Abstract: Black and white print of a sketch of the Persian Battery at Muhammareh [Khorramshahr, Iran]. No date is given. However, the print was first published in the second volume of John Gordon Lorimer's
Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia(i.e. the
Geographical and Statisticalsection) in 1908, and this print is identical to the one found in that volume. The image is attributed to Major Percy Zachariah Cox.Physical description: Materials: Black and white print on paperDimensions: 100 x 149mm, on sheet 135 x 191mm
Abstract: The file contains an English and Arabic copy of the Treaty of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], an agreement between the Government of Iraq and the Sultan of Najd, 'Abdul Aziz ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥman bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], signed at Mohammerah by delegates on 5 May 1922, and the Uqair Protocol, agreed by the same parties and signed by delegates on 2 December 1922. The documents were printed at The Government Press, Baghdad.The agreements concern the demarcation of boundaries, allegiance and territories of tribes, guarantees of safety for pilgrims, commerce and tariffs, and freedom of travel.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 122; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: The memorandum consists of a copy of a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson, Officiating Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, addressed to the Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department, Simla. It is reporting on a recent tour made by Sir Arnold of Arabistan prior to handing over the Residency to his successor. The report provides an overview of developments in the region over the past three years, which includes comments respecting the authority of the Shaikh of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and an update on Bakhtiari affairs. In addition, it also provides a brief update on postal and telegraph arrangements.The report also provides an outline of the current arrangement of consular and political agencies in Arabistan, and outlines proposals for a reorganisation.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 3; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Muscat Political Agency for 1893-94, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a General Summary (folios 118-123r) written by Colonel Frederick Alexander Wilson, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and is divided up as follows:1. Oman-Muscat Coast,gives a summary of political and military developments on the coast with a brief comment on trade matters.2. Oman Pirate Coast,gives a summary of relations between the various ruling families on the coast.3. Bahrain,summary of developments in Bahrain during the previous year including news that the Ottoman Governor of El Katif [Al Qatif] had put up notices there asserting Turkish (Ottoman) sovereignty over Bahrain. It also reports a decline in pearl-fishing caused by a cholera outbreak and heavy rainfall that led to a number of fatalities.4. El Hasa and Ojair,a brief account of tribal movements and gatherings in the area.5. El Katif [Al Qatif],a summary of events in El Katif; records an outbreak of cholera, the appointment of a new Ottoman governor and other developments.6. El Katr [Qatar],a summary of events in El Katr during the previous year including details of a confrontation between Shaikh Jasim and forces of the Ottoman Government.7. Persian Arabistan,a summary of events in the region in the previous year. Reports outbreaks of disease and several other matters.8. Fars and Persian Coast,a summary of events in the region in the previous year including details regarding a cholera outbreak, an embargo on the export of wheat, the appearance of locusts, serious flooding in Shiraz and several other matters.9. Persian Baluchistan and Mekran,a summary of developments in the region during the previous year including details of raids and violence on the Perso-Baluch frontier, a large fire at Gwadur and several other matters.10. Slave Trade,a brief summary of the status of slave traffic in the region that reports no slave dhows were captured during the previous year.11. Royal Navy Vessels,records movements of British Government ships in the region and reports that Captain J H Pelly of the H. M. S.
Sphinxwas Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf throughout the year with the exception of temporary intervals.12. Political Appointments,reports details of changes in staff during the previous year including the appointment of John Calcott Gaskin as Extra Assistant Resident and Vice-Consul in June and Surgeon-Captain P Lumsden as Residency Surgeon also in June.13. Observatory,points the reader to Appendix A (see below).Part 1 contains the following Appendix: A) Table showing force and prevailing directions of winds and recorded rainfall at Bushire for the Year 1894-94 (folios 123v-124).Part 2,is an Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency and Consulate for the Year 1893-94 written by Major James Hayes Sadler, Political Agent and Consul, Muscat (folios 125-126).Part 3,is a Report on the Trade and Commerce of the Consular District of Bushire for the Year 1893 written by Fred A. Wilson, Consul General (folios 127-129). Appendix A to part 3 consists of 25 tabular charts related to trade and commerce in Bushire and the surrounding region (folios 129-136).Part 4,is a report entitled 'Trade Statistics for 1893-4' written by Major James Hayes Sadler, Political Agent and Consul, Muscat (folios 137-142). The report contains a number of detailed tables related to trade to/from Muscat.Part 5,is a Report on the Trade of Mohammerah for the Year 1893 (folio 143). The report contains a description of the state of trade in Mohammerah. Appendix A (folios 144-45) contains several tabular charts regarding imports and exports to/from Mohammerah and the surrounding region.Physical description: Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the first folio, on number 116, and ends on the last folio, on number 145.Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1894-95, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1,is a general summary (folios 62-65v) written by Colonel Frederick Alexander Wilson, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. The summary gives an outline of regional developments during the previous year and is divided up as follows:1. Oman-Maskat Coast2. Oman Pirate Coast3. Bahrein [Bahrain]4. Nejd5. El Hasa [Al Hasa] and Ojair ['Uqayr]6. El Katif [Al Qatif]7. El Katr [Qatar]8. Persian Arabistan9. Fars and Persian Coast10. Persian Baluchistan and Mekran11. Slave Trade12. Royal Navy Vessels13. ObservatoryAppendix A to Part 1 (folio 66) contains two tables; 1) Table showing force and prevailing directions of Winds and recorded Rainfall at Bushire for the year 1894-95 & 2) Abstract of Meteorological Observations for the year ending 31st March 1895 taken at the Residency Observatory. Bushire.Part 2,is an Administration Report on the Maskat Political Agency and Consulate for the year 1894-95 (folios 67-69) written by Lieutenant John Frederick Whyte, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. The report provides a summary of political and military developments in Maskat throughout the previous year.Part 3,is a report on the Trade and Commerce of the Consular District of Bushire for the Year 1894 (folios 70-72) written by Colonel Frederick Alexander Wilson, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. The report contains a summary of matters related to trade in the region and a description of imports to/exports from Persia. Appendix A to part 3 (folios 73-80v) contains 25 tabular statistics tables related to trade in the region.Part 4, is a Trade Report of Maskat (folios 81-86) written by Lieutenant John Frederick Whyte, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. The report contains a number of tabular statistics tables related to trade to/from Maskat.Part 5,is a Trade Report of Mohammerah for the Year 1894 (folios 87-88) written by W McDouall, Vice-Consul, Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]. Part 5 contains the following appendices: A) A series of tabular statistics tables related to trade to/from Mohammerah (folios 88v-90) and B) a note on the Conditions of Date Cultivation in Persian Arabia (folio 90v).Physical description: Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the first folio, on number 60, and ends on the last folio, on number 90.Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1895-96, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a General Summary (folios 257-261) written by Colonel Frederick Alexander Wilson, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, that provides a summary of regional developments during the previous year and is divided up as follows:1. Oman Maskat Coast2. Oman Pirate Coast3. Bahrain4. Nejd5. El Hasa6. Persian Arabistan7. Fars and Persian Coast8. Persian Baluchistan9. Slave Trade10. Piracy11. Royal Navy12. Official Changes13. ObservatoryAppendix A to part 1 (folio 262) contains the following two tables:Table No. 1 - Table showing the force and prevailing directions of wind and recorded rainfall at Bushire for the year 1895-96.Table No. 2 - Abstract of meteorological observations for the year ending 31st March 1896 taken at the Residency Observatory, Bushire.Part 2, is an Administration Report of the Maskat Political Agency for the year 1895-96 (folios 263-264). The report is written by Captain Francis Granville Beville, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat and provides a summary of developments in Maskat during the previous year.Part 3, is a Report on the trade and commerce of the consular district of Bushire for the year 1895 (folios 265-266). The report is written by Colonel Frederick Alexander Wilson, Political Resident, Persian Gulf and provides a summary of trade developments during the previous year. It is followed by Appendix A (folios 267-281) which contains a series of 25 statistics tables related to several aspects of trade in and around the port of Bushire during the previous year.Part 4, is a Maskat Trade Report (folios 282-293) written by Captain Francis Granville Beville, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. The report contains a series of statistics tables related to trade to/from Maskat during the previous year.Part 5, is a Report on the trade and commerce of Mohammerah for the year 1895 (folio 294). Appendix A (folios 295-297), that follows the report, contains a series of statistics tables related to trade to/from Mohammerah during the previous year.Physical description: Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the first folio, on number 255, and ends on the last folio, on number 297.Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Residency and Muskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1899-1900, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of the Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a General Summary (folios 268-71) written by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade:Section 1: entitled
General, includes: a report on the year’s rainfall and harvest; the Governorship of Bushire; public peace and tranquillity in and around Bushire; public health and measures to restrict cholera and the plague in the Gulf; Persian currency; customs house arrangements in Bushire; compensation claims; and the Resident’s tours through the region during the year;2: Oman – Muscat: including: a change in personnel, with the role of Political Agent being taken over by Captain Percy Zachariah Cox from Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan; the Sultan of Muscat’s finances; French proposals to construct a coal depot in Muscat; use of the French flag by Muscat vessels; association of the French flag with the arms and slave trades; the impact of cholera and plague in the region;3. Oman – Pirate coast, including: a list of the those shaikhs in the region who have met with the Resident in the past year; Arab-Persian relations over Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], and the expulsion of Persians from that port; the discovery of a large pearl at Kumzār and its subsequent sale for a lower-than-expected price; the prevalence of smallpox on the Arab coast;4. Bahrain, including: the wounding of two British-Indian subjects; difficulties discharging cargoes in Bahrain; and the death of Aga Muhummad Rahim, the Native News Agent in Bahrain;5. El-Nejd, with no report due to the recommendation that no one be deputed to travel there;6. Koweit [Kuwait]: no particulars reported;7. Persian Arabistan: the navigation of the Kārūn river, and opening up of river and land routes for trade;8. Fars and Persian coast: Bandar-e Lengeh in Persian hands; the arrival of the British Vice-Consul for Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās];9. Persian Baluchistan: delays in compensation claims against the murder of Mowladad Khan; a change in the Directorship of the Persian Gulf Telegraphs Department; rumours of a revolt against the Shah in Persian Baluchistan;10. Slave Trade: numbers of slave captured and manumitted during the year;11. Piracy: cases of piracy reported during the year, with details of where and against whom they were committed;12. Navy: details of the movements of British naval vessels (Sphinx, Lapwing and Pigeon) and significant foreign vessels, including Russian warship Gilyak;13. Official Changes: changes in British personnel;14. Changes among foreign representatives, with particular reference to German, French and Dutch representatives.An appendix to part 1 (folios 272-75) includes statistical tables comprising meteorological data for the region; dispensaries in Bushire and data for the numbers of patients, diseases, surgical operations and income and expenditure of the Residency dispensary.Part 2 (folios 276-78) is a separate report from the Muscat Political Agency, written by Cox, with reports on events in Muscat, Rostak [Rustāq], Sohar, Soor [Sur], and Dhofar [Z̧ufār], including: accidental shootings by Wahabee [Wahhābī] tribesmen; the appearance in Muscat of cholera and the plague; British and foreign naval movements in Muscat; and a statistical overview of manumission applications heard at the agency.Appendix A to Part 2 (folios 278v-85) is a detailed report with statistical data on the cholera epidemic in Muscat and Oman, written by the Lieutenant-Colonel Atmaram Sadashiv Jayakar, Chief Surgeon at Muscat. Jayakar’s report contains historical data on outbreaks of cholera in Muscat, symptoms of the disease, mortality statistics, treatment and its results, preventative and sanitation measures. Civil hospital and dispensary statistics follow on folios 285v-287v.Part 3 (folios 288) is a trade report of the Persian Gulf for 1899, written by Meade. Its appendices (folios 289-328) comprise tables showing the value of all goods imported and exported to and from various parts of the Gulf region, and the numbers of vessels (with figures on tonnage) of various nationalities plying their trade in the region in each port.Part 4 (folios 329-30) is a separate trade report with statistical data for Muscat for 1899-1900.Part 5 (folios 331-35) is a trade report for Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and the Kārūn river for the year 1899.Physical description: The report is arranged into a number of sections and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (f. 267) which lists the report’s contents in alphabetically ascending order, and refers to the report’s own pagination sequence.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1896-97 followed by a separate series of appendices to this report. Both published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a general summary (folios 220-223) written by Colonel Frederick Alexander Wilson, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, that gives a summary of developments in the region during the past year. It is divided up as follows:1. Oman-Maskat Coast.2. Oman Pirate Coast.3. Bahrein [Bahrain].4. El Hasa [Al Hasa].5. Katif [Al Qatif] and Katr [Qatar].6. Kowait [Kuwait].7. Persian Arabistan.8. Fars and Persian Coast.9. Persian Baluchistan and Mekran.10. Slave Trade.11. Piracy.12. Royal Navy.13. Official Changes.Part 2, is an Administration Report of the Maskat Political Agency for the Year 1896-97 (folios 224-225) written by Captain Francis Granville Beville, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. The report provides a summary of political and military developments in the region throughout the previous year.Part 4(sic), is a Maskat Trade Report for the Year 1896-97 (folios 225v-226) written by Captain Francis Granville Beville, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. Appendix A (folios 226v-228) that follows the report contains the following tables:Table 1 - Imports into Maskat.Table 2 - Exports from Maskat.Table 3 - Showing total number and tonnage of vessels of each nation that entered the Port of Maskat.Table 4 - Showing total number and tonnage of vessels of each nation that cleared from the Port of Maskat.Part 5, is a Report on the Trade and Commerce of Mohammerah for the Year 1896 (folios 228v-229) written by W McDouall, Vice-Consul, Mohammerah. Appendix A (229v-231) that follows the report contains a series of tables related to trade to/from Mohammerah.A separate series of appendices that follows the Administration report is contained on folios 233-267 and includes two meteorological tables and a Trade Report of the Persian Gulf for 1896 (folios 236-237) written by Malcolm John Meade, Officiating Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. The trade report itself has an appendix (folios 238-267) that contains a series of 27 tables related to several aspects of trade in the region.Physical description: The report is arranged into a number of sections and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 219) which list the report's contents.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1897-98, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a general summary of events in the region during the previous year (folios 319-322) written by Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade, Officiating Political Resident, Persian Gulf. The summary is divided up as follows:1. General2. Oman-Maskat Coast3. Oman-Pirate Coast4. Bahrein [Bahrain]5. Nejd.6. Kowait [Kuwait]7. Persian Arabistan8. Fars and the Persian Coast9. Persian Baluchistan10. Slave Trade11. Piracy12. Royal Navy13. Official Changes14. ObservatoryAppendix A (folio 323) that follows Part 1 contains the following tables:Table No. 1 - Table Showing the force and prevailing directions of the wind and recorded rainfall at Bushire for the year 1897-98.Table No. 2 - Abstract of Meteorological Observations for the year ending 31st March 1898, taken at the Residency Observatory, Bushire.Part 2, is an Administration Report of the Maskat Political Agency for the Year 1897-98 (folios 324-325) written by Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. The report provides a summary of political and military developments in Muscat throughout the previous year.Part 3, is a Trade Report of the Persian Gulf, for 1897 (folios 325v-327) written by Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade, Officiating Political Resident, Persian Gulf. Appendix A to part 3 (folios 327v-362) contains a series of 27 tabular statistics charts concerning several aspects of trade throughout the region.Part 4, is a Trade Report for Maskat for 1897-98 (folio 362) written by Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. Appendix A to part 4 (folios 363-364) contains the following tables:Table No. 1 - Imports into Maskat.Table No. 2 - Exports from Maskat.Table No. 3 - Showing total number and tonnage of vessels of each nation that entered the Port of Maskat.Table No. 4 - Showing total number and tonnage of vessels of each nation that cleared from the Port of Maskat.Part 5, is a Report on the Trade of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and the Karun River for the Year 1897 (folios 364v-365). Appendix A that follows part 5 (folios 365v-368) contains a series of tables related to trade to/from Mohammerah and Karun river ports.Physical description: The report is arranged into a number of sections and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 317) which list the report's contents.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1898-99, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a General Summary (folios 4-7) written by Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf that provides a summary of developments during the previous year. It is divided up as follows:1. General2. Oman-Maskat3. Oman-Pirate Coast4. Bahrein [Bahrain]5. Nejd6. Koweit [Kuwait]7. Persian Arabistan8. Fars and Persian Coast9. Persian Baluchistan10. Slave Trade11. Piracy12. Royal Navy13. Official Changes14. ObservatoryAppendix A to part 1 (folio 8) contains the following tables:Table No. 1 - Statement showing the force and prevailing directions of the wind and recorded rainfall at Bushire for the year 1898-99.Table No. 2 - Abstract of Meteorological Observations for the year ending March 1899 taken at the Residency Observatory, Bushire.Appendix B to part 1 (folios 9-12) contains the following tables:Table No. 1 - Statement showing the number of Dispensaries in the Persian Gulf during the year 1898.Table No. 2 - Statement showing the number of In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Dispensaries of the Persian Gulf during the year 1898.Table No. 3 - Statement showing the diseases of the In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Residency Dispensary, Bushire, during the year 1898.Table No. 3a - Statement showing the Surgical Operations performed in the Residency Dispensary, Bushire, during the year 1898.Table No. 4 - Statement showing the Classes and Sexes of the In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Residency Dispensary, Bushire, during the year 1898.Table No. 5 Part 1 - Statement showing the Income and Expenditure of the Residency Dispensary, Bushire, during the year 1898.Table No. 5 Part 2 - Account of Invested Capital of the Residency Dispensary, Bushire, for the year 1898.Part 2, is an Administration Report of the Maskat Political Agency for the Year 1898-99 (folios 12v-13) written by C. G. F. Fagan, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. The report provides a summary of developments in Maskat during the previous year.Appendix A to part 2 (folios 13v-16) contains the following tables:Table No. 1 - Statement showing the number of Dispensaries in Maskat during the year 1898.Table No. 2 - Statement showing the number of In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Civil Hospital, during the year 1898.Table No. 3 - Statement showing the Diseases of the In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Civil Hospital, Maskat, during the year 1898.Table No. 4 - Statement showing the Classes and Sexes of the In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Civil Hospital, Maskat, during the year 1898.Table No. 5, Part 1 - Statement showing the Income and Expenditure of the Civil Hospital, Maskat, during the year 1898.Table No. 5, Part 2 - Account of Invested Capital of the Civil Hospital, Maskat, clearing the year 1898.Part 3, is a Trade Report of the Persian Gulf for 1898 (folios 17-19) that provides a detailed description of trade developments in the region during the previous year.Appendix A to part 3 (folios 20-57) contains a series of 27 tabular statistics charts related to several aspects of trade in the region.Part 4, is a Trade Report for Maskat for 1898-99 (folio 58) written by Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. The report provides a brief description of trade in Maskat during the previous year and is followed by Appendix A (folios 58v-59) which contains the following tables:Table No. 1 - Imports into Maskat.Table No. 2 - Exports from Maskat.Table No. 3 - Showing total number and tonnage of Vessels of each nation that entered the Port of Maskat.Table No. 4 - Showing total number and tonnage of each nations that cleared from the Port of Maskat.Part 5, is a Report on the Trade of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and the Karun River for the Year 1898 (folio 60). It is followed by Appendix A which contains a series of tables related to trade to/from Mohammerah and the ports of the Karun River.Physical description: The report is arranged into a number of sections and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 3) which list the report's contents.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Muscat Political Agency for 1890-91, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a General Summary (folios 116-118) written by Adelbert Cecil Talbot, Major, Officiating Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Fars and divided up as follows:1. Oman-Muscat State,brief summary of events that is expanded upon in Part 2 (folio 121).2. Oman-Pirate Coast,gives summary of relations between the various ruling families on the coast and other matters related to the 'Pirate Coast'.3. Bahrain,records desire of Shaikh Esa [Isa] to have his son Salman recognized as his successor and tensions between Esa and the Mutasarif (Ottoman Governor) of El Hasa.4. El Katr [Qatar],summary of events in El Katr during the past year including tensions between Shaikh Jasim bin Thani and the Chief of Abu Dhabi and his relations with the Ottoman Empire.5. Nejd and El Hasa,records capture of Riadh [Riyadh] by the Al Saud and on-going conflict between them and Ibn-ur-Rashid [Abdul-Aziz bin Mitab].6. Persian Arabistan,records creation of the post of Vice-Consul to Mohammerah and appointment of W McDouall as the first incumbent of the post.7. Fars and Persian Coast,brief summary of political and trade developments in the region during the past year.8. Persian Baluchistan,records appointment of Zein-ul-Abidin Khan as Governor of Baluchistan and provides general summary of events in the region during the past year.9. Slave Traffic,summary of events related to the slave trade in the region during the past year.10. Royal Navy Vessels,records departure (from the Gulf) of
H.M.S Marinerand the arrival of
H.M.S Sphinx.11. Political Appointments,records changes in British political appointments in the region in the past year.12. Observatory,brief comment on the daily weather observations that are contained in Appendix C.Part 1 contains the following appendices (folios 119-120):A) Genealogical Table of the Bakhtiari Chieftains;B) A Brief Account of the Tribe in the District of Pushte Kooh;C) Table Showing Force and Prevailing Directions of Winds and Recorded Rainfall at Bushire for the year 1890-91.Part 2,is an Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency and Consulate for the Year 1890-91 written by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Mockler, Political Agent and Consul, Muscat (folios 121). The report provides a summary of political and military developments in Muscat throughout the year.Part 3,is a Report (folio 122) on the Trade of South Persia for the Year 1890, written by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and Consul General for Fars, Edward Charles Ross. Part 3 contains the following appendix (folios 123-130): A) Series of Tabular Statistics tables related to trade in the region.Part 4,is a Muscat Trade Report for the Year 1889-90, the report (folios 131-136), written by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Mockler, Political Agent and Consul, Muscat. The report contains a number of detailed tables related to trade to/from Muscat.Part 5,is a Mohammerah Trade Report for the Year 1890 written by W McDouall, Her Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul (folios 137-138). The report contains a description of trade and commerce in the town and a number of tables related to trade to/from it.Physical description: Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the first folio, on number 114, and ends on the last folio, on number 138.Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
Abstract: A sketch map showing Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and its surrounding district.The map features coloured lines showing the proposed location of the Turco-Persian frontier at Mohammerah. The proposed Turkish line is marked in yellow; the proposed Persian line is marked in green; and the line proposed by the Mediating Commissioners is marked in red. The map also shows the principal waterways in the area.No scale is given.Physical description: Materials: printed on paper.Dimensions: 300 x 170mm, on a sheet 325 x 205mm.