: In 1830s Persia, ill-considered favours by a British official put his successor in a tight spot #IndiaNEWS If you have ever started a new job, you may have found it difficult to catch up with the incomplete

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In 1830s Persia, ill-considered favours by a British official put his successor in a tight spot #IndiaNEWS
If you have ever started a new job, you may have found it difficult to catch up with the incomplete affairs in which your predecessor had been involved. You may be able to empathise then with James Morison, who took over as Resident (a senior British official) in the Persian Gulf in September 1835.On Morison’s first inspection of the Residency treasury, he was taken aback by the large amount of money and valuable objects contained therein. Furthermore, Morison was alarmed that many of the items apparently belonged to individuals with no political or official connection to the East India Company. As a public office, the Residency treasury should normally only have been used to hold public money and valuables. Moreover, Morison was conscious that Bushehr, where the Residency was based, was in an unsettled and vulnerable state. If violence erupted in the area, the treasury would be an enticing and obvious target for thieves taking advantage of any disruption. Such was Morison’s unease about the contents of the treasury that he wrote to the Government of Bombay on November 6, 1835, seeking advice.In his letter, Morison highlighted the most conspicuous items that he had discovered during his inspection: three packages, sealed with...Read more

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