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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [181v] (377/494)
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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His Excellency the Sheikh of Mohammerah arrived at Ahwaz on the 29th
December and His Majesty’s Consul visited him the following day. He
seemed somewhet ruffled by the recent action of His Excellency Zahir-ul-
Mulk who had apparently been trying to settle affairs in the Miyanab with
out any reference to him, and had sent for Sheikh Earhan and presented
him with a Kkillat. Nevertheless he expressed his appreciation of the
Governor-General’s many good qualities and declared his willingness to co
operate in every possible way in maintaining peace and order in Arabistan
He has sent a message to Earhan directing him to come to Ahwaz forth
with.
The final result of the family conference of the Bakhtiari Khans at
Isfahan is as follows :—
Amir Mufakham and Murteza Quli Khan to continue as Illkhani and
Illbegi assisted by
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.
Zaffar and
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.
Mohtasham.
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.
Ashjaa takes
over the Governorship of Isfahan; Amir Mujahid receives Yezd and
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 remains at Kerman.
Between the 11th and 14th December the Karun rose 20*45 feet. Ex
tensive demage was caused by floods. The Shaur bridge near Shush was
swept away and a portion of the foundations of the Bandiquil bridge has been
washed out thereby endangering the safety of the whole bridge.
Comte de Mecquenen and Monsieur Tuscanne of the French Archseo-
logical Mission arrived on the 17th instant en route to Shush.
Dizful .—(19th November—20th December.)
Mirza Abdullah Khan, the new Deputy Governor, arrived from Shushtar
on the 9th December. After arriving at his house he informed those present
that he hoped to be able to further the existing state of prosperity and paid
warm tributes to the work of this Vice-Consulate. His Majesty’s Vice-
Consul called on him the following day and handed over to him all those
departments w hich were controlled by us during and after the war. The Deputy
Governor assured His Majesty’s Vice-Consul that he would consult him fully
in all matters of administration and make no changes unless they w r ere con
sidered advisable by the Vice-Consulate.
. ^tion has given rise to a report that His Majesty’s Government
intend shortly to abolish this Vice-Consulate, and many notables and tribal
chiefs have visited His Majesty’s Yice-Consul and enquired as to the truth
of this report, and reiterating their expressions of gratitude for the pro
tection afforded to them by the presence of Political and Consular Officers
during the last few years, and begging that the state of law and order and
prosperity enjoyed as a result may not be allowed to lapse, as they fear it may,
should affairs be entirely administered by the Deputy Governor and other
| Persian officials. Ihey seemed to be somewhat reassured when informed that
I there was not any likelihood at present of His Majesty’s Government abolish-
| mg the Vice-Consulate.
A heavy fall of rain occurred about the middle of November and
cultivators have been very busy ploughing and getting in their winter-
crop s#
Very heavy rain fell for 3| days in the middle of December and the
river rose some 18 feet in a few hours, considerably damaging one of the
pieis of the bridge w r hich w*as under repair. The wooden bridges constructed
during the war on the motor road to Ahwaz over the Sabsaud and Shaur rivers
w'ere both washed away.
The Deputy Governor accompanied by His Majesty’s Vice-Consul have
since inspected the site of the old bridge over the Sabsaud stream on the 16th
and it is hoped shortly to construct new bridges of a more permanent nature
over both streams.
Shushtar,—-His, Majesty’s Consular
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
has now r been moved from the
house ol Sayyid Azizullah Kalantar to a building occupied until recently
by the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation and the vacated building has been
handed over to the Governor-General.
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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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