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Coll 30/5 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian), Jany. 1931 - Dec. 1940' [‎339r] (677/1320)

The record is made up of 1 file (658 folios). It was created in 30 Mar 1931-30 Apr 1941. 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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BUB HIES, SOE APRIL 1936
5S. MQYBMBHTS
I. BHIIISH OJTIGlAliS :
1. Eeferenoe paragraph No* 36 (2) of Diary for March
1936*
The Hon f hIe Lieut-Oolonel T.C.Fowle, Poli
tical Besi&emt in the Persian Grulf and His Britannic
Majesty's Gonsnl-Greneral, Bushire, returned to headquarters
on the 1st April*
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. proceeded to Basrah en route
for Kuwait on the 22nd April. He was accompanied hy his
Under S_ecretary, Mr*J*droning, M.B.S*
2. Reference paragraph No.36(6) of the Diary referred
to above* Mr* D.P*Reilly, 3rd Secretary, His Majesty's
Legation, Tehran, left for Basrah on the 1st April.
3. On the 5th April Lieut.J.B*Howes, Personal Assis
tant to 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , left
for Bombay on leave.
4. On the 11th April Mr.P&tahali Shaikh, Assistant
Engineer, Independent Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Division, Bushire,
l_eft for Bahrain on inspection and returned on the 21st*
5. On the 16th April Major J.J.Rooney, I.M.S., Resi
dency Surgeon, Bushire, left for Bahrain on inspection and
returned on the 21st*
6. On the 19th April Mr .H. A.D. Hoy land, lately His
Majesty's Consul, Shiraz, arrived here and left for Basrah
on the 21st.
II. IRANIAN QPBIQIALS S
1. On the 2nd April Aqai Biat, the Head of the Agri
cultural Department, Shiraz, arrived here from Khorramshahr
and left for Shiraz on the 4th*

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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 government
  • military
  • naval
  • aviation
  • movement of foreigners
  • trade and development
  • foreign interests
  • broadcasting
  • health
  • education
  • municipality

After the commencement of the Second World War, the heading 'Public Opinion' is added to the diaries.

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 (658 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 foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 660; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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Coll 30/5 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian), Jany. 1931 - Dec. 1940' [‎339r] (677/1320), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3712, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100046409545.0x00004e> [accessed 30 April 2024]

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