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ANNUAL REPORT

0* THE
PERSIAN GULF RESIDENCY

FOB THE YRAB
1910.

Review by the Political Resident.

The Reports for the year under review
Personnel.
have been furnished by the following
officers:—
Persia.
Bushire and Fars . By the Resident.
Lingah . By Mr. R. H. New.
Bandar Abbas . By Captain H. V. Biscoe.
Kerman . Bv Lieutenant-Colonel T. W. Haig.
Persian Mekran . . By Mr. D. Gumbley, Assistant Superintendent,
Inuo-European Telegraphs, Jask Sub-Division.
Arabistan . . By Lieutenant A. T. Wilson.
Ahwaz . . By Lieutenant J. G. L. Ranking.
Arabia.
Maskat . By Major A. P. Trevor.
Trucial Oman . . By the Resident.
Bahrain . . By Major S. G. Knox, C.I.E.
Kuwait . . By Captain IV. H. I. Shakespear.
It will be noted from the above that changes have taken place during the
year at Bandar Abbas, Kerman, Maskat and Bahrain. At Bandar Abbas,
Captain Rae proceeded on furlough in May, and was succeeded by Captain
H. V. Biscoe from the Baluchistan Agency. In the case of Kerman, Major
Ducat, who was on privilege leave at the beginning of the year, was transfer­
red to an appointment in India and did not return to Kerman, handing over
charge by telegram to Lieutenant-Colonel T. W. Haig, who joined via Tehran
from~furlough7 At Maskat. Major Trevor, First Assistant Resident, Bushire,
relieved Mr.^R. E. Holland I.C.S., on the latter’s appointment as First Assist­
ant to the Agent to the Governor-General in Rajputana, Major Trevor being
replaced at Bushire by Captain R. L Birdwood At Bahrain, Captain C. F.
Mackenzie was obliged to proceed to Europe on sick leave, in November, and
was succeeded by Major S. G. Knox, C.I.E., returning from leave.
The Resident, who, on arrival at Bombay from leave, was directed to pre­
sent. himself at the Head-quarters of Government for the discussion of several
Gulf questions, proceeded to Calcutta in company with His Excellency the
Naval Commander-in-Chief, and eventually resumed charge of the duties of
the Persian Gulf Residency, on 1st April, from Major Trevor, who had been
officiating during his absence.
At the opening of the year, the situation was about as negatively unsatis-
Gcn.r.1 Sitnntioo. ™.uld ^ »*■ ' White the
irritation resulting from the presence of
Russian troops in the north, was still kept alive by their continued retention,
the Persian Government itself, owing to the entire absence of funds, was un­
able to take any effective measures of its own, which would oblige Russia to
admit that the withdrawal of her troops was at length feasible.
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