'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [‎251r] (506/616)

ANNUAL REPORT
OF 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.
FOR THE YEAR
1910.
Review 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. .
j The Reports for the year under review
have been furnished by the following
officers :—
Persia.
Bushire and Fars . , . By tlie Resident.
Lingah . . . . -By Mr. R. H. New.
Bandar Abbas . , . -By Captain H. V. Bascoe.
Kerman ..... By Lieutenant-Colonel T. W. Haig.
Persian Mekran .... By Mr. D, Gumbley, Assistant Superintendent,
Indo-Enropean Telegraphs, Jask Sub-Division.
Arabistan By Lieutenant A. T. Wilson.
Aliwaz By Lieutenant J. G. L. Ranking.
Arabia.
Maskat By Major A. P. Trevor.
Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .... By the Resident.
Bahrain By Major S. G. Knox, C.I.E.
Kuwait By Captain W. H. I. Shakespear.
It will be noted from the above that changes have taken place during the
year at Bandar Abbas, Kerman, Maskat and Bahrain. At Bandar Abbas,
Captain Rae proceeded on furlough in May, and was succeeded by Captain
H. V. Biscoe from the Baluchistan Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . In the case of Kerman, Major
Ducat, who was on privilege leave at the beginning of the year, was transfer
red to an appointment in India and did not return to Kerman, handing over*
charge by telegram to Lieutenant-Colonel T. W. Haig, who joined via Tehran
from furlough. At Maskat, Major Trevor, First Assistant Resident, Bushire,
relieved Mr. R. E. Holland, I.C.S., on the latter's appointment as first Assist
ant to the Agent to the Governor-General in Rajputana, Major Trevor being
replaced at Bushire by Captain R. L. Birdwood. At Bahrain, Captain C. F.
Mackenzie was obliged to proceed to Europe on sick leave, in November, and
was succeeded by Major S. G. Knox, C.I.E., returning from leave.
The Resident, who, on arrival at Bombay from leave, was directed to pre
sent himself at the Head-quarters of Government for the discussion of several
Gulf questions, proceeded to Calcutta in company with His Excellency t e
Naval Commander-in-Chief, and eventually resumed charge of the duties ot
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. , on 1st April, from Major Trevor, who had been
officiating during his absence.
At the opening of the year, the situation was about as negatively unsatis
factory An East India Company trading post. as it could well be. While the
General Situation. irritation resulting from the presence of
Russian troops in the north, was still kept alive by their continued retention,
the Persian Government itself, owing to the entire absence of funds, was un
able to take any effective measures of its own, which would oblige Russia
admit that the withdrawal of her troops was at length feasible.
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