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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [169r] (342/616)
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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AND THE MASKAi. POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
FOR THE YEAR 1908. 29
50. No difficulty worthy of mention arose during the period now being
Oil Syndicate. ^ ^ afiairS 0f ^ S y ndicate
with the Khans.
There seems no reason t/o question that this happy state of affairs, con
trasting so strongly with the experience of previous years, is to be directlyi
attributed to the withholding of the instalment of guard money due in
November 1907, and the introduction of the Indian Oil Guard, two actions
which respectively testified to our complete unsusceptibility to intimidation,
and our firm determination to employ all reasonable measures to secure the
safety of British subjects in the pursuit of their legitimate business
interests.
51. The question of the retention of the Indian Guard has been already
referred to in paragraph 4. It is only necessary to add that there has been
no active improvement in the attitude of the Khans or the efficiency of their
guards, and petty losses by theft have continued to occur from time to time.
Compensation for such losses incurred up to the 30th June, was recovered by
deduction from the instalment paid to the Khans on 15th November 1908, the
Khans having failed to make payment in cash.
52. Rumours were current in August that the Khans were contempla
ting selling their shares in the Oil concern. These shares are as a matter of
fact not yet in their possession, nor indeed as far as is known in existence.
Reference was made on the subject to the Legation who recommended
that the Khans should be advised against such a course, as it was of impor
tance for the security of the work that they should be directly interested in
its prosperity. It was apparently considered impossible to prohibit the
Khans from selling their shares when opportunity arose, or to compel them
to sell them to the British or Indian Governments.
53. The
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.
Mukarram having recovered his position after his tem- Luristan.
porary imprisonment by Nazar Ali Khan, appears to have maintained it till
about the time of the cowp d'etat at Tehran. He was then replaced by the
Amir Afkham, the head of the well known Hamadan family.
The Amir's attention and endeavours have been chiefly directed to the
attempt to collect the revenue. On the whole he appears to have kept on good
terms with Nazar Ali Khan, whose assistance he enjoyed in extracting pay
ment from some sections of the Bavanwand and Hassanwand.
54. The revenue of Luristan, which used to be assessed at 60,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
,
was raised by the Salar-ud-Dowleh to 123,000. The Amir Afkham has fixed
his ambitions on 73,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
.
The system appears to be for the Governor to obtain " Sanads (under
takings) from one or more substantial individuals for the whole or sections of
the revenue, and these individuals when necessary receive such armed
assistance as the Governor can dispose of to coerce recalcitrant tribes into
paying. It may be safely assumed that only a fraction of the revenue demand
is actually collected.
55. During the summer the Kakawand Lurs were responsible for many
depredations on the Kermanshah-Hamadan road. This tribe are dependants
or supporters, but not subjects, of Nazar Ali Khan, Fath-us-Sultan and
he was called on to take retributory measures against them, especially m
regard to the robbery of Mr. and Mrs. Stead of the Hamadan American
Mission. Up to the middle of November he had failed to take satisfactory
action. . .
The Fath-us-Sultan's new title,
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.
Akram, assumed at the time ot
his capture of the
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.
Mukarram, is said to have been subsequently
confirmed. .
56. Nothing of special interest has occurred during the year m the p U8ht . i .Kuh.
afiairs of Pusht-i-Kuh.
No attempt has been made by the Turks to wipeoutthedisgraee w 10
their arms suffered in the preceding year at the hands of the Wall, and
border has been perfectly quiet.
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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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