File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [231v] (477/494)
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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A lineguard of the Jask Sub-Division was kidnapped on the 15th of March
by Ohiragh Khan, son of Mir Mustafa Khan and was released after payment of
520 dollars. Mir Mustafa Khan was called upon to refund the money, and warned
that he will be held responsible for any harm which may befall telegraph employees A
in his district. He has since refunded the money. * ° i ^ ^
ARABIA.
Muscat.
A quarrel has aisen between the Siyabiyin and the Nidabiyin over the auestmn
°f H newly discovered Falaj The Siyabiyin at Bidbid opened up this Fall,' as far
as the boundar es of Sarur where they were stopped by the Nidabiyin who claimed
the ownership of the Falaj when it entered their territory. The matter was referred
to the Imam who seems to have refused to take anypart in the quarrel stating that
the matter is one to be decided by the two tribes concerned themselves. °
Sheikh Abdul Salam Effendi Ghanim returned on the 17th to Muscat from
Gwadur where he has been instituting the new Customs arrangements conseouent
on Gwadur being brought under Central Customs control at Muscat. ^ *
Trade is improving slightly after its almost complete cessation during Februarv
I rices are still uncertain, however, and traders who now will have to face a hZi
date crop owing to tne failure of the rains, are not optimistic.
Bahrain.
| Mohammed bin Nasir and Ali bin Nasir of Hail arr ved at Bahrain from
! Kuwait at the beginning of the month and were the guest of Sheikh Isa for a W
j days when they proceeded to Bombay avowedly for the purnose of visit,' f
jfa„d. s Th. . Hakim " .! Dai, a, L
At His Excellency the Sheikh’s request the Wncv HnnnV, i i ^ i •
the Kuwait Mission from Ojair to Bahrain on their return from Riyldh ° The!
arrived at Bahrain on the 20th and left for Kuwait on the 23rd. Kl ^ adh - rhe y
Captain Cheesman, Personal Assistant to His Excellencv thp n
Ojfairon the e 28 0 t P h 0tamia ’ Stayed at the A « enc y from *he 23rd March untfl he wX
mvitetmnorrsltlAhem. 11 left f ° r Qatar at the end of Febr ™y at the
Kuwait.
Kuwmt Stlrn from
with letters from the Mission and from Ibn Sa u d Salim s death, returned
The letters gave little information beyond the fact thnf u j
ho 1 -ev “ \'h « a ’ U ^ anC J Kawait - Accordi "g to the statement of the messSs
; however, Ibn > a ud said when the Mission first arrived tint Rp fple n en* u 5
option o l f y Sh:!kh g :silT,r d Vh^ri'r 0f - and the Subah familyfwith the
his.X 0 h d S tfd h ecS g war 0„ the Mutafr ity* It ^ KmseTf
mth hh a seFf 0SS He 1 Shaikh T lmed al ' Jabir acte <I for Sheikh Salim in all dealing!
from “ which he
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
7^mile, fT p J v fhe -, Ma, 5 ta streara > whic t flows into
was further we t is not KuWait ’ formed P art of tbis line - b^t what it
and Ibn Sa'ud tore nn the r| 0Wn , cii came the news of Sheikh Salim’s death,
were once again united in peXt f riendship and that Th h ° USeS ° f S f nd ^ SubaJ ?
for any boundary between d “ P d th * there Was no Ion g er any need
eeraXSon‘Te Ifh' 1 a , Ku ' vait on tbe 24th March and was given a
g o ion. He was accepted as Salim s successor by the Subah family on 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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- 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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