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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎113r] (240/494)

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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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The Russian Consulate-General continues its attempts to spread Bolshevik
propaganda among the working classes but, so far as can be ascertained, is not
meeting with much success.
Shiraz .—The news of the resignation of the Prime Minister Qawam-us-
Sultaneh has been received, and for several days, rumours have been spread
that 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. Sipah has been compelled to resign the post of Commander-in-Chief
and even that he has left Tehran.
Some unfavourable comment on the inactivity of the new Governor is
current in the town and on two occasions placards against him have been
posted up at night.
In view of the complaints against recent Governors of the Nuri family,
the Ministry for the Interior has appointed Zain-ul-Abidin Khan, Mu’tamin-
ul-Wazareh, as Govenor of Istahbanat. He is the son of Mirza Muhammed
Khan, a Karguzar of Pars some forty years ago,
Sultan Mahmud Khan, an infantry officer, has been appointed Governor of
Jahrum and has left for his post.
Owing to a disagreement with ’Ata-ud-Dowleh, the Governor-General
has transferred the Governorship of Dashti and Dashtifstan from the former tS
to Arfa-ul-Mulk of the Kawami family. He has also allowed Agha Khan
Haji Abdullah Khan to return to Shabankareh.
Mushir Humayun, nephew of Hakim-ul-Mulk of Tehran and a connection
of the Nuri family, has been appointed Governor of Kazarun. It is reported
that a certain Basir Divan is to succeed Majid Lashkar as Officer Commanding
Forces in Ears.
The Military are reported to be still in Shabankareh district but it is not
known whether their mission is connected with the proposed division of Zira
which the Governor-General stated he had dissuaded the Officer Commanding
Ears from undertaking.
On the 5th January, a further small detachment of less than 100 infantry
was despatched, half to Bushire, and a quarter each to Khurmuj in Dashti and
Borasjun.
The Prince Governor A Prince of the Royal line who also acted as Governor of a large Iranian province during the Qājār period (1794-1925). -General and Qawam-ul-Mulk requested the assistance
of His Majesty’s Consul in obtaining an extension of the period for the purchase
of ordinary shares offered by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, stating that the
people of Shiraz had not received notice of the offer and had been given no
opportunity of subscribing. Reply was given that the Consulate had received
no information on the subject.
Roads .—In spite of the fact that the Bushire-Shiraz road is clearly
impassable for wheeled traffic, two toll-gates have been established between
Shiraz and Kazerun, and it is expected that two more will be opened nearer
Bushire. The muleteers, supported by the merchants, have petitioned the
Governor-General against the institution of these tolls, pointing out that
the levy of tolls should entail the responsibility of Government for
compensation for robberies, as on the Resht road : they also claim the
cessation of illegal exactions taken by the road guards. Merchants have
quoted the advice of Suliman Mirza to pay no taxes not passed by the Medjliss
and the point has been emphasised by one or two newspapers. At present, on
a road not yet “ carrossable ”, there are three kinds of exactions contrary to
the Anglo-Persian Commercial Convention, viz., rahdari cum alafi, naw-aqil,
and tolls. The extreme unpopularity of the tolls has resulted in a raid on the
: toll post at Deh Shaikh by a Bulwardi donkey caravan, who broke up the post
and took 86 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .
The editor of “ Asr-i-Azadi” recently refused to publish a lengthy article
by M. Tornpakoff, the Soviet representative, except on payment of Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 40.
The article, which emphasises the need for the re-establishment of trade rela
tions between Russia and Persia and contrasts the pre-war trade of Russia with
Persia as compared with that of Great Britain, has now appeared in the
“Istakhr” which has always given more publicity than other papers to
Bolshevik affairs.

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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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