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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [5r] (9/1148)
The record is made up of 1 file (572 folios). It was created in 18 Aug 1941-31 Jul 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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increase in the services of the British Overseas Airways
l Corporation but owin£ to service priorities and the pref
erence given to long distance travellers* passages from
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
were difficult to obtain.
No final decision was reached about a new
aerodrome at Bahrain, and air officers commanding continued
to change with bewildering rapidity.
11. Paiforce .
Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Smith, General
Officer Commanding in Chief Paiforce paid a visit to
Bushire in April on his way to Bhiraz. Such problems as
arose with Paiforce were rapidly and smoothly settled
with his assistance.
12. Navy .
Our relations with the Navy remained as ex
cellent as ever, but the number of war ships suffered a
severe reduction.
13. Education .
Kducational activity in Bahrain and Kuwait
were much hampered by the failure of the British Council
to provide a Director of Education. The Kuwait Government
opened a hostel in Cairo for their students. Several
Egyptian teachers were engaged by Kuwait and Bahrain. The
indulging in propaganda by some of them suggests that the
action of the Egyptian Government in paying half their
salaries is not wholly altruistic.
14. cprasr^lal*
The end of the war brought little relief to
* trade as few of the manifold restrictions in force had been
lifted by the end of the year, and shiping space continued
to be scarce. Steamer communication in the Gulf was in
adequate and irregular.
15. The Imperial Bank of Iran at Kuwait continuea
. /to
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This file consists of copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by 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. in Bushire for the years 1939-1945.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire Area
- Administration Report for Kerman & Yazd
- Administration Report for Bandar Abbas
- Administration Report for Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
- Administration Report for Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report for Khorramshahr Consulate
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections that vary according to each report, but include the following topics:
- Personnel
- Visitors
- Foreign Representatives
- British Interests
- Local Administration
- Transport
- Education
- Military
- Aviation
- Political Situation
- Trade
- Medical
- Meteorological
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written 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. .
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- 1 file (572 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 574; 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. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 1-571; these numbers are written in pencil or crayon and, where circled, are crossed through.
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- Title
- Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:448r, 448r, 449r:573v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence