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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [‎238r] (476/938)

The record is made up of 1 file (467 folios). It was created in 29 Apr 1941-9 Feb 1946. 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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for Bahrain at the rate of Rials 13-50 per word. This is the
rate for other foreign countries.
r onri it -is reported from Lingeh that a hand of about
.30 armect:robbers surrounds, the ^^^e^awayf but they
treftic. so». G.nd.™= ».r« ^r^tSSy PlKrTtA. house of
made their escape to Bustan.n 9 wnei« 01 ^ f rials in
the local Qazi. They took g 00 ^ 0 ^ about 50 C 0 rials in
addition to coins and note worth another 20,000 rials.
fV c WAii SUPPhi-*-!^ .
Assembly o^ lorries ettded on June 3rd, after a birthday
present for His Majesty ox June 2nd f a i°p 7 ; eS 0 f ^e S S.
in one day. As^a ibly reccmraenced on the arri/a^- o 1 0
Henry L. Benning on June t-h, with lorries for e.S.S.R.
V. T RIBAL AMD POLITICAL .
fa) It is reported that Taimur Jamali (one of the Tangis-
tani chiefs) who handed o^eronlySriflesof ^e^6^n hi
possession, has been arrested by the
following chiefs are so far reported to have surrendered
er*: s o -
All Tn - ’ :,ani (Clahpiri)
jafn ^miaraki
Abo.' ... Husain Ambaraki
11 rifles.
4 rifles.
1 rifle.
Srim ( aSd t has bee^joined^rhirittitud^by Ghulam Razmi
iocll “thug) .^Iberhavl cartel'ouf a^a^of Khurmujj and
plundered^the Foodstuffs Department. The Militar^leader,
Sarhang Razmou, seems to oe^comple y ndallal" ( broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. )
ah-ram a few days ago, and said that he had brought 200 rifles
f„d k®hdbd them over to th, midt.ty
^sCalo-L ! mp agn- ^Ad sah°that the force *as leaving for
Dashti very shortly. At the moment, however, they are still
&t Ah H ? M: Consul took the opportunity of aynief yisit to
QVi-? va 7 . to snea- 'o the Gox'ernor - General abou^ this unsatis
factory An East India Company trading post. ^state of affairs. The Governor Generax promised action
VI. PUBLIC R ELATIONS,.
Further film shows hive been given; but unrelieved news
reels tend to Djcome monutonous, and the only full length
film which the Public Relations Bureau have so far been abl-
to send to this area (Pimpernel Smith) has been shown to
- r^t^on point. The reed mg room grows in popularity.
Extension of the electric lighting to enable members to sit
out in the courtyard during the summer, is in hand.
VI. FOOD SUPPLIES^
tup harvest is reaped and threshed in most places.
The problem o?Iollec?iSn,"whether by the Foodstuffs Depart-
menu‘or by contractors, is engaging much attention; but the
nos it ion is not at present susceptible rfi of a report.
Prosoects of collection from the settled areas are good,
but che lack of military progress in Dashti and Tangistan
/ will....

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This file contains copies of the monthly diary of the British 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 Consulate-General in Bushire that was compiled by the Secretary of 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. in Bushire.

The diaries are separated into a number of different sections that vary slightly from month to month. In addition to reports concerning specific events or developments that took place during that month, most entries contain the following headings:

  • movements of British officials
  • local affairs
  • tribal and political
  • security
  • public health
  • public relations
  • shipping and commerce
  • tribal and political
  • meteorological
  • communications
  • economic situation
  • war supplies

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (467 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 468; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-468; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.

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Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [‎238r] (476/938), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3713, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038219515.0x00004d> [accessed 14 July 2026]

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