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'Administration Reports for 1947' [34r] (67/128)
The record is made up of 1 file (62 folios). It was created in 1948. 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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1
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year the catch was reported to have been very poor and the prices
were about 50% lower. Many of those who took part were unable to
earn enough to pay for their food and other necessities. The
ruling prices were as follows
Jewan and Shereen 9 M30/- to M20/
G-olwa/6 • to k25/“
Badla, fob/- to fo8/-
Naeim, ,fo35/- to
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(h) Boat Building
The boat-building trade was almost at a standstill during
the period under review due to the scarcity of wood, particularly
teak.
(i) S&fax.
139 ocean-going dhows left Kuwait for Indian and African
ooFts and picked up cargoes of dates from Iraq. Some returned from
India with timber, charcoal, tamarind ? cement, coir mats and ropes,
while others brought with tnom fish oil, coffee ? and mangrove poles
from the Yemen and African ports. The average income of a sailor
was PA350/- which shows a decrease over last year largely due to
lower freight rates.
(j) Anti-Locust Operations ,
In April a few scattered bands of hoppers appeared in the
town and surrounding areas.
The Middle East Anti-Locust Unit once again provided a
detachment with its base at Kuwait to undertake operations under
the supervision of Dr, Gibbons, This year there was no great
invasion and the anti-locust campaign terminated in late May.
V,
DESERT INTERESTS
1947 was a very bad year for the bedouin. It followed a
winter of poor rain and numbers of sheep and gqats failed to
survive until the ”wasm M rain in November. This was followed again
by over 60 days without rain, so that the year ended on an
apprehensive note. Early in April there was a clash near Khadr-al'
Ma on the Iraq - Saudi Arabia borders in which 4 men were killed,
between the Badur (Muntafiq), a shepherd tribe or Iraq ;
members of the Mutair tribe or Saudi Arabia ,
and
The North-Eastern cart of Kuwait territory seems to be
largely dominated by Shaikh Subah An Nasir who appears to have
made his headquarters at Jahra. He levies toll from bedouin
camping in the area and deals extensively with smugglers across
the Iraq frontier.
In June a lorry stolen from the Basra Petroleum Company
was bought by Shaikh Subah An Nasir but, thanks to the energetic
intervention of Shaikh Abdullah Al Mubarak, was intercepted just
before reaching Saudi Arabian territory and was returned to its
owners„
^ Foreign Interests
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The file contains unpublished typescript Administration Reports 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 1947, starting with the Report of the 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. , Bahrain, followed by Reports for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain (including The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Qatar); the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait; and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat. The Reports cover political developments; oil and oil companies; aviation matters; trade and economic matters; lists of officials; details of local government; Ruling Families; customs; shipping; transport; communications; the administration of justice; medical matters; Royal Navy (RN), Royal Indian Navy (RIN), and Royal Air Force (RAF); notable visitors to the Gulf; meteorological information; slavery and piracy; pearling; date gardens in Kuwait; French and American interests in Muscat; missionary work in Muscat; a report on Gwadur [Gwadar] written by 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. , Muscat; and a separate report on Guadur [Gwadar] written by the Administrator there.
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The Report of the 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. , Bahrain appears at the front of the file, followed by the Reports of the various Political Agencies.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 62, the last folio but one before the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear 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.
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- Title
- 'Administration Reports for 1947'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:63v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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