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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎381r] (766/1028)

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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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CHAPTER t
Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland for the year 1929.
Section 1.
Personnel.
The following officers held the different appointments during the year under
review :—
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. and Consul-General .—
The Hon’hie Sir Frederick William Johnston, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., I.C.S.,
till the 28th April 1929.
The Hon’ble Lieut.-Colonel C. C. J. Barrett, C.S.I., C.I.E., from the 29th
April till 8th November 1929.
The Hon’ble Lieut.-Colonel H. V. Biscoe, I.A., from the 9th November
1929.
Secretary to 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. .—
Lieut.-Colonel H. R. P. Dickson, C.I.E., till the 19th May 1929.
Captain A. A. Russell, M.C., from the 20th May to the 10th November
1929.
Major T. C. Powle, I.A., C.B.E., from the 11th November 1929.
Under Secretary to 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. .—
Captain A. A. Russell, M.C., till the 19th May 1929.
Mr. J. Croning from the 20th May till the 10th November 1929.
Captain A. A. Russell, M.C., from the 11th November 1929.
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. Surgeon and Chief Quarantine Officer .—
Lieut.-Colonel A. N. Dickson, M.C., I.M.S., till the 7th November 1929.
Major H. J. H. Symons, M.C., I.M.S., from the 8th November.
Vice-Consid, Bushire .-—*
Lieut. -Commander F. W. Forester, R. N. (retired) Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Consular Ser
vice, till the 30th November 1929.
Mr. R. B. B. Tollinton ( Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Consular Service), from the 1st Decem
ber 1929.
Executive Engineer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division.—
Mr. E. T. Roch, Public Works Department, till the 17th May.
Mr. Fateh Ali Shaikh, from the 18th May 1929.
Registrar and Treasury Officer, 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. , Bushire .—*
Mr. E. M. Sequiera, M.B.E.
First Interpreter to 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. .—
Khan Bahadur Muhammad Ali Sooii, M.R.A.S., throughout the year.
Second Interpreter .—
Khan Sahib Mirza Ali, from the 12th February 1929.
Section 2.
Foreign Representatives.
French Consulate .— *
Monsieur Luis Lucas held charge throughout the year..
The French Consul here has little to do.
Norwegian Vice-Consulate .-—
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. , the Hon’ble Sir Frederick Johnston, K.C.I.E., C.S.T.,
I.C.S., held charge, till the 28th April. The question of further charge
has been referred to H. B. M.’s Minister, Tehran.
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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:

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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