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'Administration Reports 1920-1924' [‎114r] (232/412)

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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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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. . 1923.
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CHAPTER VI.
Annual Administration Report of the Ahwaz Consulate, 1922.
Personnel* —Mr, B. G. B. Peel continued to hold the post of Consul,
Ahwaz, until March 28th when he was relieved by Mr. J. A. O. Pitzpatrick,
C.I.K.j C.B.E., I.C.S. He resumed charge from Mr. Eitzpatriok on return
from leave on the 11th December 1922.
Captain 0. Wallis, Vice-Consul, Dizful, made Ahwaz his headquarter 8
during the Consul's summer tour.
Captain E. H. Gastrell, I.A., assumed charge as Vice-Consul, Ahwaz, on
the 11th November 1922.
Mr. Rahmatullah Khan, Head Clerk, proceeded on long leave on 1st May
1922 and was relieved by Mr. Sher Zaman Khan, Head Clerk of the Dizful
"Vice-Consulate. The latter continued to hold the post until the end of the
year.
Sub-Assistant Surgeon Mehdi Hassan was awaiting orders of posting at
the end of the year, the Ahwaz Civil Hospital and Charitable Dispensary
having been permanently closed in the meantime under orders from the Gov
ernment of India.
The Hon'ble 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. , Bushire had proposed in May 1922
that the status of Consulate for Arabistan should be conferred on the Consu
late at Ahwaz and that Mohammerah should henceforward be a Vice-Con
sulate. This proposal was sanctioned by the Government of India with effect
from 23rd September 1922.
Ahwaz and district. —No events worth chronicling occurred.
Dizful and Shushtar. —In the last Administration Report it was explained
that on the arrival of His Excellency Zahir-ul-Mulk (now styled Moayyed-ed-
Dowleh) as Governor-General of Arabistan all direct control of the Persian Ad
ministrative Departments in Dizful and Shushtar had been relinquished by His
Britannic Majesty's Consular representatives. The latter w r ere ordered to res
trict their activities to the protection of purely British interests and to the ren
dering of such moral support to the Governor-General as he might require in
maintaining law and order in the district. In the light of subsequent events,
there is little doubt that His Excellency Moayyed-ed-Dowleh and his Deputy
Governor at Dizful-Mirza Abdullah Khan came to Arabistan with the fixed
determination to contest the supremacy of the Sheikh of Mohammerah, and
to minimise British influence in Arabistan to the greatest possible extent. The
first difficulty arose over the support of Earhan Chief of the A1 Kathir by the
Governor-General against the authority of the Sheikh of Mohammerah. This
episode aroused in the Sheikh suspicions of the good faith of Moayyed-ed-
Powleh and also brought home to the latter the fact that he was able to do
very little within his own jurisdiction without coming into direct conflict with
the interests of the Sheikh.
A difficult situation was created for the Vice-Consul at Dizful by the Deputy
Governor's sudden arrest of Sadiq Khan, Chief of the Sagwand tribe who had
for some years drawn a large subsidy from the British Government. A strong
official protest secured his release but this episode was the signal for the
commencement of a series of intrigues among the tribal leaders in the Dizful
district which at last necessitated the resignation of the Governor-General.
It was unfortunate that just prior to this event the Head Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. of the
Dizful Vice-Consulate was proved to have committed serious extortions
extending over a period of years. He was dismissed after a full enquiry held
at Dizful by His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Ahwaz, and was handed over
to the Persian authorities for settlement of such claims as had been proved
against him.
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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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