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‘Administration report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1901-1902’ [7v] (16/123)
The record is made up of 1 volume (60 folios). It was created in 1902. 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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s ADMINISTRATION BErOET ON THE PERSIAN GTLF POLITICAL
Tlik incident regrettable as it was, seems to hare had the effect of bringing
+1 . ™rfics to their senses, for hostilities practically ceased from that time, and
vn Uh March the welcome news was received of the conclusion of peace. As
the ho weTtbcr and the date season are fast approaching, there are some grounds
fir hmnn>Ml it this present settlement will be more lasting than its predece^ors.
What seems to be wanted under such a set of circumstances is that the
Eulcr should make the quarrel his own when once a truce, negotiated by his
Stervmien. has been violated, and that he should come down with a heavy hand
on the offending party. This, however, in practice entails a costly expedition,
and hence it is. no doubt, that the Sultan prefers within limitations to leave the
"Sbc to tilt at one another until they tire of the game, and to hold aloof him-
so f until circumstances force him to interfere. On the score of temporary con
venience and economy, such a policy may have its advantages but it cannot
ultimatelv be for the best interests of the country, the commercial prospentv ol
which must naturally bear a direct ratio to the degree of tranquillity prevalent
in the interior.
3 Sohar. Towards the end of the hot weather, Suleiman-bm^uweilim,
the Sultans Wall at Sohar. created a little diversion bv a small expedition on
lm own account, his objective being the Fort of Beit-el-Ainein in the Dhahireh
countrv. about SO miles southwest of the port of Sohar. Owing to its being
ndvantWxmslv situated from a strategic standpoint, this stronghold has always
been a coveted possession amonsr the tribes, and during the last century has
manv times chanced hands: but for some years past it has been held against all
comers bv the Miyaiheh section of the Beui Ghanr, and on the present occasion
Suleiman-bin-Suweilim seems to have come to some personal arrangement with
the Beni Kalban tribe, by which they agreed to assist him to wrest the fort from
the Miyaiheh and hold it for the Sultan.
It is believed that responsibility for the inception of these operations rested
originally with Suleiman-bin-Suweilim personally, but once they were started
His Hurlmess had to give the expedition his countenance, and to respond to
Suleiman's appeal for assistance in the direction of money and commissaiiat.
The venture proved abortive, however, the Wall and his adherents being obliged
to desist after losing heavily ; and the Sultan, then realising that the fort could
not be reduced except at a heavy cost in men and money, sent orders to his
W'ali to return to Sohar.
Before quitting the subject of the politics of Oman, it must be noted that
during the year under review, the Sultan's eldest son. Sayyid T aim cor, has
begun to enter into public life and to help Ms father in small matters of internal
government.
4. Jtritish Indian svhjetts in Jloskaf and Omon. —During the year, the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
made two soa trips to different ports of the Oman littoral, visit
ing the small communities of British Indian traders residing at Sib. Barka,
Khabura, Luwa. Kurriyat and Sur.
Purine the year robberies have been committed on the premises of British
subjects at Luwa, Sur and Barka : also one trader was waylaid and looted on r is
way back from the interior, where he had been to recover debts; and one
bania
Merchant of Indian extraction.
of Mesnaa complained of wrongful confinement and ill-treatment by the Wa i of
that port.. In all these cases the Local Government has shown a commendable
disposition to see justice done.
In the more important case, that of wrongful confinement at Mesnaa, the
Wali was removed for that and other misdemeanours, and his deputy, who was
immediately responsible for the incident, imprisoned. In the theft cases, the
value of the stolen property having been investigated and assessed by 3 commit
tee appointed jointly by the Sultan and the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, compensation to the
amount arrived at has been recovered from the culprits, or disbursed by ihe Local
Government. A second case of theft at Barka is still under investigation, and a
committee has not yet been formed, but it will shortly be disposed of.
o. Cvstow**.—It will be remembered that last year the Sultan for the first
time took the Customs Administration under his own control, instead of fanmns:
it out to a contractor, the result being a satisfactory increase of revenue to His
Highness.
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Administration Report on 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. and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1901-02, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, Calcutta [Kolkata], forming part of the Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government 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 other Agents in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The Administration Report is organised as follows:
1. General Summary , submitted by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Arnold Kemball, Officiating 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 21 April 1902 (folios 4-6), with overviews of: the year’s rainfall and harvest, and the impact of drought; the governorship of Bushire and Gulf ports; public peace; public health; currency; customs administration in the Gulf, under Belgian control; settlement of claims for compensation. The General Summary also includes summaries for key towns and regions, chiefly comprising accounts of local politics: Oman and Muscat; the Oman Coast; Bahrain; Koweit [Kuwait] and Nejd, including details of the loss of a decisive battle by Shaikh Mubarak al-Sabah at the hands of the Amir of Nejd, and the capture of Riadh [Riyadh] by Abdul Aziz [Ibn Sa‘ūd]; Persian Arabistan; Fars and the Persian Coast; Persian Baluchistan. Further reports are included on: the slave trade, including numbers of slaves manumitted by British officials in the region; incidents of piracy; naval movements, chiefly British but also Russian and French vessels; changes in British official personnel; and movements and changes in foreign representatives. An appendix to part 1 comprises statistical tables with meteorological data for the region.
2. Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , 1901-02 , submitted by Major Percy Zachariah Cox, His Britannic Majesty’s Consul and Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Muscat, dated 2 April 1902 (folios 7-9) including: an account of recent tribal politics of Oman, most notably disturbances at Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Maawal; events in Sohar; ill-treatment of British Indian subjects in Muscat and Oman; customs; arms trafficking; pearl disputes; the death of the Sultan’s Vazir [ Wazir Minister. ], Sayyid Saeed bin Mahomed bin Salimin, and a brief account of his life; opening of the Muscat to Jask telegraph cable; epidemics and preventative measures; the slave trade; and naval movements.
3. Trade Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1901 , submitted by Kemball, in his capacity at His Britannic Majesty’s Acting Consul-General for Fars, Khuzistan, etc., dated 31 March 1902 (folios 9-39), with summaries on: imports and exports; the harvest; exchange; currency and specie; mule hire; freight and shipping activity; Russian commerce; customs administration; administration of justice; further details of imports and exports, with reference to particular commodities including cotton, medicines, kerosene, opium and shells. An appendix follows with tabulated trade data of the principal imports and exports, and number, tonnage and nationality of vessels.
4. Trade Report for Maskat [Muscat], 1901-02 , submitted by Cox (folios 40-41), with brief summaries on the import of arms, cereals, coffee and silk, and the export of dates and dried fish. An appendix follows the report, containing tabulated trade statistics.
5. Report on the Trade and Commerce of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] for 1900 (folios 42-46), with remarks on: exchange; exports; imports; shipping; caravan routes; agriculture; health; and the river trade. An appendix follows the report, containing tabulated trade data.
6. Trade Report of Bundar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] for the Year 1901 , submitted by Captain C H Boxer, His Britannic Majesty’s Vice-Consul at Bandar-e ʻAbbās, dated 12 March 1902 (folios 46-52), with remarks on: the value of imports and exports; harvest; exchange; transport; shipping; and the benefits to British trade that an extension of the telegraph cable to Bandar-e ʻAbbās would bring. An appendix follows the report, containing tabulated trade data.
7. Report on the Trade and Commerce of the Bahrein Islands for the Year 1901 , submitted by John Calcott Gaskin, Assistant Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , dated 7 February 1902 (folios 53-60), containing remarks on: total trade in Bahrain; the year’s pearl fishing season; importation of cotton and coffee; exports, including oyster shells; imports from India, Turkey and Persia; weights and measures in Bahrain; shipping; and a schedule of the lighterage rates at the Port of Bahrain. An appendix follows the report, containing tabulated trade data.
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- 1 volume (60 folios)
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The report is arranged into a number of parts and sections, with tabulated statistical data directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 3), which refers to the report’s internal pagination sequence.
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