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'Administration Reports 1920-1924' [134v] (273/412)
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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20
ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE
year : and it is understood that tlie central government are making
enquiries as to the validity of the grants on which he holds—some
say illegally—the large domains from which he draws his wealth.
If so, he may before long illustrate in his person the justice of the
second part of a rhyme in Turki current among his own Qashqais,
as he has hitherto that of the first part :—' Geujin war mllkin
ne lar e, geujin yok milkin ne lar e'—when you have power, what's
the good of having property (you can take whose you like), when
you have no power, what's the good of property.
(iv) Towards his rival Qawam-ul-Mulk the military attitude has been
stiffer. To reassure the Minister of War of his good faith and
obedience to control he voluntarily surrendered in July the old
Turkish mountain and field-guns lent to his late father in 1916 by
the British Government for the purpose of quelling the insurrection
at Shiraz : and he further entered his eldest boy in the Cavalry.
But in July the expeditionary detachment harried his tenants in
Dushmanziari wihout paying any respect to his feelings : and
in the latter part of September, on his going to Isfahan to meet the
Minister of War and express his readiness to obey any commands,
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.
Sipah indicated that he would prefer Qawara-ul-Mulk to
reside at Tehran, and quit Fars. Qawam-ul-Mulk undoubtedly
contemplates the likelihood of the central government depriving hini
of his hereditary government of eastern Fars, and of the Khamseh
tribes as well : and from October to December 1923 he was pro
jecting a tour in Europe to escape from his difficulties, but this
was cancelled by the Ministry of Finance ordering him to eastern
Fars to recover revenue.
(v) In November a detachment of some 600 men with 2 guns and 4
machine-guns was sent to the large district of Dashti lying between
the first coast range and the sea, which had not paid revenue
regularly if at all for some twelve years, and has fallen into great
disorder. The detachment met with no opposition from the local
chieftains and remained collecting revenue, which was finally com
promised at the scheduled rate for two years (some 23,000 Tumans)
till the middle of January when they returned to Burazjun, leaving
at Khurmuj, the chief village, a garrison of some 150 soldiers
which subsequently had to be withdrawn.
{vi) Early in February 1924 the Chief of the Persian General Staff,
Brigadier-General Amanullah Mirza, returned from Europe via
Shiraz bringing with him to Bushire several aeroplanes, Citroen
cars and war material, which it has hitherto been impossible to
bring up-country owing to weight and the impracticability of the
road for mechanical and wheeled transport. Up to the date of
this report two aeroplanes, flown by French instructors engaged
for the purpose, had reached Shiraz and both have been damaged
by falls.
(vii) On February 12th the expeditionary detachment, mentioned in sub
section (v), about 600 men left Kazerun via Mamasanni in the
direction of Behbehan. Its objective is believed to be the disarma
ment of the Boir Ahmadi tribe of the Kuhgilu.
(viii) In December notices were posted, ordering the inhabitants of
o surrender their firearms or obtain licenses. This has
been followed by another order for permits, with photographs of
bearers, to be taken out for shot guns. Hitherto the number of
arms surrendered by the populace has been small. For some time
the intention of the military to proceed to the disarmament
bloc of the two nomad tribes, Qashqai and Khamseh, has been
current, but it is generally apprehended, even by military officers,
that the operation can hardly be radical, as the more modern and
valuable weapons may be hidden for the time being.
In terminating this section of the report it may be remarked that in the
eyes of the public of Fars the prestige of the existing force is in March 1924
perhaps hardly as high as in the summer of 1923. Their operations have been
superficial rather than thorough : and there has been a certain amount of friction
among the higher officers. Those who have had a European education as well
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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