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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [266r] (536/616)
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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ADMN. REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULP 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 1910.
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of the Misbah with a large force, joined forces with several Rudbari and Rud-
ani Khans, and several affrays took place between them and the Misbah's men.
The condition of Minab remained extremely disturbed during August £ind
September when His Excellency Darya Begi proceeded there: Darya Begi
was compelled to return to Bandar Abbas, in October, owing to the Baharlu
raid, but Misban-i-Diwan was subsequently again sent to Minab with about
150 tufangchis, and finally succeeded in driving off Ali Khan and his support
ers : since then no further disturbances have occurred there. The Misban-i-
Diwan's action however was extremely unfortunate: so far from any British
claims being settled, the whole district remained in an extremely disturbed
condition for three months, many petty robberies took place, and gardens were
destroyed etc., though fortunately no serious depredations were reported.
Moreover Ali Khan, who, if properly handled, would probably have proved
fairly tractable, has been practically converted into an outlaw, whose main
object is to revenge himself on the Deputy Governor.
At the opening of the year Mullah Abdul Rahman, Misbah-i-Diwan was
T , ^ , Deputy Governor, but early in January,
Local officials. . i
as the result of some complaints made
against him by one or two influential merchants in connection with a case in
which they were claimants, he was dismissed, and took " bast " at the Consu
late. There was a temporary interregnum until the arrival of the Darya
Begi, at the end of February, when Mansur-i-Diwan, His Excellency's Ferash-
Bashi, was nominally appointed Deputy Governor. His Excellency remained
here till 2nd June and before leaving made peace between the merchants and
the Misbah-i-Diwan, and reinstated the latter. He has remained Deputy
Governor up to the close of the year. He is extremely venal and corrupt,
and quite unscrupulous where profit to himself is concerned : at the same time
he is possessed of a good deal of ability of a rough-and-ready kind, and is the
only man in the place capable of maintaining order, as has been several times
shown. He is moreover friendly disposed towards the Consulate, and willing
to co-operate in any matter which does not affect his own pocket.
A somewhat anxious situation was created here at the beginning of the
year. Therewere then some 300 Afghans
here, and, owing to the effectiveness of the
measures taken for the suppression of the illicit traffic in arms, their attitude
to the Consulate became openly hostile. The Consular guard was accordingly
increased, at the end of January, to 30 men, and the Afghans were given notice
to leave the neighbourhood of Bandar Abbas within a week. The presence
of a man-of-war in the harbour induced them to comply with this order, and
they left for the interior within the specified period. They subsequently had
several affrays with Bashakardis and others on their way up country, a thing
which, from our point of view, is in no way to be regretted, as it renders the
people of the country through which they have to pass on their way to the
coast actively hostile to them. In September orders were received that the
Government of India had sanctioned a grant for certain alterations which
would render the Consulate buildings more easily defensible. These altera
tions were commenced before the end of the year, and arrangements were
made for strengthening the Consulate guard at short notice. Up to the end
of the year, however, no Afghan caravans had reached Bandar Abbas.
In November an underground connection was made between the cable-
house and the Consulate, with a view to
Telegraphs. preventing communication being at any
time interrupted by the cutting of the aerial wire.
Charge of the Consulate was held by Captain M. E. Rae, I.A., up to the
„ . ., ^ 2nd May 1909, when he proceeded on
ntis 0Ilsulate - furlough to England. He was relieved
by Captain H. V. Biscoe who remaned in charge till the close of the year.
M. de Graeve has been Director of Persian Customs here during the
whole year with the exception of two
ustoms ' months, i.e., during March and April,
when Messieurs Constant and Wagner respectively held charge for about a
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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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