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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [149r] (312/494)
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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CONFIDENTIAL.
Confidential Summary of 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
Shaikh Abdul Majid continues to oppress the people of Mohammerah, and has
gone so far in his exactions as to confiscate money in the bazaars in broad daylight.
No one dares to carry money on him now for fear of losing it.
About Krs. 2,500, which were being secretly exported to Basrah in a mail
bag by a farrash employed in the British post office, were detected and confiscated
by the Customs. I he postmaster has been suspended and ordered to proceed to
Basrah for further enquiries, and the farrash dismissed.
Mr. W. Dewsbury, who, until last year, was in the service of Messrs. Anglo-
Persian Oil ( ompany, Ltd., when his agreement was terminated, has arrived from
England and taken service as an engineer with tlie Shaikh of Mohammerah. It is
understood that he has signed a contract for one year. Mrs. Dewsbury accom
panied him, and is at present living with him on board the Shaikh’s yacht “ Ivy.”
It is undei stood that she is to be a companion to the Shaikh’s favourite wife (Nizam-
es-Sultaneh’s daughter).
Ahmad Thanayan, representative of Bin Saud, arrived at Mohammerah at the
beginning of May for the conference with representatives of King Faisal and His
Excellency the High Commissioner for Iraq with a view to coming to some tem
porary arrangement regarding the frontier between Iraq and Nejd.
Ahwaz (22nd April—27t/i May).
His Excellency the Shaikh of Mohammerah has paid by cheque a sum of
Ts. 12,992 to the Pishkar-i-Maliyeh, being the balance (according to his own ac-
? revenue due to the Persian Government for the two years 1920-21.
; These figures- are said to have been accepted by the Governor-General and the
Pishkar-i-Maliyeh but require the sanction of the Central Government to obtain
which the latter has proceeded to Tehran. A document was handed to the Shaikh
j remitting his revenue for the six years prior to Nauruz 1920 in consideration of heavy
' expenses incurred by him.
The Governor-General has obtained sanction from Tehran to increase the
number of his sowars to 200 of whom 100 will guard the Ahwaz-Shushtar road.
So far none of these have been recruited.
One Major Hassan Khan has arrived in Shushtar from Tehran. It is said
that he has come to enrol and train men to guard communications in Arabistan.
The Chiefs of Chenana and Khasraj have arrived at Ahwaz where they await
the return of His Excellency
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.
Aqdas from Mohammerah. They intend to
request that in future they be allowed to deal direct with His Excellency
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.
Ajil instead of being under Shaikh Khallaf.
Bakhtiari. —His Majesty’s Consul accompanied by Dr. Young C.I.E., pro
ceeded to Gutwand on the 23rd April to interview the Bakhtiari Khans returning
to Ahwaz on the 25th, and proceeded to the Oilfields on the 29th April to meet
the Khans there.
His Excellency
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.
Aqdas proceeded to Dar-i-Khazineh on the 29th April
to meet the Bakhtiari Khans returning to Ahwaz on the 2nd May. They had a
most friendly meeting and the Khans sent-a telegram to Samsam-us-Sultaneh
stating that all outstanding questions with His Excellency the Shaikh of Moham-
merah had been settled.
The Khans came in to Ahwaz on the 6th May and stayed with the Shaikh until
the 12th instant. Relations between the Shaikh and the Khans were most cordial
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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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