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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [122v] (259/494)
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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(30th October to 6th November.) The Russian Consul, who
has been very short of funds, received a remittance of Krs. 5,000 from the-
Puissian Legation at Tehran. He has announced that Russian goods have
reached Isfahan and that a consignment is shortly expected in ICerman and
is attempting to induce local merchants to interest themselves in trade with
Russia.
The Russian Consulate are contemplating the appointment of Amin-ut-
Tujjar, a leading Democrat, as their Agent in Rafsinjan.
The Soviet flag w T as hoisted at the Russian Consulate on the /th instant.
The Governor-General and the local Government officials attended the
ceremony. M. Evetsky made a long speech to which the Governor-General
replied, but the latter refused to allow anyone else to speak, ordering certain
democrats who tried to do so, to sit down. He subsequently informed His
Majesty’s representative that he was not at all pleased with what had passed.
It is reported from Bam that the notorious 'Wali Muhammad Khan
Shirdil has come out in Narmshir District to commit dacoities. He has
carried away Rafat-us-Saltaneh’s 81)0 maunds of wheat from Abbasabad
village.
It is rumoured at Bam that Jihand is mustering his force at Sarhad with
the intention of riding Jiruft.
Bandar Abbas. —Thirty-one members of the crew of the British Tanker
Company’s S. S. “ British General ” arrived at Bandar Abbas by S. S. “ British
Judge’* on the evening of the 29th October and were temporarily accom
modated in the Naiband Military Camp.
S. S. “British General” was got afloat on the evening of the 4th
November and steamed into Henjam Harbour on the evening of the 5th
November escorted by H. M. S. “ Cyclamen,” S. S. “ British Emperor’’and
the British Tanker Company’s tug “British Herald.”
M. Graux, Director of Customs for the Bandar Abbas district, returned
from leave and has assumed charge of his office.
A telegram was received from the Acting Governor of the Persian. Gulf
Ports on the 12th instant dismissing Haji Mohammed Hassan and appointing
Haji Ali Khan, Persian Telegraph Superintendent, as Acting Deputy Governor
pending the arrival of Shuja Nizam, C.I.E.
Shuja Nizam, C.I.E., arrived on the 15th irstant and was met by all the
local officials and merchants; the salute in his honour was fired by the new
shore battery.
Zingah .—Merchants report the present pearl season to have been better
than any in the last four years
Mekran .—No news of importance.
ARABIA.
Muscat. —Mr. Norman of the Standard Oil Company, Bombay, arrived
on the 9th November.
The Yal Saad tribes having refused to permit the establishment of Customs
ports in their district and being generally truculent towards the Muscat Govern
ment, an ultimatum was delivered to them by the hand of the Senior ^aval
Officer that if they refused to submit by October 15th and pay a fine, military
action would be taken against them. No signs of their submission were t° r t ’
coming on the date the ultimatum expired, and combined action was taken by
the Navy and the Muscat Levies. After several bombardments of the various
ports of the Yal Saad by H. M. S. “ Cyclamen ”, “ Crocus ” and “ Espiegle
and seizure of their dhows, the Yal Saad submitted on the 22nd November.^
Bahrein. —(1st—21st November.) Major Holmes who went into Bin
Saud’s territory has returned after a visit to Basrah. He left on the 20th tor
Hofuf having been summoned there by Bin Saud. It is understood that Major
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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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