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'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [150v] (305/418)
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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36
This year owing to the rebellion there has been considerable movement of troops
chiefly by requisitioned mechanical transport and Sirjan became a more import
ant military centre than Kerman.
The state of the army is on the whole better than that of other Government
departments. There have been nevertheless a number of scandals in connec
tion with bribes-taking and high handed action on the part of Military officers.
The most prominent cases were the gift of a village to Sartip Ali Shah Khan^
General Officer Commanding Kerman by Saeed Khan a well known robber on
the Bandar Abbas-Jiruft-Kerman road and bribe taking at Bam in connection
with requisition of animal transport. A Commission of enquiry arrived from
Tehran in February to enquire into these matters. At Bam they awarded a
sentence of 10 years imprisonment with hard labour to a Naib. They then went
to Jiruft where another accused committed suicide rather than face a trial. It
looked; as if the G. 0. C. would also be brought to book but by his energetic
action against the rebels at Sirjan in June he saved his skin.
The last conscription season from November 1928 to July 1929 yielded about
'900 recruits out of 2,000 notified as liable. It was extremely unpopular : at least
Military Conscription. 5 ^ oommitted suicide. In January
one of the recruits set fire to himself with
kerosene. He was rescued in time to be given a sound thrashing which ensured
his death. The Conscription Committee took bribes right and left with the
result that a commission of inquiry was seut from Tehran in April but apparently
did not succeed in bringing any charges home.
Conscription for the second year re-opened in October. The new Com
mittee under the influence of the scandal connected with their predecessors^ ap
plied themselves conscientiously to their task. Last year it was the Parsis'who
had chiefly paid for exemption. This year it was they who were the first to be
enlisted regardless of any claim to ^exemption. This year the total liable to
military service was returned at 1,900 out of which 90 were taken.
A considerable proportion of motor lorries in Eastern Persia are owned
by Indians and as they are generally in a better condition than Persian, owned
Requisitioning of motor transport by the V f^^ eS '^ 1 ^ ans been the-
Military. chief sufferers m connection with the re-
quisitioning of lorries for moving troops.
Hie cmei complaints have been on the score of :—
(1) Ill-treatment.
(2) Not being given time to make necessary adjustments andi repairs.
(3) Being kept on the road for long hours at a stretch.
(4) Prolonged detention for which no halting allowance is paid.
(5) Unfair discrimination in that Persian owned vehicles do not bear their
share of commandeering.
The Military have fixed a rate of 8 Krans a farsakh which is somewhat below the
market rate _ but which would be willingly accepted if the general
treatment received was more reasonable. On the other hand the Military justi
fiably complain that many drivers deliberately put their cars out of action as
soon as there is a rumour of requisitioning.
15. P e? sicrn Bdlucliistafi. This district has been under a military admi-
nisti ation with Sarhang Mohammed Khan as Military Grovernor.
Bost Mohammed, who at the beginning of the year was at Sarbaz with a
i olio wing of about 1,000 surrendered in February and was sent to Tehran.
Mohammed Khan has shown considerable ability in governing the Pro
vince and in ensuring its tranquility all through the rebellion. His method
was to play off the Baluch
Sirdars
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
one against the other and at the same time
to extend Government's influence without provoking a crisis.
Dost Mohammed escaped from Tehran in November but by the close of the
year had not made an appearance in Baluchistan.
16. Rudhar. Ziargham-us-Saltaneh still exercises a semi-independent rule
in Rudbar and during the rebellion kept his district quiet.. In August it offered
the only safe route between Kerman and Bandar Abbas.
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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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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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