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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [‎18v] (41/616)

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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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ADMINISTRATION REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GTJLP POLITICAL
The Moin-ut-Tujjar arrived in the Gulf from Europe in November accom
panied by an English Engineer named
The affairs of tbe Mom-nt-Tajjar. MoComick. They visited the Islands ot
Hormuz and Kishm including British Bassidu. After his visit to Bassidu the
Moin-ut-Tujjar moved His Majesty's Minister for permission to use the British
Station for the storage of red oxide; but as the course was considered likely
to raise issues with the Customs Administration and cause other difficulties
regarding our station, it was deemed advisable not to accord the permission
desired.
Lieutenant O t H. Gabriel of 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. subsequently had
Mr. McCormick as a fellow passenger between Bushire and Karachi and the
latter afforded him a good deal of information.
The Moin, it appears, had had great ideas of the mineral resources of
Hormuz, but a careful exploration of the island convinced Mr. McOormick that
apart from the red oxide there was nothing on the island of real commercial
value. He hardly considered the sulphur deposits at Doolab on Kishm and at
Khamir worth working, but if the Moin was quite decided to take them in
band he recommended the employment of three or four Sicilian experts for
the work.
As regards the Moin's many schemes in Arabistan, Mr. McOormick
strongly advocated as a preliminary measure the construction of an inexpensive
light railway from Mohammerah to Shushter from whence communications
with Ispahan and elsewhere would be opened up by the construction of good
roads.
A section of the Mamasenni Lurs occupying a tract in the hill country
to the north-west of Busbire who have hitherto paid tribute to the Moin-ut-
Tujjar, who enjoys this district in fief in partnership with Seyyid Shaboncara
of Bushire, rebelled in January and expelled the Moin's representative from
Henj a m their district. Hen jam and its affairs are
primarily within the sphere of His
Britannic Majesty's Consul at Bunder Abbas, but owing to the fact that
telegraphic communication has not yet been regularly established, ETenjam
affairs of urgency have been necessarily referred during the year direct to
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. .
The status of the island and our Telegraph Station have been a source of
constant correspondence during the period under report.
At the beginning of the year the Arab villagers became restive and
repeatedly importuned for assurance that they would not be handed over to
Persian jurisdiction. Rear Admiral Sir George Atkinson Willes visited the
island in company with His Britannic Majesty's Consul at Bunder Abbas early
in April 1905, and the latter sent in a report pointing out the difficulty of
keeping them much longer without giving them an answer regarding their
future status. The juncture was, however, held to be inconvenient for such a
declaration as correspondence regarding the future status and limits of our
station were still in progress at Tehran, and it was decided to follow dilatory
tactics for some time longer. Meanwhile standing orders were issued by the
Admiral at the request of the Government of India for all ships passing up
or down the Gulf to call at Henjam. Things remained fairly quiet for some
months except for a visit paid to the island by Monsieur Stas, Customs Director
at Bunder Abbas, in June when according to the evidence of local witnesses,
in endeavouring to persuade the Arabs to accept a customs post in their village
he assured them that the post was not contemplated with any intention of
annoying them but simply to make sure that the English did not claim the
island as their property at some future date. A protest was made to the
Persian Government regarding Monsieur Stas' conduct, but the latter having
stoutly denied the action attributed to him it was decided not to press the
matter as it was undesirable to do anything to increase the local ill-feeling
which already existed.
In September the Customs Authorities began collecting material for
building on a site which was unpleasantly close to our own telegraph premises

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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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1 volume (304 folios)
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There is a list of contents at the front of each Report.

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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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