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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎194v] (403/494)

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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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A notice has been found posted on a wall near Zaidabad bearing the signa
ture of Mast Ali ‘ Samsam ’ the well-known Farsi robber demanding a sum of
Ts. 3,000 from the people of Zaidabad, Nusratabad and Mahmudabad (in the
Sirjan district) to be sent to him at Makharage, 14 farsakhs from Zaidabad.
The inhabitants are warned that if they fail to produce the money the villages
will be looted and the villagers slaughtered. ^
All the British officers and non-commissioned officers of the South Persia
Itifles with the exception of the Officer Commanding and two officers, who will
remain until final disbandment, left for India, via Bandar Abbas on the 1st
October.
Bandar Abbas .—The remaining personnel of the South Persia Rifles
detachment at Bandar Abbas were discharged on the 30th September and the
escort to the last Kerman convoy disbanded on the 22nd October. Large
quantides of stores and material and some horses and mules have been sold by
auction.
The Assistant Superintendent, Indo-European Telegraph Department,
Kerman, has reported that the telegraph line was cut, insulators broken and a
lineman fired on near Ziyarat. The Deputy Governor has been asked to take
urgent steps to punish the guilty persons and to prevent a recurrence of any
such trouble.
Mir Barkat arrived in Minab about 10 days ago and is the guest of the
Deputy Governor there.
The ostensible reason for his visit is the settlement of his dispute with
Zargham-ud-Sultaneh regarding the Bashkardis, w T ho have taken refuge in
Biyaban district to escape punishment by Zargham-us-Sultaneh.
Minab town and district are reported quiet.
Mekran.—AM Mobamed of Rask, brother of the late Bahram Khan
of Bampur and father of Dost Mohamed of Sarwan and Sarbaz , has new
established himself at Bampur .Dost Mohamed is still there with him.
Mir Hoti of Laharhas looted 24 camels from Bampur and has written to
Dcst Mohamed intimating his intention to fight him. The latter is collecting
his men, while 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. Hussein Khan of Geh, Rustam Khan of Champ and
Yahyah Khan of Bint are joining Mir Hoti.
Hoti has shot Kadir Bakhsh Khan at Rask at the orders of Mir Din
Mohamed. Kadir Bakhsh was the man who cut the telegraph lines last year
at Sunstar, and committed some robberies on Hindus.
There has been a very severe outbreak of cholera at Gwadur and to a lesser
extent at Charbar, but latest reports received indicate that it is abating.
An escort of one British officer and 50 men for the Telegraph inspection
tour in Mekran has been arranged by the Western Command, Karachi, and
were under orders to sail from the latter port early in November.
Unconfirmed reports received during the past month indicate that 15
service rifles, 2 mauser pistols and 5,000 rounds of ammunition have been landed
on the Mekran coast.
ARABIA.
Muscat .— (1st to 12th October.)
All the Shihuh Sheikhs have now been released by the Local Government
(vide first paragraph of the monthly summary for September).
Mohammed bin Nasir, Sheikh of Jalaan, returned from Mecca via Bombay
on the 28th September by the S. S. “ Barjora”, and left for Sur.
During the week ending the 3rd October there were 10 and 35 deaths
from cholera at Muscat and Matrah, respectively.

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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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