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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎41r] (96/494)

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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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MUHAMMERAH.
Sheikh of Muhammerah.
Early in the month a section of the
Beni Turuf, under the leadership of
Shaikh Aufi, from Amara, revolted
against the Sheikh of Muhammerah.
The revolt was quelled by the restoration
of Shaikh Aufi to the position of para
mount Chief of the tribe.
Persian forces occupied Zaidun on
the 2nd and Hindijan on the 14th.
The Prime Minister arrived from
Tehran at Isfahan on the 8th, left for
Shiraz on the 12th and arrived there on
the 15th. He left Shiraz on the 23rd,
reached Bushire on the 25th and left for
Bandar Dilum the next afternoon.
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Sir P. Loraine, accompanied by Mr.
G. T. Havard, Oriental Secretary,
British Legation, Tehran, visited
Ahwaz from the 13th to the 15th. Sir P.
Loraine persuaded the Shaikh to send
a telegram of submission to the Prime
Minister, which was despatched on the
14th. The proposed meeting between
the Prime Minister, Sir P. Loraine and
Ihe Shaikh at Bushire fell through, hut
a further exchange of telegrams took
place between the Prime Minister and
the Shaikh, and at the end of the month
‘arrangements were being made for their
meeting at Hindijan.
On the 14th the Calcutta newspaper
“ Habl-ul-Matin ” sent a mischievous
telegram to the Prime Minister, urging
him not to make peace with the Shaikh.
The Prime Minister replied on the 20th
belittling the offence of the Shaikh.
LINGAH.
Meteorological.
A strong earthquake shock was felt
at 7 a.m. on the 6th.
BANDAR ABBAS.
British Interests.
S.S. “ Sirsa ” of the British India
Steam Navigation Company loaded 250
tons of red oxide at Hormuz on the 9th
on account of Messrs. F. C. Strick and
Co. of Basrah, and left the next day for
Karachi.
MEKRAN.
The Persian escort for the Superinten
dent, Jask-Charbar Division, Indo-
European Telegraph Department,
[during his annual tour of inspection,
arrived from Kerman at Jask on the
5th.
The district of Bunao, under Mir
Mahmud Khan, was raided on the 25th
by Mir Din Mohammed Khan of Dasht-
yari. A few casualties occurred on
both sides and the latter Khan got away
with some cattle.
ARABIA.
Movements.
British Officials.
Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. Crosth-
waite, C.B.E., arrived at Muscat on the
29th October and assumed charge of the
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. from Major R. G.
Hinde the next day. Major Hinde left
for Moradabad on the 1st November.
Non-officials.
Reference Summary for October.
Sulaiman Baruni visited Sharkiyeh
On the 27th October and then returned to
Samail. . •
Miss Van Pelt of the American
Mission to Arabia, returned to Kuwait
from the United States of America on
the 18th.
Dr. P. W. Harrison from Kuwait
and Dr. and Mrs. Mylrea from India,
of the same Mission, after attending the
.annual Conference at Bahrain from the
5th to the 20th November, returned to
fKuwait.
Dr. (Miss) F. Wakefield, an English
lady who arrived in Basrah in 1918 and
(settled at Kuwait, returned on the 20th
from a two years’ absence in England.
Health.
The health of the Arab ports has been
good.
Naval.
His Excellency Rear-Admiral H. W.
Richmond, C.B., Commander-in-Chief,
H. M.’s Ships and Vessels, East Indies
■Station, arrived in H. M. S. “Chatham”
from Basrah at Bahrain on the 14th,
'where he was met by H. M. Ships
“ Cairo ”, “ Colombo ”, “ Lupin ”,

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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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