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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [229r] (462/616)
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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I
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.
The Managing Agents of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Messrs.
Lloyd, Scott & Co., also propose to enter the mercantile arena as soon as they
can obtain a house, wharf, etc.
The principal obstacle to both firms seems to be the very high price
demanded for suitable land by the Shaikh, and the short lease which he is
willing to give.
Messrs. ter Meulen, Gratama & Co. continued to trade on a small scale.
Foreign Firms in Arabistan. their head-cjuarters being at Ahwaz:
Messrs. R. Wonckhaus & Co. were represented in Mohammerah by Herr
R. Carstens until he was invalided to India in August, and died en route at
Karachi. He was succeeded by Herr Sandri, a youth of 22 or 23 years of
age, and later by Herr Bornstorf.
The German steamers continued to run, and brought a good deal of
cargo for British firms and for ter Meulen, Gratama & Co. The sales of
Wonckhaus & Co. in Mohammerah were not large, and cannot have brought
sufficient profit to cover the heavy rent charged for their wharf and offices
(over £200).
The " Nusrat " on the Lower, and the " M'awin " on the Upper, Karun
. „ . , ^ . ran regularly throughout the year,
Persian ommercia n erpnse. though less often than their competitors
the " Malamir " and the " Shushan." It is stated that they clear their
running expenses and leave a small margin which is insufficient to meet
Sinking Fund charges were such to exist. They are both fast deteriorating.
During the year the formal assurances that had previously been
given to the Shaikh by the British Gov-
Shaikh Khazal. Eolations with the British ernment were renewed, and at the same
Government. Assurances. time strengthened in several important
respects.
In October, the Shaikh was informed that Government had been pleased
to increase the number of guns in the
Increase of number of Shaikh a guns. galute to be fired when a British
man-of-war from 5 to 12 ; and 5 guns for his son when representing him-
This honour was personal to him, and Government reserved to themselves the
right to withdraw it at any time.
Herr Wassmuss, German Vice-Consul at Bushire, visited Shaikh Khazal
in November, taking with him Haji
than el B?rtish With Foreign Governments other Rais's son to act as interpreter. He
apparently only exchanged compliments
and discussed the weather, etc. It was at one time rumoured that the Shaikh
had borrowed £10,000 from the Germans, and the story was told in a very
circumstantial way By a native who was on board the Shaikh's yacht on the
occasion of the alleged loan. No confirmation has, however, been forthcom
ing, and it seems probable that the rumour was based on the fact that Haji
Rais had borrowed about £2,000 from the Germans in order to complete the
purchase price of some date gardens for the Shaikh. When the loan of
£10,000 was made to him one of the conditions was that he should at once
repay the German loan, which he did, in October.
When visited, in March, by Mr. ter Meulen, and asked to support the
Dutch Irrigation Concession, the Shaikh was said by Mr. ter Meulen to have
refused to take cognizance of the matter in any way, or to discuss the subject.
The Shaikh's relations with the Turkish Walis of Basrah have been
friendly, and his old standing intimacy with the " naqib " of Basrah and with
other important f amilies is unimpaired.
His relations with the Shaikh of Kuwait remain extremely friendly,
though he still apparently owes this potentate about £10,000 T. and the
former frequently visits Fallahiyah, whilst, when Shaikh Mubarak was ill in
Kuwait (and rumoured to be dead), Shaikh Khazal went, after a delay of
some days (due to his being unable to charter a ship), with his doctor, and his
usual train of 100 followers, to Kuwait to see his sick friend.
In December 1909, Falah and 'Abdul Karim, sons of Saihud, asked
Shaikh Khazal for permission to reside in Persian territory near Hawizeh.
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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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