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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [9v] (23/616)
The record is made up of 1 volume (304 folios). It was created in 1907-1911. 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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4 ADMINISTRATION REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL
II.—Arabistan. Por many years past His Majesty's Foreign Office have entertained a
Vice-Oonsulate at Mohammerah, but his duties having confined him chiefly to
the precincts of the Sheikh's head-quarters, our growing interests in Arabistan
„ ^ * le( i to the creation in March 1904 of «
Creation of a Vice-Consalate. j /-i i • . ul a
second Consular appointment in that
province filled by the Government of India. It was decided that while the
officer at Mohammerah, now raised to Consular rank, should continue to be
responsible for the Commercial work of the tract, the newly-appointed Vice-
Consul's instructions were to devote himself chiefly to travel; to the cultiva-
^ ^ , tion of intimate relations with thp
Duties of the Vice-Consul. t» 11,1 • i ii. t , tu "
Bakhtyans and other Lur tribes, and to
the promotion of British enterprise in Arabistan, of which the main artery is
the Karun River and its present radiating base, Ahwaz.
The officer whose report is under review. Captain D. L. K. Lorimer is
the first incumbent. It will be seen frorn the accompanying sketch map
showing approximate territorial boundaries, that the field covered by his
touring commission is a very extensive one, and offers a wide horizon to the
energies of a young and strenuous officer.
At present the Vice-Consul is very unpretentiously, not to say incon-
, .. veniently, accommodated in a Persian
House accommodation. ■, i - i. -r t j V, CJ - s ida
house which has been temporarily altered
for his use, but negotiations have for some time been in progress for the
erection of a new set of Consulate buildings, and now that the chief obstacles
to the conclusion of an agreement with Sheikh Khazal have been removed, it
is hoped that the dwellings will soon begin to assume concrete shape.
The chief items in the year's history have been the rebellion of the Beni
Truf Arabs occupying part of the
Beni Truf Eebeiiion. Hawaiza district near the Turkish border
against the Sheikh of Mohammerah.
The Bakhtyari country was a good deal disturbed throughout the year by
Batcht^ari dissensions. " k"" 1 ? d , iS0 ° rd am0n g the KhaM .olloW-
mg on the death m February 1905 of the
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
,
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.
Mufakkham. These dissensions enhanced the already existing
difficulties in connection with the upkeep of the Lynch Road, and the incep
tion of the operations of the D'Arcy Oil Concession Syndicate.
I need do no more than allude to these two subjects, which are fully dealt
with in Captain Lorimer's Report.
I may mention, however, ^hat Major W. R. Morton, R.E., who, as before
Major Morton's work. mentioned, was on special duty in
^ a Arabistan throughout the year in connec
tion with the Karun Irrigation Scheme, and acted as Vice-Consul for the hot
weather of 1905 during Captain Lorimer's absence on leave, in August made
a tour up the Lynch Road, furnishing a report on its condition on his return.
It is evident from the terms of it that the primary desideratum is the
maintenance of a permanent working party on the road.
No progress was possible in connection with the opening of the Dizfal-
Dizfui-Khorremabad Caravan Route. Khorremabad trade route, but satisfao*
1 . tory relations were inaugurated with the
•fi! 1 i . ev i no es an evident desire to come into closer touch
with the British Authorities and to assist in promoting British enterprise.
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The volume contains Administration Report on 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 1905-1906 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1907); Administration Report on 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 Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1906-1907 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1908); 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. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1907-1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); 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. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for April-December1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); 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 Ending 31st December 1909 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911); and 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 1910 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911).
The Reports contain reviews 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. and chapters on each of the consulates, agencies, and other administrative regions that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. . The Reports contain information on political developments, territorial divisions, local administration, principal tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, judicial matters, archaeology, pearl fisheries, the slave trade, arms and ammunition traffic, medical matters and public health, oil, notable visitors and events, meteorological data, and related topics.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 306 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. 40, 261.
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