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'Adminisistration [Administration] Reports 1931-1935' [‎7v] (14/416)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (206 folios). It was created in 1932-1936. 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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SECTION 2.
Foreign Eepresentatives.
French Consulate .—Monsieur G. Cassin lield charge throughout the year.
During the summer he spent about 4 months at Shiraz, returning to Bushire on
the 28th October.
He informed the Governor that his jurisdiction had been extended to include
Kerman, Shiraz and Mohammerah.
Forwegzan Vice-Consul ate .—The Hon'ble Lieutenart-Colcnel H. V. Biscoe,
Political Besident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and His Britannic Majesty’s Consul-General,
remained in charge of the archives of the Norwegian Vice-Consulate during the whole
year with the exception of 4 months when he was on leave.
The Persian Government at first refused to recognise him as Norwegian Vice-
Consul, on the ground that the consular representative of a country must be one of
its own nationals. Discussions on the subject between the Persian and Norwegian
Governments continued till June when the Persian Government finally recognised
His Britannic Majesty’s Consul-General as being charged with the protection of
Norwegian interests.
Dutch Consulate.—The French Consul, Bushire, remained in charge of the
Dutch Consulate throughout the year.
Russian Consulate-General .—The Bussian Consulate building continued to be
occupied by the staff, of the Soviet Eastern Trading Company throughout the
year.
The Bussian Consul-General for Pars, M. Polycarpe Ananief, visited
Bushire from the 4th April to the 19th when he returned to Shiraz. He stayed
at the Consulate and exchanged visits with the Hon’ble the Political Besident and
also with the Governor of the Gulf Ports. This was the first occasion since dip
lomatic relations were renewed that a Soviet Consul-General called personally on
the Political Besident. J
He again visited Bushire in October and introduced the Manager of the Soviet
Eastern Trading Company, M. Alexander Simikoff. He remonstrated un
successfully with the Governor against the Police prohibition on the Soviet
Company illuminating a red star on their flag staff at night. He flew back to Shiraz
on the 16th October.
q • 7t J 1 ^ ovem |?® r t ^ ie Soviet Eastern Trading Company celebrated the
Soviet National Day. They gave a reception in the Bussian Consulate build-
W -V 3 a ^ en( e( ^ about 50 merchants, but no officials were present.
M. Simikoff, Manager of the Company, announced to the audience that a treaty
liad ]ust been signed between Persia and Russia, which would further strengthen
the friendly relations between the two countries.
German Consulate Junkers Company’s pliots and mechanics occupied
the German Consulate building during the first half of the year.
• The appeal filed by Herr Wassmuss before the Sunreme Court Tehran (vide
last years report) was decided in his favour, the court holding that the claim of
the sons of Shaikh Husain was a false one. His property was therefore released
agfd"about 52 Germany - He dled suddeill y ^ Berlin on the 29th November 193B
Imjportant Visitors.
Japanese .—No local representative.
Mr. Akio Kasama, the Japanese Minister-Plenipotentiary at the Court of
Persia, accompanied by a Secretary, arrived at Bushire from Tehran on the 29th
anuaiy by air On his landing at the aerodrome he was received by the Governor
of the Persian I orts, and by a few merchants interested in the opium trade He left
° n th6 1St Feb ™ ar >’ 1931 ^e Governor
Deputy™^ M^ssShraf 11 ^ Muh “ d ^eza Bahbehani, who is *

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The volume includes Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1931 (Simla, Government of India Press: 1932); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1932 (Simla: Government of India Press, 1933); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1933 (Simla: Government of India Press, 1934); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1934 (Simla: Government of India Press, 1935); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1935 (New Delhi: Government of India Press, 1936). The Report for 1935 shows some manuscript corrections.

The Administration Reports are divided into chapters relating to the various Agencies, Consulates, and other administrative areas that made up the Bushire 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. . Within the chapters there are sections devoted to 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. ; lists of senior personnel; foreign representatives; local government; military and marine affairs; movements of Royal Navy ships; aviation; political developments; slavery; trade and commerce; medical reports and sanitation; meteorological reports and statistics; communications; naval matters; the Royal Air Force; notable events; and related information.

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1 volume (206 folios)
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The Reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover and continues through to 208 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears 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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