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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [410r] (824/1044)
The record is made up of 1 volume (518 folios). It was created in 3 Feb 1912-5 Apr 1921. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
Political Diary 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 month of December 1912.
1. Maskat
2.
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
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3. Bahrain
4. Kuwait
5. (a) Mohammerah
(b) Ahwaz
(c) Ispaha^t ..
6. (a) Bushire
(b) Shiraz —
7. Lingah
8. (a) Bandar Abbas
(6) Kerman and Bam
9. Kermanshah ..
ARAB COAST.
.. Paragraph 1178,1st to 31st December.
Nil
.. Paragraph 1196, ditto.
„ 1204, ditto.
PERSIA.
.. Paragraph 1213, 1st to 30th November.
.. „ 1235, 1st November to 31st De
cember.
.. „ 1259, 3rd to 30th November.
.. „ 1269, 1st to 31st December.
.. „ 1277, 5th to 14th December.
„ 1282, 1st to 31st December.
„ 1288, ditto.
.. „ 1297, 1st to 30th November.
„ 1304, 22nd to 28th November.
■ MASKAT.
1st to 31st December.
[Fuf.nished by Major S. G. Knox, C.I.E.]
1178. On the 9th, His Highness the Sultan left for Sohar on board his yacht Local Officials,
< Nur-el-Bahx ”, returning on the 13th.
On the 14th, Saiyid Taimur proceeded to Sur on board the <£ Nur-el-Bahr ”
and returned to Maskat on the 16th. His visit was in connection with the P^y -
ir.ent of zikat, about which there had been some trouble between the Wali of Sur
and the Janeiba tribesmen.
1179. On the 19th, Saiyid Nadir left for Ismaili. He was deputed to bring the
Shaikhs of the Sur tribe to Maskat, whose men had fired on the American Consul
and his party {vide paragraph 1098) and who had refused to come to Maskat.
Saiyid Nadir remained away in the interior till the close of the month inducing the
Shaikhs to proceed to Maskat.
1180. Soon after Saiyid Nadir’s departure, 40 men of the Bani bu Hassan, who
arrived in Maskat, were commandeered to proceed and join Saiyid Nadir.
1181. On the 26th His Highness, on learning of the attempt made on the life
for His Excellency the Viceroy at Delhi, despatched the following telegram to His
Excellency the Viceroy :•—
“ I Rave this moment heard with unfeigned horror of dastardly attempt on
life of Your Excellency. I rejoice at providential escape, trust that
your wounds are not severe and beg to tender my sincere sympathy
to Lady Hardinge, who must have suffered terribly.”
1182. On the 28th, the following reply was received from the Private Secretary
to the Viceroy
“ His Excellency sends his warm thanks to Your Highness for your kind
message of sympathy, he is doing well.”
1183. Saiyid Taimur handed over to the superintendent of the Warehouse a Arms Traffic,
rifle, which he confiscated from an Arab and which had been bought from a French
merchant.
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The file consists of reports of news received by 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. (the ‘Political Diary’ of the 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. ) relating to various areas of Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , for each month from November 1911 to December 1920 (there is no report for June 1914). The parts of Persia covered by the reports include: Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Ispahan, Bushire [Bushehr], Shiraz, Bunder Abbas (Bandar Abbas), Lingah (Lingeh) and Kerman (Kirman). Other countries in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. covered by the reports include Maskat [Muscat], Bahrain and Koweit [Kuwait]. The reports were compiled 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox), or in his absence by the Officiating 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. , the Deputy 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. or the First Assistant Resident.
They report on matters including: local officials; arms traffic; Customs; local government; British interests; foreign interests; the movements of HM Representatives; and the condition of roads, the telegraph and the postal service.
The file also includes 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. minute paper cover sheets.
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- 1 volume (518 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 2297 ( 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. Monthly Reports. 1912-20) consists of one volume, IOR/L/PS/10/827.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 520; 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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:519v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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