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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎198v] (411/494)

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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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Haji Agha Norullah has telegraphed to the Prime Minister reoiw;
him to have Courts of Justice re-opened at Isfahan as soon as nossihl!
warned him against imitating the established Courts in Europe and ur Jd *1 ?
they should conlorm to Islamic laws and procedure. He has now ro • ia $
a reply that it is not the Mullahs’ business to interfere in these tnnfr
to dictate 10 Tehran what ought to be done. Steps were, however' bein t r i ° r
to open Courts of Justice shortly. ’ ng takeB
A number of peasants came in from Foreidan about the middle nf n,
month to com I .lain to the Govirnor-General of the oppression and
of his son Amir Mansur. The Governor-General has recalled his son W
refused to listen to. the peasants’ complaints and dismissed them on the »rm ]
that they had no right to complain in an irregular manner.
Ardistan reports that 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. Soulet arrived from his village and
warmly welcomed by the Governor and people of all classes. In his convT
sation with the people he expressed himself as a well-wisher of the Britwh
and British interests in Persia and I am informed that he has oonsiderahlp
influence m the Ardistan district.. It is satisfactory to note in this resneet
that the language he is now holding in Ardistan is in accord with the promises
he. made His Majesty s Legation before leaving Tehran and with what he
said to His Majesty s Consul-General when he visited him at Tehran.
u T h°- ® ot ° r i ous Seyyid Eusuf was captured near Ardistan and
brought into Isfahan on July 29th by the Gendarmes! Two official announce^
ments of his capture were published simultaneously on July 29th bv the
Governor-Genera and by the Officer Commanding the Gendarmerie, fhe
former stating that Eusuf was captured by the Bakhtiaris and latter that
he was taken by gendarmerie. The Governor-General is very angry at the
aim .° f |^ Suf S v ca F )ture - 11 would appear that both Bakhtiaris
and the gendarmerie did good work. s
This has had a most salutary effect on the security of all the roads and
very few robberies have taken place during the month. In view, however
of the probability of disturbances in Bakhtiari merchants have been warned
not to use the Bakhtiari road till the situation clears. d
o, f;" Iar Zafar and Au ' i , r Jan ? accompanied by Mudabber-ed-Dowleh and
Govemor-Geife’raL reCen y arnVed fr ° m Tehraa and are the of the
Kuli Khan Shushtari, who was imprisoned bv Sheikh Khazal for
a “"I k. -» iSa
noet "itn.'rnH, All i, K:l | an ’ S ° n Sair ‘sam-es SulUineh, arrived recently with the
ri l: 11 . wh .° , has an . ev il reputation and who uses his persuasive tongue
to poison men s minds against the British. Chiragh Ali Khan is said to have
SuUanThTJJeshed. t0 C ° 1IeCt S ° War8 t0 company Samsam-es-
Bakhtiari.
between Shahid S S ° (n l /.° ^, e 9 uarre ^i E g. There was a fierce dispute
Kadhkhu'das w 8 • T, the l3rother of Amir Ja “S at Burburud. Certain
Ilkhanianri THW 0° TlllageS attached to Sird ar Zafar by the
killiS hotbVf ihf Zafar s followers refused to accept them and ended by
of the Ilkhsmi 'o' nv W ° goos were sent by Shahab-es-Sultaneh for the use
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. Zaftrr fn/ / 0 eg '0 and IS J rep0rted that the 8lms °f 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 and
I be£ a« slid tff P n and ca P tured them. The tents of the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. and
iioegi are said to have been destroyed by fire at Chagakhor.
assistant^to ^nphl- 11 proceeded with Mrs. Linton and an European lady
returned ^ iVJaha11 t0 open a branch hospital there has
from the* KniHit-vf 0 ! 8 J 1 ?! f\ e en j coun ^ e red many difficulties and much hostility
the hospital TIip - Wl10 ° n 0ne occa8ion expelled the patients from
down the Brkish ^ adllkhuaa ^formed the Bishop that he had already torn
allow a hosnital ? - 0 v, a P r oy ous occasion and that he was not going to
a hospital which would no doubt be followed by the establishment of a

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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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