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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [115r] (229/1203)
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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anchoring on the 5 fathom line at 0920 on the 1st. March
to wait for the fog to lift, eventually proceeded and arrived
at 1110, At 1145 the Sheikh paid his Official Call, being
accorded a five-gun salute on his departure.
3* Proceeding at 1400 on the 1st* March, ''Bideford'*
arrived Bahrain at 1612 on the 2nd* March and the Honourable
the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, his staff, and the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,
Bahrain, disembarked at 1630*
4. At 1250 on the 4th* March, the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
and his staff re-embarked and "Bideford” sailed under the
charge of Lieutenant Commander R.E. Gunston at 1400. •
A salute of twenty one guns was fired to the country
on arriving at Bushire at 1507 on the 5th* March and the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, with his staff, disembarked at 1515*
Lieutenant Commander R.B* Gunston landed at 0910 on the
6th* March and the following calls were exchanged
1000 His call on the Governor, accompanied by the
British Consul.
1130 Lieutenant Commander Gunston’s call was
returned at the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
at the same time
as calls paid by the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
and
H.M. Minister, Teheran, who was staying at
the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
*
5. At 1700 on the 6th* March "Bideford” proceeded to
Abadan and berthed alongside Wo*9 Wharf at 1300 on the 7th.
March* Calls were exchanged
and at 0805 on the 11th. March the ship sailed for Bahrain,
arriving there at 1432 on the 12th* March*
6* I proceeded at 2230 on the 14th* March alongside
Wo. 1 Oil Barge and sailed at midnight.
-
COWFIDgimAL *
Prom* The Commanding Officer, H.M*8. “DEPTFORD”,
at Abadan.
Date* . • • • • *4th March 1938. Wo. 56*
To THE SENIOR NAVAL OFFICER,
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
H.M.S. "SHOREHAM".
LETTER OF PROCEEDINGS - 16th FEBRUARY to 4TH MARCH 1958
MOVEMENTS.
Arrive.
25th February
3rd March
Place .
Bahrain
Basrah
Abadan.
24th February
3rd March
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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.'
- Pages
- 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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