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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [277v] (559/1028)
The record is made up of 1 volume (510 folios). It was created in 19 May 1927-14 Nov 1939. 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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12. Mr. Belgrave showed his usual determination in repulsing attacks on
the State Treasury, and showed much personal courage during the divers’ riot
He had handled the police, in addition to his other duties, with ability, and has
been very successful in bringing to a successful issue a number of illicit liquor
cases, gaining much credit for the administration by so doing. He also dis
covered and broke up a number of boys ’ brothels in Muharraq.
13. Captain L. S. Parke proceeded on short leave to India on the 22nd A
January and left Bahrain for good on the 15th April. He had become more **
and more perfunctory in the discharge of his duties and the reduction of this
post has been a very useful economy.
14. Mr. C. C. L. de Grenier was at his post throughout the year and was
entrusted with certain of Mr. Belgrave’s functions during the latter’s absence
on short leave, though he was not appointed Acting Adviser. He, however,
showed a decided leaning towards exceeding his instructions. He gave the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
great assistance in dealing with trade enquiries.
15. Bahrain Police .—It is convenient to consider under this head all the
forces of law and order in Bahrain. These consist of the remnants of the
Indian Armed Police, the local Police (who are being trained to replace them)
and the Naturs or Night-watchmen. The latter are an irregular body who do
not w-ear uniform, or perform any drills, and are armed with long Lee Enfield
rifles. They are posted at Manamah and Muharraq. The strength of these
bodies is given below :—
Strength
on 1-1-32.
Strength
on 31-12-32.
Indian Police
..
.. 50
11
Followers
..
..
6
8
Arab Police
• •
..
.. 56
118
Naturs
# #
.. 121
120
16. Almost all the Indians were allowed to return to India in September
and October on completion of their agTeements. A few men w T ere engaged in
their place, but they are principally used as Instructors, or to relieve the men
under training of guard duties. The new Arab recruits, mostly of Negroid
extraction, have made an excellent start, and there seems no reason why they
should.not become as smart as Negro troops elsewhere, since they seem to have
a natural love of drill. Partly owing to the hard times dozens of men offer
themselves for enlistment, but a very high percentage are rejected for inferior
physique. Now that the initial difficulty of obtaining men has been overcome
it should be easy for the State to find their requirements locally, since men
constantly bring their friends for enlistment, as the Indian soldier does in
India.
17. Local Affairs .—No Sunni-Shiah quarrels arose during the year, and
the Muharrem celebrations passed off without incident. The educated Persians
are rapidly losing all interest in religion, but the Arabs are more conservative.
18. Shaikh Abdullah bin Muhammad Salih and Shaikh Ali bin Husain al
Musa’ continue to be on good terms with the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, and both supported the
Government during the agitation against a proclamation designed to secure
honest disposal of inheritances. The Sunni Qadhis are still the three Abdul
Latifs and are not on good terms either with the Agenev or the Bahrain Gov
ernment Their decisions are far from impartial, and there is growing dis
satisfaction of their administration of the Sunni Waqfs. Their attitude over
the agitation mentioned above was unsatisfactory.
19. The Financial Adviser considers that Shaikh Khalaf has been making
mischief amongst the Bahama, but no instance of it came to the Political
Agent’s notice. During the latter part of the year the old man returned to
Traq to fetch a wife. But for the fact that old men do not appear to die in
Bahrain, the view might be ventured that he would not trouble anyone for long.
20. Inheritance Proclamation Agitation .—The Bahrain Government decided
at the end of Januarv to issue a proclamation, the gist of which was that a
stricter control would be kept over properties left by deceased persons and
that steps would be taken to protect the interests of widows and orphans. The
pi oclamation also provided for the calling for accounts from executors bv the
Courts, and stated that no one would be allowed to deal with an estate before
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This volume contains copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by the 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 Bushire and printed at the Government of India Press in New Delhi for the years 1926-1938.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland
- Administration Report of the Kerman and Bandar Abbas Consulates
- Administration Report for Fars
- Report on AIOC [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Southern Area
- Administration Report of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections including the following:
- Visitors
- British interests
- Foreign Interests
- Local Government
- Military
- Communications
- Trade Developments
- Slavery
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written 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. .
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 512. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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