File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [143r] (300/494)
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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will leave Shiraz as soon as the Finance Agent has made an issue of money. It
is hoped to recruit more men at Bushire. •
Major Blake, who is flying round the world, arrived at Bushire at about 9-30'
A. M. on the 17th July and left about 3-0 p. m. for Bandar Abbas. Owing to an
^ hour’s delay in getting off from Bushire, which could well have been avoided,
they had to land at Bustana some 18 miles short of Bandar Abbas, where they
spent the night proceeding to Bandar Abbas the following morning. Consider
able anxiety was felt at the time regarding their safety as there was no wireless
set on the machine and they were completely out of touch until they arrived at
Bandar Abbas.
Intense heat has been experienced during the last week of the month with the
wet bulb registering a very high average.
Kerman.— [12th June — 17th July.)
The Financial Agent is showing considerable energy in collecting revenue for
remission to the military authorities in Shiraz. The pay of all other departments
is being withheld for the present.
It is reported from Tehran that Ftizad-es-Sultaneh, younger brother of
the Shah, is a candidate for the Governor-Generalship of Kerman and that
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Nusrat is busy obtaining support from him in the Capital.
Sardar
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 is
therefore doing everything in his power to discredit
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Nusrat and humiliate
his family.
His Majesty’s Consul reports that
Sardar
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 is now completely under
the thumb of the democrats which is most regrettable seeing that the latter are
showing a marked inclination to establish relations with the Russian Consul.
Mirza Reza Khan Fahimi, the Rais Okaf, is active in bringing the Russian
Consul into contact with the democrat element. The Russian Consul is reported
to have contributed 300 Ts. to the fund of the democrat anjumans.
An article appeared in the local newspaper “ Farhang ” on the 24th June
praising the Soviet Government for their generous treatment of Persia. The editor
is said to have received a present of 100 Ts. from the Russian Consul who has also
promised him a monthly contribution of Ts. 30.
The Governor-General has presented a horse to Mirza Ibrahim Khan, the
Persian Assistant of the Russian Consul, who has taken a separate house for
himself near the Russian Consulate.
The local authorities have taken no steps to compensate the Hindu traders
for the robbery of their goods, value Krans 238.454-38, on the Kerman-^ ezd
road, in September last. They apparently consider that as the robbery was
committed by Fars robbers, compensation should be paid by the Fars authorities,
and ignore the fact that Ts. #50,000 was allotted for the Kerman roadguards,
which was ample to ensure the security of the main routes if it had been properly
expended.
It is reported that on the 13th of June, 40 Arab (Farsi) robbers carried off
400 sheep, 40 cows and 50 donkeys from the villages of Fatehabad and Nasiriyeh,
A detachment of 50 men has been despatched to Sirjan.
A caravan, consisting of 135 camels and a number of donkeys, en route from
Rafsinjan to Bandar Abbas, was attacked and robbed near Gulu Anjir by a band
of 40 Arab Farsi robbers.
Bandar Abbas.
Mirza Ahmed Khan has been installed without any further trouble as Deputy
Governor of Minab (inde last month’s Summary).
Mir Barkat is reported to have visited him at Minab. /air Abdullah Khan
has proceeded to Lingah to await Yamin-ul-Mamalik s arrival there.
Yamin-ul-Mamalik, the Karguzar at Bushire, proceeded from Minab to
Kuhistak returning to Bandar Abbas about the 20th July and sailed in the
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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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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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