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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎72r] (158/494)

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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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CONFIDENTIAL.
Summary of News received by Eis Majesty’s 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
Por-iaa Gulf for the meiiiu of February 1934.
Torrential rains lasting continually for five days caused the Garun river
to rise several feet with a current of about 6 to 8 knots. The country from
Ahwaz to Dorquaine was flooded, and the low-lying plain of Muhammerah
beyond the canal cut from the Town to Falieyeh looked like a wide expanse of
sea Several houses have collapsed and a number of hunts have been washed
away rendering many Arabs homeless. It is reported that several men,
women, children and live-stock have been drowned. The Shaikh com
mandeered motor launches and ballams, and, with the help of the Anelo-
Persian Oil Company river craft kindly placed at his disposal, was able to
send supplies of food for the relief of the homeless. The embankment at
Muhammerah gave way in some places, and the Sheikh ordered the damage
to be repaired and a bund built to save the town in case of a further rise in
the flood.
The Persian Post Office was opened at Abadan on the 1st February
A clerk of the Muhammerah Post Office has been appointed Post Master and
the staff of the Mail Department of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, at
Abadan, are temporarily doing the work for the Persian Pos£ Office.
On the 6th February a disturbance took place at Abad^i caused by one
Sayed Hasan Shirazi, who holds a monopoly for selling opium and bread,
striking a poor woman and fining her Rs. 12. On the same night a fire
occurred in the Company’s bazaar, causing damage to the extent of about
Rs. 30,000. The Shirazi is smspected of having something to do with this,
and the Sheikh has promised to make a personal investigation in the matter.
Ahwaz.
Unprecedented rainfall and the sudden rise of the Karun river to 23—
24 feet above sea level, causing 3—4 feet of water to overflow its banks,
wrought havoc among Arab villages along the river side. In Ahwaz itself
some 106 houses (including the Sheikh’s palaces) and 82 shops collapsed Ihe
river flooded the southern and lower portion of the town to a depth of 800
yards or more. Widespread damange has been caused to crops and livestock,
and there is believed to have been considerable loss of life.
All communication was temporarily cut off between Ahwaz and Shu star,
where several arches of the ancient Valerian Bridge were swept away, and
many villages in the neighbourhood severely damaged. Though communi
cations were mostly restored by the end of February, the telegraph lines
between Shustar and Dizful and between Ram Hormuz and Behbehan were
still broken.
Anglo-Persian Oil Company property has been considerably damaged
by the floods. A cloud burst on the 24th January at the Oilfields swept away
bridges and houses along the river course. The narrow gauge railway was
breached in several places, and the motor road cut, but repairs were soon in
full swing. The European employees’ quarters at Ahwaz had to be evacuat
ed temporarily, and at Kut Abdullah all buildings except the boiler and
turbme houses collapsed.
Sheikh of Muhammerah .—His Excellency left on the 29th January with
the whole of his Ahwaz entourage for Muhammerah, where he immediately
commenced to organise relief for those rendered homeless by the floods. Both
His Excellency’s palaces were destroyed by the inundation.
Russian Consular Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . —M. Batmanoff has let it be known that
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Soviet.

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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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