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Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political
Residency for the year 1920.

CHAPTER I.

Administration Report for Fars and Bushire for the year 1920.

His Excellency Sir P. Z. Cox, G. C.I.E., K.O.S.I., K.C.M. G., High
Commissioner in Mesopotamia, held titular
Personnel.
charge of the office of Political Resident in
the Persian Gulf, though he was actually His Majesty’s Chargd d’ Affaires at
Teheran, till October 5th when he landed at Basrah from England as High
Commissioner in Mesopotamia.
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arnold "Wilson K.C.I.E., C.S.I., C.M.G.,
D.S.O., who had been officiating as Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia and
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf during the absence of Sir P. Z. Cox
retained officiating charge of the latter office till November 1st when he handed
over to Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Trovor, C.S.I., C.I.E., on proceeding on leave
to England.
Captain D. de M. S. Eraser was First Assistant Resident throughout the
year.
Lieutenant 0. F. Curtoys was Second Assistant Resident throughout the
year.
Mr. S. Clegg was appointed temporary British Vice-Consul on 1st January
1920, and held charge of the office throughout the year except for the period
May 23rd to November 17th, during which he proceeded on leave to England.
The post of Consular Assistant remained vacant during the year.
Major A. 8. M. Peebles, I.M.S., was Residency Surgeon and Chief Quaran­
tine Medical Officer throughout the year.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. E. B. Hotson, O.B.E., I.C.8., His Majesty’s Consul,
Shiraz, was relieved by Major J. L. R. Weir on July 23rd and proceeded on
leave to England and Major Weir also went on leave and was relieved by
Major W. L. Meade on November 8th.
The Russian, German and Turkish Consulates remained closed throughout
the year.
Foreign Representative*.
Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Trevor, C.8.I., C.I.E., held charge of the French
Vice-Consulate till the arrival of Monsieur TJ. Sudreau on the 5th November.
Mr. C. A. Gardner, Imperial Bank of Persia, held charge of the Norwegian
Vice-Consulate throughout the year.
His Excellency Mirza Sir Ahmad Khan Darya Begi, who received the
honour of an Honorary K. C. I. E. on New
Local Gov«rnm«nt.
Year’s day 1920 was Governor of the Gulf
Ports till his dismissal in September. Early in August he had received un-
official intimation of his dismissal and the appointment of His Excellency
Mowaqqar-ed-Dowleh, but this was not confirmed till September 20th. A few
days later he left Bushire and handed over to the Telegraph Master. Masud-es-
Sultan, brother of Mowaqqar-ed-Dowleh, arrived from Shiraz and took over
from the Telegraph Master as Actiug Governor on November 23rd.
Yamin-ul-Mamalik was Karguzar throughout the year and was also
Deputy Governor during the incumbency of the Darya Bcgi, but retired from