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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎105v] (225/494)

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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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demand.
The Id celebrations passed off without disturbance.
Isfahan.— (Jc<A February—19lh March).
The Democratic party now hold frequent confereices: at their latest, they
argued in favour of a revolution.
° The Rah i-Navil has published letters exchanged with Saiyid Zia-ed-Din;
it eulogLsle services he has rendered to the country and urges his re-appomt-
ment as Prime Minister.
" The Tvjan has re-appeared in Isfahan. , i
The Governor-General has strictly prohibited the export of grain from Isfahan
except under special license and that only for personal use and in limited quant,tie,
A branch office of the Indo-European Telegraph Department has been opened
in the town at the premises of the Imperial Bank of Persia.
Roads. Roads are generally undisturbed though robbers are reported on the
Nain-Yezd Road.
Complaints have been made to Tehran that the Head of the “ Amnieh
Salat Muazzam, has pocketed a tenth of the pay of the road guau s.
Ahwaz has warned merchants to suspend traffic for a couple of weeks on the
Bakhtiari Road as fighting between the Khans was anticipated.
A new committee had been formed for the administration of the tolls and
octroi for this year but the American Financial Adviser has amalgamated the
‘ Nawaqd ’ and direct taxes and made them over to the Finance Department.
Bakhtiari. —Salar Messoud, who joined the Germans during the War and ws
interned but afterwards allowed to return to Bakhtiari, has now joined Amir
Mujahid in opposition to his father Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Zaffar who is at present in Tehran.
Russians. —The finances of the Russian Consulate-General are said to be at
a low ebb ; they appear unable to pay even their Persian servants.
The wildest reports regarding serious fighting at Mosul,
nople, etc., are circulated in the town. These fabrications are said to be tram,
by Russian wireless and dissemn ated by the Russian Consulate.
The Consul-General is displaying samples of piece goods and silks and is en
deavouring to book orders but has not met with much success.
Agha Majid, mudir of the Medressah “ Farhang ” is in the pay of the (
General and it is proposed to disseminate Bolshevik precepts among
the use of Bolshevik literature in their syllabus and by the openm n o =
school.
Shiraz.
Mr. A. S. Calvert, Probationer Vice-Consul, arrived from Tehran j
March to relieve Capt. 0. J. Hoskins, I. A., of his duties as Assistan 0
The situation in several parts of the province is rapidly getting w^ r f?’
Governor-Generars position is very weak. It said that he has tenaere
nation. ^ ^
About 100 infantry and 24 cavalry and artillerymen left for Kazarun o
19th March; their ultimate destination is Borasjun. ^
Germans. —Herr Krumpeter, for several years one of Wonckhaus and
pany’s managers in the Gulf, has arrived in Shiraz from Tehran yi
linger, formerly Zeigler s agent in Persia.

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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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