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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [134v] (283/494)
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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first part of which had been sent under escort of the Deputy Governor’s sowars to
Dar-i-Kazineh only a few days before. The Deputy Governor refused to release
the powder and the matter was referred to the Governor-General who replied that
he had referred the matter to Tehran, and hinted that the powder was being sent
to the Bakhtiaris who were fighting the Persian Government!
The matter was then taken up by His Majesty’s Minister with the Persian
Government with the result that the Governor-General was ordered to release the
powder, which he did.
Isfahan. — (13th August—17th September).
His Majesty’s Consul-General reports that the Muharram passed off without
incident.
The local newspaper Mufattish-i-lran has published an article blaming the
Bakhtiaris and the British impartially for the Shalil incident.
The officers of the Persian force which was routed at Shalil have been tried by
court martial and five have been sentenced to be shot. A petition has since been
presented to the General Officer Commanding for the release of these offic ers.
There are persistent reports in Isfahan of the despatch of a small Armenian
force under Armenian leadership said to consist of 300 cavalry from Burburud to
the Arabistan frontier via Kalhor, Burujird and Khurramabad. The Military
Commandant, Mir Panj, denies this, but other military officers confirm the report.
The roads in the provinc are reported to be insecure.
The Russian Consul-General is reported to have delivered a financial economic
lecture to some 50 merchants and others in which he said that the Soviet^ Govern*
ment wished to enter into closer commercial relations with Persia. He stated that
the roads in Russia and North Persia being open and safe, he trusted they would
send a representative to the Nijni Novgorod fair. The merchants replied that this
would be done if sanction were obtained from the Persian Government.
Bakhtiari .—Friendly overtures made by the Bakhtiari Khans to Soulet-ed-
Dowleh are reported to have been coldly received, and the latter is reported to have
informed the Minister of War of their purport.
The Khans are convinced that the Minister of War intends to take some hostile
action against their tribes, and talk of maintaining a large Bakhtiari force during the
winter in Chahar Mahall, unless they obtain some definite guarantee from the
Persian Government that they will not be interfered with.
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.
Assad has, with the approval of the Minister of War proceeded to
Chahar Mahall to investigate the facts of the Shalil incident and report to Tehran.
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 is also expected shortly from Tehran and will, it is understood, proceed
to Bakhtiari for the same purpose.
Shiraz.
Ali Khan, Salar Hishmat, half-brother of Soulet-ed-Dowleh, has turned to
highway robbery, and gathered some 300 tents round him near Saidun, but is said
to intend to make off towards Kerman if pursued by his brother.
Numerous deserters from the detachment recently despatched to Bushire took
‘ bast ’ in the Shah Chiragh mosque.
The newspaper Adalat has published a strong article in opposition to the
Bolshevik policy.
Madame Orlovskaya, a Russian Jewess, left Shiraz for Bushire on the 20th by
caravan. '
There have been several robberies on the Bushire road during the period under
report.
Behbehan.
No news of importance.
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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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