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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [210r] (424/616)
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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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 1909.
W as eventually given to a comparative stranger to Fars politics the Saham-
ed -Dowleh, whose appointment the now powerful Sowlet was graciously
pleased to approve. This official appears to have been of a type unfor
tunately a very ram avis m Persia hitherto. Had he received reasonable
assistance from the Central Government in the direction of financial and
practical support, it is conceivable that he might have been able to effect an
entire change in the situation in Fars. Without these aids his regime, in
spite of his strong personality, was doomed to succumb to the forces of fac-
tion -intrigue and corruption by which he was beset.
Apart from the above, the salient points to which I would draw atten
tion in the Shiraz Report, are : {%) the despatch from Bushire of a small
mixed detachment of 50 men under the Second Assistant Resident, Lieuten
ant J. S. Crosthwaite, and Lieutenant George Lang, R.N., in July 1909, to
strengthen the escort of the Consulate, on which there were some grounds to
expect attack. This party was subjected to discourteous treatment by the
Shaikh of Borasjun, who, on their arrival at midnight, refused them the
hospitality of his
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
. There is reason however to think that the
incident was partly due to avoidable misunderstanding, and the Governor-
General at Shiraz has undertaken that reparation is made on the detach
ment's return-journey : {ii) the attack made on the caravan of the Russian
Consul-General, apparently by Kuhgelu raiders and (m) the rise of the
Sowlet-ed-Dowleh,
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
of the Kashgais, to a position from which he was
able practically to dictate the policy of the Persian Government in Fars and
to make it impossible for any Governor-General, not palatable to him, to
retain his position.
Apart from Fars politics, which have been sufficiently dealt with above,
„ ' I need only mention {%) the revision of
.Bandar Abbas. ^ . • T , •
the status and jurisdiction of our ap
pointment at Bandar Abbas, owing to altered political conditions, and, (ii) to
the promotion of the Telegraph Office at that port, hitherto run only as a
departmental station, to the status of an International Office. It is hoped
that in the course of time the present high scale of charges will admit of some
reduction.
The province of Kerman, though not immune from the general conditions
Kerman of anarchy which prevailed, had little
direct participation in the outburst of
revolution or " nationalism " (if this euphemism is preferred) which so con
vulsed Fars.
It will be seen, however, that Persian Baluchistan was practically out
of control all through the year. On the 11th of July, Major Ducat tele
graphed that, in the event of the forces of the allied Baluchi ChiefSj then
on the war-path, reaching Bam, Kerman would certainly be taken by the
Afshars, and the situation would then be one of great danger. Under in
structions from the Minister, His Majesty's Consuls at Kerm'an and Seistan
sent warnings to the Chiefs that they would be held responsible by the
British Government for any loss to British subjects resulting from their
proceedings, and at the same time the Resident telegraphed to
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.
Seyyid
Khan of Gaih warning him against further aggressive action. These mess
es apparently had their effect, and nothing more was heard of the Baluchi
advance.
The wholesale migration of indigent Mekranis, reported from the Jask
_ District, is a serious difficulty for which
The Persian Mekran Coast. it is hard to devise any p rac ticable
reniedy. During the present year it will be seen that some 1,200 souls were
driven by the pressure of famine conditions to migrate to the Oman Coast.
I acre, the greater part of them either sell themselves or otherwise lapse into
a condition of slavery. Their plight however only becomes apparent when
perhaps they have earned a little money and are anxious to return to their
country; then their protectors or masters, as the case may be, intervene and
prevent their departure. Thus, at some of the Arab Coast ports, I have
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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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