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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [10v] (31/494)
The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 17 Mar 1921-29 Mar 1926. 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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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.
that the Officer Commanding
was cogitating how to get them back, as
he was not prepared to apply officially to
us or to the Shaikh on the subject. Some
days later 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.
had
occasion to visit Bahrain. Colonel
Muhammad Quli Asad then invoked his
assistance in a message conveyed through
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.
Interpreter and, in reply
to any enquiry sent hack, promised to
pardon those who returned voluntarily.
Pour deserters, under this arrangement,
were induced to return voluntarily and
unconditionally with 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.
on the 27th. Pour others had returned
to Persia before Colonel Prideaux’s arrival
in Bahrain and are said to have been
apprehended. The remaining three were
not traced.
Btjshire.
Political.
.202. On the 3rd the Acting Governor
of Bushire published a telegraphic circular
from the Assistant to the Prime [Minister
to the Heads of all Provinces, stating
that the so-called “bread riots ” in Tehran
were manoeuvred by a few interested
individuals, that the gatherings had been
dispersed and order been restored.
Btjshire :
The 6th November 1925.
Municipal.
203. Reference paragraph 193. The
Officer Commanding Troops, Bushire, has
taken the conduct of municipal matters
into his ow r n hands. He is taking steps v
to widen thoroughfares, allot sites for
markets, regulate prices of foodstuffs and
keep shops and public baths clean. The
Revenue Department have shown some
reluctance to entrust the municipal
revenues to his hands, but have had to
give way.
Mekran.
Charbar.
204 Reference paragraph 196. It is
reported that the dispute between Din
Mohammed on the one hand and Durra
Khan and Dilawar Khan on the other is
being settled by the intervention of Mir
Dost Mohammed Khan, Governor of
Bampur. Raiding in Dashtyari has
ceased, but the tax on caravans is still
being levied. Eleven petty traders w r ho
left Charbar during the critical period are
reported to be returning.
. The raiding party referred to in para
graph 196 is reported to have come from
Persian territory. It is understood that
action in the matter is being taken by the
Agent to the Governor-Genercil in
Baluchistan.
F. B. PRIDEAUX, Lieut.-Col.,
Political Besident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
GIPD-386(C) F&PD—24-11-26—15
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This volume mainly contains copies of printed monthly summaries of news (Bushire 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. Diary entries) received by the British 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and 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. Political Department minute papers prefacing and commenting on the news summaries.
The news summaries cover the period January 1921 to December 1925 (there is no summary for February 1921). Summaries from January 1925 to July 1925 cover fortnightly rather than monthly periods. The summaries 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 Arthur Prescott Trevor, Acting 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. Stuart George Knox, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Beville Prideaux, and Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Gilbert Crosthwaite, respectively).
The summaries cover areas in Persia [Iran] including: Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Dizful [Dezful], Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Ispahan (Isfahan), Shiraz, Behbehan [Behbahān], Bushire, Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas], Kerman, Mekran [Makran], Shushtar, Bakhtiari, and Lingah. They also cover Muscat, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Bahrain, and Kuwait.
The summaries cover various subjects, including: movements of British officials, Persian Officials, non-officials, and foreigners; health; Persian ports; arms traffic; military affairs; the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; the Shaikh of Mohammerah; and roads.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (240 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 1749 ( 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. news summaries 1921-25) consists of one volume only.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 237; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. 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, i-r:i-v, 1r:8v, 8ar:8av, 9r:12v, 12ar:12av, 13r:38v, 38ar:38av, 39r:131r, 133r:237v, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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