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'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎118r] (240/418)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (205 folios). It was created in 1926-1931. 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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The Persian Government removed the embargo on import of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. at
Charbar in July. This embargo had seriously affected trade.
Wall. —Shahdad Abbas, a British Indian subject, continued to be Mir
Din Mohamed's Wali during the year.
Persian garrison. —The strength of the garrison was two officers
(including a Medical Officer), one non-commissioned officer and 88 men with
one field gun and one machine gun. The garrison was under the command
of Sultan Akbar Ali Khan who relieved Naib Mirza Ali Khan in May. The
latter was a strict efficient officer and held in great esteem by villagers and
British Indian subjects. He had inspired great confidence by severely
punishing any Persian soldier molesting the inhabitants. Since the arrival
of the present Officer Commanding a laxity in discipline has been noticed,
which is reflected in several cases of assault by Persian soldiers. In one
instance a serious assault was made on one of the Indo-European Telegraph
Department linemen. Complaints against the troops have been jignored
by the Commandant.
The troops have been put through an intensive course of physical drill
and parades. They are accommodated in barracks of sun dried bricks
recently built to the East of the telegraph premises at a distance of 800
yards.
Aviation. —A considerable number of aeroplanes landed' at Charbar
during the year.
Diseases. —There was a mild outbreak of small pox in Charbar between
19th and 26th January. Two persons died in the village.
A Persian Medical Officer was sent from Tehran to inoculate all
villagers but none consented. As he could not prevail upon Mir Din
Mohamed to compel them, he was recalled. Subsequently a Quarantine
Medical Officer was sent to Charbar. I
Owing to the prevalence of cholera in India mail steamers were not
allowed to touch at any Persian ports below Bushire on the up trip.
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Gwadur.
Mr. Lai Khan the former British Agent died on 28th October by hang
ing himself with a rope while in a state of temporary insanity. His duties
were temporarily performed by Mr. Abdur Rahim, a former Agent in
retirement at Gwadur- He was relieved by Mr. Waris Ali, a clerk in the
Bahrein Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. on the 25th December.
Wali. —Ali bin Hamud was His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and
Oman's Wali at Gwadur throughout the year.
Police. —There are no police here. Several thefts of the goods of the
British Indian traders have occurred in the past two years. No culprit
has been traced in any of these cases.
The Wali has 25 irregular Arab soldiers under him. Of them two
work under the Collector of Customs and the rest take their duties by turns
in the Sultani fort built against raiders-
Sultan's Customs. —Seyed Ahmed Effendi was in charge of the
Sultan's Customs throughout tlie year.
Aviation. —A considerable number of planes landed at Gwadur during
the year including the "Iris" with the Under Secretary of State for Air as
a passenger.
Two observers of the Indian Meteorological Department are accom
modated in the telegraph quarters at Gwadur.
Local events. —Locusts made their appearance in the months of
January and March and caused much damage to the harvest in Gwadur
territory.
Several earthquake shocks were felt here on three occasions in January.
The one of tlth January was said to have lasted about 3^ seconds causing
much damage to buildings-
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The volume includes 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 1925 (GIPS, 1926); 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 1926 (GIPD, 1927); 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 1927 (GIPD, 1928); 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 1928 (GIPS, 1929); [ 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 1929 ] (GIPS, 1930); 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 1930 (GIPS, 1931); . The volume bears some manuscript corrections.

The Administration Reports contain separate reports, arranged in chapters, on each of the principal Agencies, Consulates, and Vice-Consulates 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. , and provide a wide variety of information, including review 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. ; details of senior British administrative personnel and foreign representatives; local government; military, naval, and air force matters; political developments; trade and economic matters; shipping; aviation; communications; notable events; medical reports; the slave trade; and meteorological details.

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1 volume (205 folios)
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The Reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover and continues through to 207 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears 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.

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