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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [‎103v] (211/616)

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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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AfiMINISTEATION 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.
daughter of Sheikh Ahmed bin Eashid Merzooki of that place
and to endeavour to reconcile the latter with his tribesmen with
"whom he had quarrelled. To this end he summoued the elders
of the tribe, who, however, refused to attend. The Sowlet
becoming exasperated at their refusal ordered ISheikh Saleh of
Charek to expel them from his jurisdiction, and the latter
having refused to do so was thrown into chains. The Marzookis
thea sent a deputation to our Agent at Lingah begging that the
Eesideney would assist them to get justice. The Resident, who
was then at Shiraz, did his utmost with rhe Pars Governrnent
but the Governor-General, the Nizam-es Suitaneh, was altogether
unable to control the Sowlet-ul-Mulk; and as regards the im
prisonment of Sheikh Saleh, His Excellency informed the
Resident confidentially, and the Derya Begi told a similar story
to our Agent at Lingah, that Sheikh Saleh had been arrested
at the express orders of the Shah, on the grounds that he was
believed to have been in league with the English to make over
K.ais island to them! The Derya Begi having visited Lin^ah
in November and failed to adjust the quarrel, the Marzookis
took bast at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . Meanwhile their families were
expelled from Charek and built themselves temporary habita
tions at the Lingah suburb of Jasha. The Marzooki elders still
remained in bast at the end of the year. His Majesty's Legation
having been unable to get the Central Government to take any
seiious steps in the matter. In fact after the Correspondence
had been going on six months the Derya Begi received instruc
tions from Tehran to reassure " Sheikh Saleh of Kharag and his
tribesmen," showing clearly that the Shah's Minis'ers had not
yet realised that the scene <>f the dispute was the port of
Charek south of Bushire and not the island of Kharag 80 miles
to the north !
^Humaidi" he • ^ 0 ^ em ^ er a family of Arabs known as the <c 8ons of Humaidi,"
pirate^of Dayir. himself a noted outlaw, residing on the Dashti Coast in the neighbourhood of
the port of Dayir, pirated a Persian dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. at sea between Kais island and
the mainland at Taona. They killed all the occupants exct pt one boy whom
they threw overboard, thinking he was dead, seized the cargo valued at
Es. 6,000 and scuttled the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. . The wounded boy managed to reach
the shore in a half dead eondit on and was eventually succoured by some
residents of Taona who found him lying on the strand when passing from
one hamlet to anoiher. As soon as he had sufficiently recover* d to m!»ke
a statement he gave an account of the occurrence. It appeared that the
dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. of these " sons of Humaidi'' had been lying beside the pirated cihow in the
dry dock at Lingah for some days, the pirates no doubt w atching what cargo
was put into her. When the Shivoh vessel put to sea the pirate dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. followed
soon afterwards and committed the piracy the same night.
In January 1907 a Koweit boom ew from Basrah to Koweit with
a number of well-to-do passengers, male and female, failed to reach its
destination, A short time afterwards the boom appears to have stianded on
the island of Amair on the Arab Coast, where she was salved by the
inbabifan's. While reported to have borne no traces whatever of having
encountered bad weather, and although h< r ^ear w as intact, a corpse or skeleton
Was found tied to her anchor cable, and the decks of the craft were covered
With stains indicating that a bloody struggle had taken place. On being taken
to Bahrein b.v the salvers for sale she was recognised by some Koweit visitors.
Circumstantial evidence regarding the movements of the pirates about this
time pointed to their having committed this outrage also and Sheikh jVlubarak
was much excited when the news reached him. The Resident made represen
tations on the subject to the "Derya Begi and as they produced no result
communicated with Bis Majesty's Minister and informed him of what had
happened.
ti i\AJ 0 c^ sarrie time the Senior Naval Officer was asked to take
xa.M.S. Syhinx to Layir to nake enquiries as to the precise habitat of the gangj

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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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