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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎137r] (288/494)

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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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Confidential Summary ot News received by His Majesty’s 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 Quit for the month of August 1922.
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Mohammerah.
Sheikh Abdul Majid visited Sheikh Khazal at Ahwaz at the beginning of the
month with a view to removing the bad impression created by the repeated com
plaints of the local people and foreigners against his oppression and exactions,
but his endeavours were unsuccessful as the Sheikh was more than convinced of
the real facts of the case.
The question of exorbitant fees on passports between Mohammerah and
Basrah was taken up during the month by His Majesty’s Consul with the result
that the fee oLRs. 5 for the return journey was dropped. The position now is that
passports issued or endorsed at Mohammerah are free from fee at Basrah and vice
versa, the passport being valid for one year. It is understood that the inhabitants
of Basrah also petitioned the Mutasarrif of Basrah against passport restrictions,
and the latter referred the matter to the Police authorities, who supported the
restrictions on the ground that since their enforcement robberies had abnormally
subsided proving that the restrictions were a very effective check on the free move
ment of undesirables.
It is reported that the Central Government has authorized the Imperial Bank
of Persia, Mohammerah, to export Krans 24,60,000 of broken and worn out
quality to India.
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The Customs authorities have recently detected many attempts by men and
women to smuggle specie to Basrah by concealing Krans in their clothes and about
their persons. Women have now been appointed to search suspected women
travellers.
Yamin-ul-Mamalik, Karguzar at Bushire, arrived at Mohammerah on the
Persepolis on the 22nd instant and proceeded to Basrah on the following morn-
ing. On his return from Basrah he proceeded to Ahwaz to see the Sheikh and
the Karguzar of Mohammerah, returning with the latter to Mohammerah on the
31st August.
Ahwaz.
{22nd July — 9th August.)
Though warned by the Sheikh of Mohammerah that the despatch of troops
to Arabistan might result inhipsetting the existing tranquillity, the Minister of War
insisted on despatching a detachment of Persian troops from Isfahan, strength 6
officers and 400 men with 1 gun and 3 machine guns declaring that they were to
be posted for duty in Dizful and Shustar to act as the Govenor-General’s body
guard and would in no way interfere with the Sheikh’s subjects and territory.
The detachment proceeded via the Bakhtiari road and were attacked by a party of
Kuhgelu at Shalil caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). and were completely defeated losing all their rifles
and ammunition and having their clothes stripped off them. The gun was thrown
into a ditch and the two machine guns were broken up. The Minister of War
has accused the Bakhtiari Khans of having organised this attack and relations
between them are very strained. He has wired to the Sheikh of Mohammerah in
somewhat strong terms that unless the latter says so himself he will not associate
him with the Bakhtiaris in their defiance of the authority of the Central Govern
ment, but he undoubtedly suspects him of complicity.
°‘ 57FD EN 0 . in INDU FOREIGN
EECRJLTARf’S no 7qM
; dated oct 19.
<R9odNOV7.Io22

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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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