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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [11r] (21/1203)
The record is made up of 1 file (600 folios). It was created in 25 Feb 1935-10 Aug 1939. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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East Indies letter No.5l0/E o Iol56 of 4/5/39 (Cent d)
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12 0 ' Finally I wish to record my admiration of the.
Royal Naval Guard and Band provided from "Norfolk • I have
already referred to the spontaneous applause they evoked
from tne Iranian populace when marching to their quart,ees
on arrival© They earned the admiration of all.during the
march past at the review on the 25th April (see enclosure
No 0 1) 9 when their marching was nearly as possible perfect,
and their behaviouB in their quarters and when on leave
was equal to their behaviour on parade, and was beyond
reproach© I consider that Captain JoM© Mansfield, DoSoC©,.
ReN©, the Commanding Officer of "Norfolk^ and Lieutenant
Commanded MoG© Goodenough, R©N©, the Officer in charge of
the Guard and who was largely responsible for its training,
are to be particularly commended© Lieutenant Commander
Goodenough^s handling of the Guard, and his care for their
welfare during the whole period they were out of the snip
is deserving of the highest praise. Lord Athlone expressed
himself particularly appreciative of the Royal Naval
Detachment, and a copy of a letter he addressed to me on
the subject forms enclosure No. 2 to this letter.
13© " With regard to the Iranians, their attention to
our comfort was such as at times to be a source of
embarrassment© His Majesty the Shah had decreed that the
foreign detachments were his guests and that they to
be entertained accordingly© He would not hear of them
being accommodated at their respective Legations© .I nave
already referred to the fact that the officers were housed
at the Officers 1 Club and the men at the Military Academy©
The former is a brand new building constructed on a lavish
and rather ostentatious scale on the lines of an ultra
modern hotel© It was very comfortable, and the lood was
good though the waiting was poor and at meals, particularly
breakfast, the delay was very trying. Iranian Officers
were detailed to act as hosts to all the foreign delegations©
Attached to the British delegation were two military and two
ki-n officers of whom the senior was Colonel +
Their°attention^was unremitting, indeed it wasverydffficuit
to move anywhere without on© or more of these o-ficere oeiiv,
in attendance. On the arrival of Norfoxk at Bandar
Shaour on the 18th April, Lieutenant Dahiralai Rahmatollah,
Imperial Iranian Navy from the "Palang" was present to act
as P Liaison Officer and he remained with
until they finally returned on board Norfolk on the 27th
of Aoril: whilst at Tehran Lieutenant Colonel Arfa acted
as Liaison Officer with the detachment^in addition. All these
Officers could talk English and were of great assistance.
cody of a letter of thanks which I addressed to the Minister
of P War is attached as enclosure No. 3 to this letter. jam
al so making a small personal present to each of the off icer^
concerned* but the prior permission of the Chief of General
Staff^s necessary before the gifts can be accepted.^ Ibis
nermiesion is being obtained by the Military Attache and the
presents will be distributed by him as soon as it is received.
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The file consists of extracts of reports on naval affairs and general intelligence in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. sent from the Admiralty to the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. . The extracts were sent approximately every month and cover the whole of the period 1935-39. The extracts are drawn from reports of proceedings of the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and ships of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division (particularly HMS Shoreham , HMS Bideford , HMS Deptford , and HMS Fowey ), and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Intelligence Report. The latter includes reports from British naval officers, British officials in the Gulf, and Royal Air Force (RAF) intelligence summaries.
The reports cover such subjects as: details of the movements of British naval vessels; affairs of local rulers; the movements of ships of the Imperial Iranian Navy (particularly the sloops HIMS Babr and HIMS Palang ); slavery; the evacuation of the British naval stations at Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām] and Basidu [Bāsaʻīdū]; artesian wells; affairs of local populations; social activities aboard British ships; the French naval presence in the region; appointments of British naval officers; European and Japanese shipping in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; trade; the Iranian armed forces; measures to control smuggling; British searches of dhows; British travellers in the region; official events and commemorations; the pearl industry; Saudi Arabian affairs; air travel; Iraq; the war between Italy and Abyssinia; communications; the oil industry; movements of oil tankers; outbreaks of smallpox; Palestine; the Arab press; and official visits.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (600 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 601; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3843
- Title
- Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:462v, 463v:601v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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