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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [353r] (710/1028)
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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The following is a summary of the Commissions of Enquiry that have visited
Kerman :—
Months.
Composition of Commission.
Nature of Enquiry and result as far as known.
January
Representatives from Ministries
of Interior, Justice, Finance
and Army.
Provincial Director of Finance arrested and
sent to Tehran. Clerk arrested on charge
of peculation.
February
Do. do.
Governor of Khabis suspended for misappro
priation of Government funds.
July ..
Mirza Hussein Khan Umeed of
Six arrests of officials made on charges of
Ministry of Justice.
corruption.
September
Do. do.
Mirza Kassim Khan-and 3 officials of Sejjil-i-
Ahwaal Department sent to Tehran for
trial on charges of corruption.
October
Sultan Ali Akbar Khan Azad
of the Police Department.
Investigated complaints against officials of
the Nazmieh. Result not known.
Do.
Sertip Azizullah Khan Zarghami
of the Amnieh.
Reduced an Amnieh officer to the ranks for
incapacity.
December
Mirza Hussein Khan Umeed and
Investigated complaints against officials at
'
Shahshehani.
Baft. Result not known.
11. Local Officials and Departments — Governor-General. —The Governor -
General, Murza Abul Hassan Khan, Peernia, quarrelled with Furuzan, the acting
Provincial Director of Finance, and was recalled to Tehran in June and replaced
by Tadayyun. The latter is a much pleasanter person to deal with.
The Governor-General, the majority of officials and the leading notables
have been ready to cultivate friendly relations with His Britannie Majesty’s Consu
late, but there is always the latent fear that their attitude may be misrepresented
at the Capital. In July a pleasant luncheon party was arranged by Nusret-ul-
Mamalik in his country place which was attended by many Persians and English
men. The Chief of Police is said to have sent a sensational account to the Shah
and since then the Governor-General, who at first was very friendly and mixed in
the social life of the European community, has adopted a more reserved attitude
although in private he has asked me not to judge by outward appearances, and
at the same time assured me that his inward feelings remain the same.
Finance and Revenue .—The visit of Inspectors from Tehran, referred to under
the heading “ Commission of Enquiry ”, and their trial of several of the Malieh
officials resulted in a few of these being suspended and, in some cases, removed.
This caused great resentment and inaction among the other officials of the depart
ment, and added to the deterioration of the state of the Finance Department
which began with the disappearance of American control in 1928. The arrears
have increased in spite of several circulars from Tehran urging the Finance
authorities to action.
The new laws passed by the Medjliss in March with regard to the increased
registration fee on vehicles and income-tax caused some consternation. Some
owners of private cars have already stopped using their vehicles.
The reassessment of revenue of the Kerman province which was suspended
Itevenue Assessment. in September 1929 has to be taken in hand
again m the beginning of new Persian year
(March 1931), and necessary orders in this connection have already been received
by the Finance Department.
Opium .—-Smuggling has continued as in previous years but towards the end
of the year contraband opium from Fars decreased owing to the disturbances in
that province. The total fines collected on account of contraband during the
year amounted to only T. 3,500. The Malieh authorities made several attempts,
mostly unsuccessful, to induce the individual consumers of opium to buy a regular
monthly supply of taxed opium from the Malieh godown. Searching of houses
of all classes of the inhabitants increased .in the latter months of the year. The
income of the Department from opium which in 1929 had fallen from T. 15,000
to T. 5,000 has further decreased and in 1930 it yielded T. 4,000 only, excluding
the fines.
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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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- 1 volume (510 folios)
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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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