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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [187v] (389/494)
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 Rojal Highness the Governor-General has telegraphed to the Cenf
Government that he has found it necessary to enlist in the “Nizam” ion
e^*South Persia Rifles men (in their old uniforms) for service in Dashtistan^
hasr Hi wan has returned to Kazerun with Salar Nusret (who i 8
ceeding to Dashtistan with 100 “ Nizam ” in order to arrest Agha Khan^L
Shabankareh). Before being allowed to leave Shiraz, Nasr Diwan eave'
written guarantee to behave correctly and in a friendly manner to all Brit' h
subjects and British interests, and not to seek revenge against Persians wh
had rendered services to the Indian troops and the South Persia Rifl °
Qawam-ul-Mulk pledged himself in the margin of this document to th*
British authorities as well as to the Persian Government, that he would h 9
ready to punish or expel Nasr Diwan from Kazerun, should the latter hrpai. 6
either of the above conditions. ^
A second 10,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
of Quashqai taxes has been extracted from
Soulet-ed-Douleh under amusing circumstances. After having pleaded to the
Director of Finance that he could only supply animals and produce in kind
he was told that the Governor-General was drawing on him 5,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
for
his own salary, and with great difficulty agreed to pay. The Director of
Finance independently presented a merchant’s bill for the same amount, which
Soulet thinking to be the Prince’s bill, honoured. Next day the Prince’s draft
was sent, and Soulet’s advisers represented that he would be courtin* the
Governor-General’s particular enmity if he refused it.
The tone of the Shiraz newspapers continues unfriendly. The “ Gulistan ”
had a leading article praising Mr. Gandhi and picturing British imports into
India as likely to disappear altogether.
Soulet-ud-Douleh is at Firuzabad. Hussain Khan, son of Ayyaz Kikha
Darehshuri, is returning from the Sarhad with a portion of the dissident faction
under Ah Panah Kikha and Nasrullah Khan. The latter Khans have gone off
again to the Bakhtiari winter quarters. It remains to be seen what effect this
accretion of strength will have on Soulet’s policy.
Jawad Agha, son of Moin-ut-Tujjar, has telegraphed from Mamasanni
tiiat Imam Quli Khan Rustum has submitted to him, and that he has no
turther need of Qashqai reinforcements, it is thought unlikely 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.
s air wil send a force to assist Jawad Agha ; such a step might have involved
complications with the Kashkulis.
i VT A !t ^p, n ^ a ^ ar Hishmat has come to Shiraz at the invitation of Qawam-
m-Alu k. Inere are some rumours of a marriage alliance. Ali Khan is now
at the head of over 1,000 tents near Bandamir, consisting, in addition to his
own following and some Amaleh, of Ahmad Khan, Chief Kalantar of the
tj ls , ^ u b an d part ol the Jatarbegi and Iqgir, who have deserted Soulet-ud-
Sivand lntended to winter in Mahin > about 20 miles north-west of
With the departure of the South Persia Rifles the rate of mule hire on
the Bushire road has dropped to 20
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
.
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
per 726 lbs. up and
d
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
per mule down, the rate to Isfahan is also 20
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
.
i no > ThG r ° adS ^ re P orted more insecure, as bands of Qashqais are maraud-
x Bca JJ ra ^ n h as fallen in ohiraz, and did some damage to buildings in the
town. Show now lies on the hills round the Shiraz plain.
. Behb eh an. Nasrullah Khan and Muzaffer Khan Boir Ahmedi accom
panied by Hussein Khan Hayat Daudi arrived at Behbehan on the 1st
ovember and are staying with Qawam Diwan.
The Dilum, Ramhormuz, and Hendijan-Masbur roads are safe, but the
& uar s on he Dilum road are reported to be oppressing caravans and travellers.
Good rain has fallen and the people are busy ploughing.
Bu&hire. Lieutenant-Colonel W. A. K. Fraser, D.S.O., M.C., Inspector-
General, South Persia Rifles, arrived in Bushire on the 5th November and 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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