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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [‎122v] (249/616)

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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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52 '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.
might be learnt what type of man he was. It was soon evident that disorders
were to commence again for the Governor early gained the reputation of a
weak, but avaricious, man who cared but little for what might result as long
as he succeeded in collecting money.
On the 16th April Saif-ed-Douleh visited the local assembly as elected by
the people, on the occasion of its first meeting, and presented his congratula
tions, promising to send an official to be in attendance at future meetings
This was his first and greatest mistake, for all the subsequent trouble may be
traced to this act. He had no intention of fulfilling his promise, and it was
merely one of the forms of the usual Persian " haute politique " in order to
lull the adversary to security; had there been any immediate action for him to
take there might have been some point in his procedure, but as his only object
was to gain time he merely defeated his own end.
The assembly awaited the arrival of the official promised, but all enquiries
were met with the usual e< Imroz, farda." In the end getting suspicious they
wrote to the Governor a strongly worded letter demanding an immediate
answer. The Governor asked for two days' grace. In the meantime a
telegram arrived from Tehran assembly saying that it would be far better that
there should be no local assembly than that blood should be spilt over a matter
which was intended for the benefit of the people. About the same date a son
of one of the leading mujtabids of Kerbela was passing through Kermanshah
and consented to remain in the place with a view to bringing about a
reconciliation between the two parties—an attempt foredoomed to failure.
The two days' grace allowed to the Governor having expired at the begin
ning of May, he attempted again to lull the suspicions of the people by
ordering that Muin-ur-Eaya, Rais-ut-Tujar and Sheikh Abdul Hussain of the
aristocratic party should be expelled from the town. The fighting which had
taken place in the previous year had been in connection with the arrest of
these three men. The order of expulsion was obeyed, and the three concerned
went out to the village of the Rais-ut-Tujar, which is only about three or four
farsakhs from Kermanshah, and thus the situation rested temporarily. In the
meantime there had been constant rumours of the proximity of His Imperial
Highness Salar-ed-Douleh, the brother of tlie Shah, at the head of an army
which varied in numbers from 20,000 up to 60,000 ! On the 16th May I
received a letter from His Imperial Highness saying that he was at Alishtar
in Luristan about 50 miles from Kermanshah ; he wished me to meet him
there as he had matters of State importance which he wished to discuss with
me. His messenger told me that His Imperial Highness having quarrelled
with the Shah wished to become reconciled through the mediation of the
British Government as he had no faith in the representions of the Shah. The
latter asked me to send a reliable man if I could not come myself.
I telegraphed to the Minister, and on receipt of orders wrote to Salar-ed-
Douleh informing him that the Shah was willing to promise him safety and
forgiveness and expressing our pleasure in being of any assistance in bringing
about a reconciliation. I sent my Mirza with the above letter.
To return to the state of affairs in the town : a protest was made to the
Governor concerning the proximity of the three men deported, but the minds
of the people were too much excited over the doings of the Salar-ed-Douleh
to consider domestic matters. There were rumours that Kangawar, a small
town between Kermaushah and Hamadan, was to be attacked and some even
began to lay m stores for a siege. On the 30th May the Mirza returned with
an answer from Salar-ed-Douleh. He made no reference to my letter, but
rormulated his demands,^ which^ were in the main that he should continue in
t 1 ? ^ 0 J e rnment of Luristan with Arabistan, Burujird and Nehavend, to the
c e . . w " lc b places he was related by marriage, and after various further
conditions stated that if the intercession of the British, which he took for
granted, were not successful he would not be responsible for the consequences.
While the Mirza was at the camp Salar told him that he would not goto
^ehran, as his brother wished, there to be put out of the way by a cup of
Persian coffee. He would rather die fighting than in the manner named.
He snowed the Mirza letters promising assistance from various parts of the

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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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