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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎186r] (386/494)

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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.
i 636
1922 I
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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the month of November 1921.
PERSIA.
Mohammerafi.—(15th October—23rd November.)
His Excellency the Sheikh of Mohammerah is reported to have dis
covered an arrangement which is alleged to have been made by Sheikh
Chassib for h’s succession to the Sheikhship. Sheikh Chassib is verv iealous
of his brother, Sheikh Abdul Hamid, v ho Is the favourite son! Sn order
fn P ^r^ the ^ ter8SUCCessl0nitis believ ed that he has been influencing
lt-^r n \ Chaab and ° ther tribesto ^PPOrt him when the time corned
Sheikh Chassib was summoned and asked for an explanation, but denied
all knowledge of it, and it is understood demanded that full investigation
should be made as he felt sure that this was an intrigue against him ° It is
said that the brother of Haji Faisal, who was suspected of being implicated
was thrashed on account of his close relations with Sheikh Chassib Mohammed
Channan was also suspected, but so far nothing has been done to him. The
Sheikh is exceedingly annoyed with Sheikh Chassib, and has forbidden the
heads of the above tribes to visit him. Sheikh Abdul Aziz, Sheikh Chassib’s
watched J10t k er ’ 18 also sus P e(J t e d of being implicated and is being closely
Zahir-ul-Mulk, the new Governor-General of Arabistam
f u V bld - us -^ tan eh, the new Karguzar, accompanied by his suite, arrived
a - A ohammerah on the 2nd Aovsmber and proceeded to Ahwaz on the 15th
-November Ihe Governor-General was the guest of His Excellency the
oheikh ot Mohammerah during his stay in Mohammerah.
For the second time a notice has been published in the town, cautioning
any one trymg to export specie from Mobammerah, and His Excellent thS
Sheikh has summoned all the money-changers of the town and warned them
against exporting Krans, and threatening them with the confiscation of any
consignments seized and the punishment and imprisonment of the culprits.
to ^ er T ia - n ^ ce . bave rec ^ uce ^ their rate for Foreign letters to
Shanis. . It is understood that this has been done to induce the public
to send their letters through the Persian Post. r
Captain Kozo Kato, Imperial Japanese Navy of I. J. S. “Sata” (oil
tanker) called at the Consulate on the 30th October. His Majesty’s Acting
Consul v, as out at the time, so he did not meet him.
Ahwaz. (30th October—26th November.)
His Majesty’s Consul visited Mohammerah on the 4th instant to meet the
new Governor General, Zahir-ul-Mulk. The question of the Sheikh’s revenue
and ot financing the Persian Government departments in Arabistan was fully
discussed A further sum of tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 17,500 was obtained from the Sheikh
on account, and Zahir-ul-Mulk undertook to represent to the Persian Govern
ment the necessity of revising the Sheikh’s budget so as to include law and
order charges which are at present borne by the Sheikh and not officially
recognised by the Persian Government. In this way the Sheikh hopes to
reauce the total cash revenue payable by him to about 25,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. annually
and to compensate himself for Qawam-us-Sultaneh’s refusal to give effect
to the arrangement agreed on by the Vossuq-ed-Louleh and Sir Percy Cox.
The budgets for the various departments at Dizful and Shustar which
were prepared by the Pishkar-i-Maliyeh in consultation with His Majesty's
Consul last March have now been accepted in full and include tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 1,000
per mensem for the Sagwand Levy and tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 1,170 per mensem on account
ot subsidies to Chiefs in the Dizful area. These are items which must be paid
regularly it a Vice-Consul is to remain in Dizful. Until March of this year
INC. in INDIA FOREIGN
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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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