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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [139r] (277/1203)
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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Officer went ashore to visit the oxide mines. The output
is likely to be a record this year and it is expected that
2000 tons will be shipped before work is stopped in April.
13. SHOREHAM sailed from Bu Musa at 2200 on 24th
arriving at Khor Kuwai at 0800 25th. H.M.S. DE^'T^ORD
arrived from Bombay with No«3 Barge in tow at 1100 the same
day.
x * *
14. SHOREHAM sailed for Bombay at 0600 on 26th January.
15. At 1016 on 26th DEPTFORD reported that a small
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
had anchored at Khor Kuwai and that the Narkoda stated
that he had been stopped and robbed of food and money when
off Limah on 23rd January by about fifteen armed men in a
small
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
. The Narkoda expressed the opinion that these
men were engaged in smuggling arms from Debai to Persia.
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 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.
,
Muscat, were immediately informed and DEPTFORD was ordered
to proceed to Limah with the Nrrkoda and search all dhows
in the vicinity. Four dhows were searched without result
by DEPTFORD who anchored for the night off Limah and returned
to Khor Kuwai at 0600 27th. A
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
was also searched by
SHOREHAM in position 25° 40 f N 57° 11’ E. No arms were
found in any of these dhows. DEPTFORD was instructed to
allow the small
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
to proceed on her voyage to Sharjah
and there report to 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.
Agent.
xxx
Bombay .
19. At 1100 on 31st January the Senior Naval Officer
called on His Excellency the Governor. 20
20. At the request of 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.
,
H.M.S. BIDEFORD has been placed at his disposal for a tour
to Muscat and Gwadur and also to Sharjah where a gathering
of the Trucial Sheikhs is being held between 27th February
and 4th March. The tour corwnences at Bahrain on 14th
February and ends at Bushire on 6th 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)
- Arrangement
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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