoad Engineer could do little
more than work on steep gradients in localities where a small supply of
water was available either on the spot or within reach of mule transport.
Autumn and the beginning of the rainy season though gave a fillip to the
rate of progress, and at the end of the year under review less than six weeks
work remained to be finished in order to complete the road as far as the loca
tion of the first main tests.
The small drilling rig erected near an oil seepage with a view to obtaining
a sufficient amount of fuel to feed the boilers for the main tests was at first
worked by hand, but in the late spring a small Kelvin engine was tran
sported to the well-site (man-handled) and since that time better results have
been obtained. At the end of 1922 a depth of approximately 450' had been
registered.
(6) The Company's relations with local tribes. —-In the spring, just as the
tribes were on the point of moving off to their summer quarters, trouble loomed
up on the political horizon. The Kashkulis, who are a sub-section of the
Qashqai tribe have, for some time past, looked to His Excellency the Qawam-
ul-Mulk, Head of the Khamseh tribes, for support on all occasions. The
winter habitat of the Kashkulis being far separated from the main Qashqai
territory, the former have during recent years aimed for independence, and
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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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- 'Administration Reports 1920-1924'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:203v, 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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