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Confidential.

No. 272-S. of 1917.
British Residency and Consulate-General,
Bushire, 29th April (received ldlh May) 1917,

From'
Major A. P. TREVOR, O.I.E.,
Deputy Political Resident, Persian Gulp,

To
The Hon’ble Mr. A. U. GRANT, O.S.I., O.I.E.,
Pobeign Secretary to the Government op India,
Foreign and Political Department, Simla.

Sir,
I have the honour to forward herewith the Administration Report for the
Persian Gulf Residency for the year 1916.

Some of the reports are rather longer than is required by the last orders
of Government on the subject, but the condition of affairs in South Persia was
unusual during the year under review, and for this reason I did not think it
necessary to insist on brevity.
It will be observed that there is no note on the Arms Traffic for the year
1916. The Intelligence Officer, Persian Gulf, reports that there is little or
nothing to record regarding the Arms Traffic during 1916, and that the few
authenticated cases of arms smuggling are not of sufficient importance to
require a separate report in tho Administration Report for the year. This is
a satisfactory state of affairs, which I trust will continue.

I have the honour to be,
Sir,
J our most obedient servant,
A, P, TREVOR, Major,
Deputy Political Resident, Persian Gulf,