File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎54r] (122/494)

?Ms —Ahmad Khan Angali has pur
chased for tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 1,200 the right of col
lecting tolls for a year at the port of bheef.
Lingah,
Imam-i-Juma of Bushire has succeeded
in negotiating an amicable settlement bet
ween the Ewazis (Sunnis) and Bahranis
(Shiahs).
Bandar Abbas.
Local officials. —The growing dissatis
faction witn the administration of SaLr-i-
Nizam, the present Governor, culminated
on the 2nd in a telegram despatched by the
principal residents and merchants to the
Ministry of the Interior, praying for his
removal and for an enquiry into his con
duct of affairs.
British Garrison. —‘The reduction of the
garrison was effected on the 17th, when
16 Indian other ranks left for Bushire and
1 Indian officer and 11 Indian other ranks
were added to the Consulate Guard to bring
it up to the authorised strength.
Mmah.—X fracas took place between the
followers of Syed Ahmed and those of the
notorious outlaw Abbas Khan. Each party
lost a man killed. Naib Mohammed ivhan,
Commanding the Persian Troops at Minab,
arranged a truce between the two parties.
Mekran.
Early in the month, Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Dost Mo-
hamed Khan of Bampur informed the Clerk-
in-charge, Charbar, tnat the Persian Govern
ment had included Mekran within his
Governorship. The Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. was reported
to be proceeding to Geh and thence to
Charbar to collect taxes; he had not
reached Geh up to the end of the month but
was expected there shortly.
ARABIA.
Movements.
Officers. —>Capt. G. J. Eccles, l-4th Bom
bay Grenadiers, newly appointed Command
ant, Muscat Levy Corps, arrived at Muscat
on the 9th.
Bushire ;
l&th August 1924.
Health.
No cases of infectious disease occurred
during the month.
Oil Interests.
Mr. Heim, the geologist of the Eastern
and General Syndicate, Ltd., left Kuwait
for Basra on the 1st.
Muscat.
Reference Summary for June. Com
munication between Quriyat and Hail has
been restored.
Reference Summary for May. The
Shaikhs of Jaalam and Shaikh Mansur of
Maseera have arranged a three months’
truce between the fighting sections of Arama,
Mukanna and Farawis, and are said to be
coming to Sur to arrange peace between the
Sections. The Shaikhs are reported to
have proposed to the Muscat Government
the arrangement of a permanent peace,
which proposal the Government has not
approved. It is said to be on this account
that the Wali of Sur, Saiyid Hamood bin
Hilal, came in to Muscat on the 19th, to
avoid meeting the Shaikhs.
Nejd.
Sultan Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud is reported
to be expected shortly at Hasa. He has
recovered from his eye trouble.
The Sultan’s son Faisal arrived at Jaryah
—an Akhwan village founded by Ibn
Shuqair 125 miles south of Kuwait—to
settle tribal quarrels.
Akhwan. —The plunder taken from
Kuwait subjects at Jalib Ash Shuyukh in
the raid of 25th April has been restored
under Faisal Ibn Saud’s orders with the
exception of animals (a considerable num
ber) which are said to have died.
A report has reached Bahrain that the
Sultan has despatched a force to renew
hostilities with Imam Yahya of \emen in
the neighbourhood of Ebha.
Another report is to the effect that
alarge force is being collected at Artawiya to
attack Trans-Jordania via Hail and Khar-
but.
F. B. PRIDEAUX, Lieut.-Col,
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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