'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎169v] (343/418)

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Monsieur Rebel, Inspector General of tiie St. Louis Sugar Company, Marseilles,
eame to Bushire via Baghdad in April 1930,, to study the local market conditions;
with a view to finding a means of combating the Kussian competition in sugar.
The French Yacht " Diana " with Admiral Deville on board arrived at Bushire
in December 1930.
The usual salutes were y after some trouble, arranged by the French Consul^
but when the " Diana " arrived compliments could not be exchanged as she had
expended all her ammunition at Jibuti on the occasion of . the Abyssinian Coronation.
Norwegian Vice Consulate. —The Honourable Lieutenant Colonel EL V. Biscoe,
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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General
remained in charge of the archives of the Norwegian Vice Consulate pending his
recognition as Acting Norwegian Vice Consul by the Persian Government. The
Norwegian Government are in correspondence with the Persian Government on
this subject.
Russian Consulate General. —The Soviet Eastern Trading Company^ Bushire
remained in occupation of the Russian Consulate General throughout the year.
They arranged accommodation for a branch of the Russo-Persian Bank which, it
was given out by them, was to be opened in Bushire. There is, however, no sign
of it as yet. A rumour was spread that a Soviet Vice-Consulate was to be opened
here, but this also did not materialise.
Greatly exaggerated accounts of the political disturbances in India were given
out by the Russians in Bushire. They held two functions,, in October and Novem--
ber, to which only Persian merchants and traders were invited and there they
emphasised the good relations between the two Governments. They continue
supplying the Russian Consul-General, Shiraz, with news.
M. Batmanoff, the Russian Consul-General, Shiraz, visited Bushire three times,
by air and car during the year under review,, in connection with the cargoes brought
by the Sharq Company's steamers to Bushire in January, March and October 1930.
On the first occasion, when he stayed 10 days at Bushire, he exchanged cards with
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. and the French Consul, Bushire.
German Consulate. —Herr Wassmuss was sued by the sons of Shaikh Hussain
Khan of Chahkutah for the sum of Ts. 11,881, due on account of promissory notes
which he gave to them in 1915. Being unable to pay up Herr Wassmuss was for
some time restrained from leaving Bushire and his property in the German Consulate
attached by the Law Court. His appeal to the Shiraz Court having failed Herr
Wassmuss appealed to the High Court at Tehran—where the case is still under
trial. He is now in Tehran attending the proceedings of his case in the Sessions
Court.
The German Consulate in Bushire was occupied by pilots and mechanics of
the Junkers Company.
Ihctch Consulate. —The French Consul, Bushire, remained in charge of the
Dutch Consulate throughout the year.
SECTION 3.
Local Government,
Governor of the Gulf Ports, Islands Dashti and Dashtistan. —Except for a period
of about 7| months when he was on leave and on special duty as Persian Repre
sentative in the Perso-Turkish Frontier Commission, His Excellency MuzafEar
Khan A'alam 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. -i-Intisar held the post throughout the year under review.
The acumen, tact and moderation displayed by His Excellency in guiding the
military in their efforts to disarm the tribesmen of Dashti and Dashtistan, which
lasted until the end of March, and in nipping in the bud a rebellion initiated by
Muhammad Khan Ghazanfar-us-Sultaneh of Borazjan which had threatened to
become general, won for him the warm appreciation of His Majesty the Shah and
marked him out for future promotion.
His relations with the 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. were friendly, if not cordial and he was on
the whole easy ^o deal with;.