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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [12ar] (36/494)
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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elected on the 21st, hut no President has
yet been appointed.
190. Anglo-Persian OH Company .—
Reference paragraph 171. Another tank of
,^the Company at Abadan, containing 670,000
't>aJlons of oil, was completely burnt out on
the 22nd August. The tank was fully in
sured.
Bushire.
191. Obituary. —His Excellency Reza
Khan Atabegi (Viqar ul Mulk), Governor
of the Gulf Ports, died on the 17th after a
short illness. His duties are being carried
out by his Deputy, Muhammad Karim
Khan Wazari.
192. Religious. —The 5th was observed
by the Ulema, the officials and the populace
as a day of national mourning in connection
with the alleged bombardment of Medina
by the Wahabis. In accordance with in
structions from H. M'.s Minister, Tehran
flags were flown at half mast on all British
Consulates in South Persia.
193. Municipal. —Mirza Ahmad Khan
Shaukat, Revenue Officer, Borazjan, who
has been ordered by the Ministry of Einance
to look into the differences between the
Bushire Municipality and the Revenue
Administration, is endeavouring to transfer
the control of the Municipality and its
revenues to the hands of the Military. The
public are strongly opposed to the move.
Ling ah.
194. Red Oxide. —The Persian Customs
launch “ Azarbaijan ” was sent in August
Bushire ;
The 10th October 1925.
last to Abu Musa Island to fetch samples of
red oxide. As the island belongs to the
Shaikh of Shargah and the Abu Musa
Oxide Concession was granted nearly three
years ago to Messrs. Frank C. Strick & Co.,
the necessary steps are being taken to
ascertain the source from which the order
issued with a view to protesting to the Per
sian Government.
Bandar Abbas.
195. Outlaws .—Ibrahim Khan, a notori
ous outlaw, was publicly executed on the
18th August.
Four highwaymen, suspected of having
committed the robbery reported in para
graph 93, were arrested and brought into
Bandar Abbas on the 25th August.
Mekran.
190. Charbar .—Charbar district is still in
a disturbed state and it is reported that Din
Mahomed and Durra Khan are raiding each
others territory. The merchants have
again complained that trade is paralysed
owing to the insecurity of the roads.
Many small traders are said to have shut
down and the larger ones are reported to be
feeling the strain. A general exodus from
Charbar is predicted if the present dis
turbances continue.
The telegraph line between Turbat and
Mand in British Mekran was cut on the
17th by raiders whose nationality is not
known. One of them was killed by the
Mekran Levy Corps.
F. B. PRIDEAUX, Lieut.-Colonel,
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.
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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)
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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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