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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [67v] (139/616)
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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administration be port op the persian gulp
CHAPTER II.—POLITICAL REPORT OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY 's
VICE-CONSULATE, ARABISTAN, AHWAZ, FOR THE YEAR 1906-1907.
A rabistan.
vice-consulate affairs.
1. Througliout the year under review charge was held by Captain D. L. ^
Lorimer, I. A.
Of the year 134 days were spent in broken periods at head-quarters, the
remaining being occupied by the following tours :—
22nd April 1906 to 6th May 1906.—To Shushter and Dizful and back. The
return journey between Shushter and Wais was effected by raft down the Shatait
and Karun.
3rd June 1906 to §th November 1906.—To Ispahan and back through the
Bakhtiari country. On the outward journey, Mamatain, the site selected by the
Oil Syndicate for their first boring, was visited, and halts were made with the
Khans at Ardal and Chighakhor. A prolonged halt was made at Julfa (Ispahan)
pending the development of negotiations with the Bakhtiari Khans in Tehran.
On the return journey visits were paid to the various Khans at Shalamzar, Gish-
nagun and Junaghun.
11^ January 1907 31^ January 1907.—To Mamatain and back. The
visit was in connection with the Khans' breach of contract as regards the supply
of Guards for the Oil Works.
8th February 1907 to IZth February 1907.—To Shushter and back in connec
tion with the hiring of Vice-Consular quarters there.
28th February 1907 to 21th March 1907.—To Eamuz and Mamatain visiting
the Khans in connection with affairs of the Oil Syndicate.
The collection and revision of information for the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Gazetteer has,
as in the preceding year, occasioned a considerable amount of work, and requests
by the Indian Intelligence Branch for information have also demanded and received
attention.
2. The building of a house for the Vice-Consulate. —During the absence of the
Vice-Consul at Ispahan in summer a statement of terms on which the Govern
ment of India was willing to treat with Shekh Khaz'al for the acquiry of a site
and the building of a Vice-Consulate was received.
On 21st November, the earliest possible opportunity, an interview was od-
tained with Shakh Khaz'al, but it was found quite impossible to reconcile his terms
with those proposed by Government. Reference was accordingly at once made
to the Government of India, but up to the time of writing no reply has been re
ceived, and the situation is now likely to remain unaltered until next cold weather.
3. The Vice-Consulate medical arrangement. —A supply of medicines and instru*
ments for the Vice-Consulate was received in. May. At the same time Captain
Crossle, I.M.S., who had been appointed Consular Surgeon for Ahwaz and Kerman-
shah, arrived from India. As he was unable to make a prolonged stay it was not
possible for him to organize the Dispensary arrangelhents, and in the absence of
sanction to engage special quarters, the Hospital Assistant continued to reside in
the Vice-Consulate. Temporary quarters were eventually secured for him in the
town in October, and in January sanction for the necessary rent having been given
suitable permanent quarters were engaged for the j oint occupancy of the JIos-
pital Assistant, Dispensary, and Head Clerk, of which the Hospital portion wa^
at once occupied. The Hospital Assistant has remained at head-quarters
since his appointment to Ahwaz.
4. Captain Crossle accompanied the Vice-Consul through the Bakhtiari coun
try to Ispahan in June and July, and attended throughout the tour to such medical
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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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