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ANNUAL REPORT

07 THE
PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY

FOB THE YEAH

1912.

Bevies by the Political Resident.

The reports for the year under review have been furnished by the follow­
ing officers:—
Personnel.

Persia-
Bashire and Fare . by the Resident.
Lingah . by Mr. R. H. New.
Bandar Abbas . by Captain H. V. Biscoe.
Kerman . by Captain D. L. R. Lorimer.
Persian Mekran . by Mr. E. E. Gunter, Director, Persian
Gulf Telegraphs, with a note by
Mr. D. \Y. Gumbley, Assistant
Superintendent, Jask.
Arabistan . . by Major L. B. H. Haworth.
Ahwaz (Bakhtiari, Kuhgehi and
Laristan) . by Captain A. J. H. Grey.

Arabia.
Maskat • • . by Major S. G. Knox, C.LE.
Trucial Oxpan . • by the Resident.
Bahrain • . by Major A P. Trevor, CXJL
Kuwait . by Captain TT. H. L Shakespeac.
A few changes hare taken place during the year. Mr. E. B. Gunter
assumed charge of the Mtikran Coast in October, vice Mr. R. C. Barker,
C.I.E., on the latter’s appointment as Director-in-Chief of the Indo-European
Telegraph Department, at the India Office.
# Major A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., relieved Captain D. L. R. Lorimer, at Bahrain,
Jhilst the latter assumed charge of the Kerman Consulate on the departure Of
bieutenant-Colonel T. TV. Haig, C.M.G., on furlough.
Major TV. P. T. O’Connor, 0JJ3., who was at the time en route'to succeed
■weutenant-Colonel Haig at Kerman, was deputed by the Government of Lidia!
a‘ the request of His Majesty’s Minister, to assume charge of the Shim Con­
nate on the appointment of Mr. TV. A. Smart to officiate as Oriental Secretary
** Tehran.