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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎178r] (370/494)

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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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farsakhs from Rafsinjan. A traveller was murdered near Abdulabad, two
farsakhs from Eafsinjan and his body thrown into a well.
A skirmish, however, is reported to have taken place bet ween the combined
forces of the head of the Qarasuran on the Yezd road and the Deputy
Governor, Rafsinjan, and a party of Parsi robbers in which 15 robbers were
captured.
A Baluch Lashkar has carried off 40 camels from Khabis. The Governor-
General has ordered his Rakhtiari sowars in Bam to proceed to Zangi Ahmed
to intercept the robbers.
Bandar Abbas .—The Deputy Governor has intercepted letters from Itimad
^Nizam, son of Shuja Nizam, inciting Said Abbas and Khan Sahib Ibrahim
Gelladari to complain against the Deputy Governor with a view to obtaining
the appointment of Shuja Nizam to Bandar Abbas. The Deputy Governor
reported the matter to Bushire and imprisoned Said Abbas for some days,
having found copies of forged telegrams in his possession. It is reported that
Itmad Nizam is being deported from Bushire to India.
The telegraph line south of Kushku has been cut several times and the
Deputy Governor has been asked to take action in the matter.
Nakhudas and boatmen of the Mesopotamia-Persia Corporation threatened
to strike owing to insufficiency of salary and to the responsibility imposed upon
them for shortages of cargo occurring between steamers and the pier as computed
from differences between boat notes and Hammal Bashi’s receipts. They were
told that increase of salary had been strongly recommended and that they could
refuse sh ck packages at ship’s side.
On the arrival of the next steamer they caused trouble by requiring every
package to be opened on board before they would take delivery of it.
They are nearly all expert and inveteiate pilferers and the real cause of
their agitation seems to be the energetic steps taken by the agent to stop pil
fering and the public flogging of a man caught red-handed broaching cargo,
the week before.
A new motor launch “Felix Jones” arrived per S. S. “ Frankensfels’* for
His Majesty’s Consulate, Bandar Abbas, on the 30th January.
Twenty-one packages of indigo shipped by Messrs. Robert Wonckhaus &
Co. and consigned to Agha Ali Reza Rahim “ Oat” were landed herefrom S. S.
“ Barpeta” on the 31st December 1921. The value of the packages are said
to be about £660 and the rate of the mark at the time of the transaction to
have been 9L0 per pound. The consignment is intended for Yezd.
Slight earthquake shocks were felt on the 14th and 28th instants.
Lingah .—An Anglo-Persian Oil Company Survey party consisting of
Messrs. Walker and Richardson and Mrs. Richardson left Lingah for Cbampeh
accompanied by Agha Habibuliah, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company’s Agent
at Lin^ah, on the 31st December. On their return from Champeh on the 7th
instant" they were all seized with a form of ptomaine poisoning and the
Quarantine Medical Officer had to go out personally and bring them in to
Lingah.
As a result of the heavy rainfall this year it is estimated that there is now
sufficient w ater in Lingah to last lor 1^ years.
Mekran .—It is reported that Mir Dost Mohamed Khan of Bampur has
arrived at Fanuch with 200 armed followers with the intention of proceeding
towards Bint and improving the administration of the Bint and Karnan
districts.
Unconfirmed reports have been received during the month of January that
30 rifles, 2 pistols and 5,100 rounds of ammunition have been impoitcd into
Mekran from the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
ARABIA.
Mathat .—Saiyid Said, son of His Highness the Sultan of Maskat, left by
the S. S. “ Barjora ” on the 14th for Bombay en route to Ajmere to join 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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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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