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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [79v] (173/494)
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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Colonel McComnok "
=if ' He “52atS* JorTehrau'o'n ^ 18Un ’
has been taken over by the Postal I)eparhnentJ^ ^ ^ ^ running very
who conducted the service lor many years, uecenuj, 8 3
irregularly. tbe Prilne Minister given on the occasion of his
recentvilube^treet by the Chehel Sutun is being widened and greatly
improved. north end of the Chaharbagh at Isfahan,
The grat aocent •* ‘J” >o io. P ro,e lie ,o,d. Tbi,
«—*• •' •“ s * [tol D ’T' 7 - ,
‘ a -d ;ow rnmmercial A^ent, Kulipatmkov, said to represent
Sussians.-A ' a " ^ ftnn oi Prokorolf. arrived at Isfahan with
tbe well know n pic wa - ■ ece . ( , oods at low' prices. This brought down
samples ot good quality I , ^ g t ij UV Persian cotton r used
the prices of sported goo^ . and lns otter on thc 2Ath Nov .
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
12,000.
Shiraz.
Elections The result of the “election” for Jahrum region (which includes
the districts of Qir and Qarzin and Firuzabad in the Qashqai winter habitat)
is stated by the Governor to be—
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.
Ashair (Soulet-ud-Douleh) 5,400 votes.
4.11 As "liar Khan Hikmat (of the Ministry of Education m lehran, a
cousin of
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.
Fakhar) 3,900 votes.
local Government. —The districts of Behbehan and Kuhgilu have now
reverted to the province of Pars. , ,
Finance Department.—Colonel McCormack reached Shiraz on the 6th
December and left for Isfahan on the 10th. The exact figure ot his settlement
with Qawam-ul-Mulk is not yet available.
Colonel McCormack’s arrival coincided with orders that consignors o
opium to Bushire must either hand the chests to the Postal admims.ration fo
transport or pay H sliahis per man if they forwarded it themselves.
Hoads —Colonel McCormack received a severe shaking from the over-
tuming of his car at a bad corner on the journey down the Kutal-i-l ir-i-Zan.
As a result, immediately on arrival in Shiraz, he telegraphed to Tehran com
plaining of the had state of the road and urging its immediate repair.
The local Brigade Commander has forwarded to Tehran for sanction a
proposal for the creation of an Engineer battalion to be in charge of the
read to Bushire, to he paid partly by the Ministry of Public Works.
Military. —On the ISth December a number of officers ot ‘^e garrisoii
were arrested, it is reported, in consequence of a plot against the Bii a ad
General, Colonel Saifullah Khan and Yawar Atapur.
Himai jan. —The notorious Farrash Bashi of Nasr Diwan
(whose execution was long pressed in 1919 by the South Persia Ri
responsibility for the murder of British Officers at Khaneh Ziman) has a
in Shiraz and is assisting the Military by attempting—so far without sucoe
to persuade the rebel Mir Mazkur to surrender.
Dashtistan —Both Mirza Muhammad Khan Borasjuni, Gbazantarms-
Sultaneh, and Agha Khan Borasjuni have proceeded to Tehran to pus
rival claims to chieftainship in the Boras]un district.
Travellers. —Professor Herzfeld, the German archgeologist who 18
ms inscriptions, etc., at Persepolis and other places in bars, has been n ^
the palace of the Governor-General, who has also^ as his private gu & —
Mann. “ medical attendant to the Sultan of Nejd.”
.rs
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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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