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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [210v] (425/616)
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 REPORT OF THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
found communities of these Mekranis living m apparent contentment in
separate " quarters outside the Arab villages, engaged in service but not
in a state of slavery; while other individuals belonging to the same families
may meanwhile be slaves in local Arab families on the same terms as any
neoro slave. In these cases their more fortunate relatives are either too
apathetic or in too weak a position to do anything for them. The fact, I
fear, is that they are all in such a low state of civilisation, that they do not
sufficiently appreciate the difference between the conditions of slavery and
freedom; and after all they are probably happier, living in comparatively
well-fed servitude in Oman, than they would be fighting against starvation
in their own country.
The case of Mir Barkat is touched upon also in the Bushire Report. It
is unfortunate that in such cases as this, of the deportation of Mekranis who
give us trouble in connection with the Arms Traffic, strict international comity
obliges us to allow the Persian authorities to deal with them instead of our
keeping them in custody ourselves, the fact being that no prisons or regular
arrangements exist for the lengthy safe custody of prisoners with the Persian
authorities, and that their upkeep in practice falls upon the personal pocket
of the local Governor.
The running of arms all along the Mekran Coast continued, as oppor
tunities offered, up to the end of the year, soon after which the inception of
effective blockade operations put a different complexion on our measures for
the suppression of the traffic. Full details of the progress of the traffic are
given in the Maskat Report.
This is the first Administration Report that the Government of India
have received from Mohammerah, this
Arabistan. being in pursuance of the transfer of
that appointment to the Government of India in exchange for Kermanshah.
Lieutenant Wilson, on behalf of the Government of India, has gone very
exhaustively into all questions connected with his charge; the result is a
considerable increase of our local knowledge.
Except in so far as the Shaikh himself, as Ruler of Southern Arabistan,
is necessarily dragged into the national question of the hour and its indirect
bearing on his relations with the Bakhtiaris, his territory has remained
immune from the pestilence of anarchy which has so much disturbed the other
parts of Persia, and has been "practically unaffected by it. The Shaikh him
self, however, has several times during the year been simultaneously appealed
to by leaders both of the National and Reactionary parties and has found
himself in a great dilemma as to which side of the hedge to descend, it being
difficult to get down on both sides at once, as he would prefer to do. In this
doubt he has repeatedly begged for the specific advice and guidance of the
British Government, but this it has naturally been difficult or impossible to
give, and the Shaikh has had to rely (and has relied) on such general assur
ances as we have been able to give him. On the whole he has played his
cards well, considering the undoubted difficulties of his position. I would
specially mention his satisfactory attitude as regards his Customs. The
branches at Bandar Abbas, Lingah and Bushire, had all fallen into the hands
of the Nationalist leaders : the personnel of the Department were in a state
of panic, and the Shaikh was being vigorously exhorted by the Nationalist
leaders and by the Priests of Messopotamia to resume the Customs from the
Belgian administration. In view of the past, it is difficult to imagine any
thing that would have been more palatable to him than to do this, but he had
the good sense to be guided by our advice to maintain a neutral attitude,
confining his action to instructing the Belgian Director to retain the receipts
at Mohammerah for the present until the situation in Tehran should clear.
The agreement with the Oil Company and the inception of their por
tentous enterprise in Arabistan have been among the most pregnant events o .
the year. The Shaikh was, on the whole, very reasonable in his dealings
with the Company, and gave them far better terms than they had obtaine
from the Bakhtiaris.
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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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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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