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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [126r] (266/494)
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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not so far traaspired.. Two Persian merchants have been selected to join the
'Commercial Mission which is said to be about to proceed to Eussia to study
the working arrangements of Eussian factories and to satisfy themselves by
personal observations that the conditions of that country are suitable for
trade. On the other hand, the Persian merchants who took dried fruit to
Eussia for sale have now returned and report that the price realised w r as four
krans a maund less than cost price here exclusive of expenses. They are not
f likely to repeat the venture.
All roads in the province are reported unsafe.
Ardestan and Yezd are suffering from severe visitation of brigands.
Mr. Goodwin who was proceeding to Isfahan with his wife from Yezd in a car
was held up by a band of robbers and the party seem to have had a narrow
escape from stray bullets which hit the car and wounded the chauffeur. They
were taken to the hills and detained in an old fort for two nights being confined
in a small room with some 12 Persian captives. The brigands took all their
belongings and part of the clothes they were wearing.
The same band a few days later attacked the camp of Mr. Treadwell,
Telegraph Superintendent and British Vice-Consul at Yezd, while near
Neyestanek. His escort fled on the brigands opening fire and Mr. Treadwell
was stripped to his vest and trousers and taken five miles with the brigands
who carried off the whole camp. The brigands appear to he partly Bakhtiaris
and partly Kashgai, probably some of the Dareshuri w ho migrated to Bakhtiari
land somirime ago.
Bakhtiari .—The Bakhtiari situation seems easier.
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.
Jang received
a satisfactory acknowledgment of the telegram he sent to the Minister of War
who approved of the steps taken and said he hoped all causes of suspicion
would soon be removed. The attitude of the Khans is considered correct by
the military representative sent to assist in the ShabT enquiry. The intrigues I
of
Sirdars
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 and Muhtesham for the Ilkhaniship have ceased. Zaffar is '
said to be talking seriously of going to India this winter.
Shiraz .—The resignation of His Imperial Highness Prince Nusrat-us-
Sultaneh, G.C.V.O., w r as accepted on the 26th October In accepting his
resignation the Prime Minister assured the Prince that Government desired
him to continue in the post, and it was only in view of h's persistence in his
resignation that they agreed to it.
The Governor-General had wished to resign for some time objecting very
strongly to the direct interference of the Persian Government in local affairs,
the Minister of War especially communicating direct with the Soulet and
,|Qawam without consulting His Highness. General regret is expressed at
his leaving Shiraz, as though he is a man of weak character, his amiability and
dignified conduct have made him popular with the Shirazis.
It is understood that Prince Sarem-ed-Howleh w ill probably be appointed
to succeed him.
Soulet-ed-DowTeh arrived at Chenar Eahdar on the 24th October on the
downward migration of the Qashgais. He was visited by His Majesty’s Consul
to whom he gave lunch and was very cordial. He mentioned that his brother
Soulet-us Sultaneh, who is undergoing treatment in Berlin, had been visited
by Wnssmnsfi T
xS^TffBtster of War recently presented an old seven centimetre gun to
Soulet-ed-
Dow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
leh, and the receipt of long and direct cypher telegrams by the
latter from the Minister indicates the close understanding which exists
between them. Soulet has sent to Tehran some 20 Qashgai sowars as a
bodyguard for the Minister.
An attempt was made by the military to capture Ali Khan, Soulet's
half-brother, who has turned highway robber, but he managed to escape and
has passed Niriz going towards Kerman.
Asaf-ul-Mulk, till recently Deputy Governor of Dashtistan, has taken
bast with Mujtahid Sheikh Murteza. The reason is thought to oe orders
from the Minister of War regarding bis embezzlement of money while he was
Finance Agent in Isfahan.
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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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