Page 411 - PERSIAN 5 1905_1911

in

ANNUAL REPORT

OP THE
PERSIAN GULF RESIDENCY

FOR THE

YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER 1909.
*
Review by the Political Resident-

There have been several changes of personnel in the sphere of the Resi­
dency since the last report, and those
Personnel.
now submitted have been furnished by
the following officers :—
Persia.
Bnshire and Para . By the Resident and Mr. J. H. Bill, I.C.S., His
Majesty’s Acting Consul at Shiraz.
Bandar Abbas . By Captain M. E. Rae.
Kerman . By Mirza Nasrullah Khan (in the absence of Major
C. Ducat on leave).
Persian Mekran . . By Mr. D. Gumbley, Assistant Superintendent,
Jask Sub-Division, under supervision of Mr. H.
Whitby Smith, Director, Persian Gulf Tele­
graphs, and Political Officer, Mekran Coast.
Arabistan . By Lieutenant A. T. Wilson, Acting Consul.
Ahwaz . By Lieutenant J. G. L. Ranking.
Aeabia.
Maskat . By Mr. R. E. Holland, I.C.S.
Trucial Oman . By the Resident.
Bahrain . By Captain C. F. Mackenzie.
Kuwait . By Captain W. H. I. Shakespear.
The changes in Arabistan, Bahrain and Kuwait were due to the incum­
bents of those offices proceeding on furlough after several years tenure of
their appointments, viz., Captain D. L. R. Lorimer, Major F. B. Prideaux
and Major S. G. Knox, respectively. In connection with these movements,
Captain Shakespear was transferred from Bandar Abbas to Kuwait, being
relieved in turn by Captain M. E. Rae, then Second Assistant Resident at
Bush ire.
It will be noted that Kermanshah now drops out of the list of appoint­
ments under the Residency. This is due to the fact that in the course of
joint consideration, by His Majesty’s Government and the Government of
India, of the financing and filling of the Consular appointments in Persia
and the Persian Gulf, it was decided to make an exchange between Kerman­
shah, hitherto filled by the Government of India, and Mohammerah, which
since the creation of the appointment 18 years ago, had been filled by His
Majesty’s Foreign Office. Accordingly Captain L. B. Haworth, Consul at
Kermanshah, became Consul for Arabistan to reside at Mohammerah, while
Mr. W. McDouall, hitherto Consul at Mohamraerah, was transferred to Ker­
manshah. Captain Haworth, however, was obliged to apply for sick leave
before taking up his new post, and Lieutenant A. T. Wilson, who then hap­
pened to be on the spot in command of the Sowar guard attached to the