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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [185r] (369/1203)
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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iM (WW INTSLi-I (teteMtelKfaf 1 * AbooST 1937, Senior Haral
cer, Persian Gulf’s No,262/522 ;^eptemper, IVW.
The Californian Arabian Standard Oil Company are said
to hare cease boring at Al Ulat and to be making experiments
in boring at Damman* (Une on firmed)
It is rumoured that the same Company have agreed to
lend £100,000 to Ibn Baud. Half this sum has been
to the Saudi Government and the balance will be paid as soon
as oil is discovered at any point in the Hassa province.
This loan, it is stated, will be adjusted from the
Royalty paid to the Saudi Government by easy instalments.
I«d addition to this loan, the Company are also paying to the
Government a monthly rental of £500 for the lands under boring,
operations. (~' y .<i. Bahrain)
2. The Naim tribe have come over from
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
early this
month. Their camels and horsed however, have been kept at
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
. Their strength is now said to be between four and
six hundred. (?.A. Bahrain)
5. Shaikh Nasir bin }asira al Thani, brother of the Ruler
of 4atar, arrived on 10th August for treatment for injuries
sustained during the recent
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
disturbances. He is under
the aegis of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, and H.H. The Ruler of Bahrain was
informed beforehand of his arrival. He is making
satisfactory progress. P.A. Bahrain)
4. The R^v.F. Petrol Store at Doha was burnt down on the
night of 3rd August and the stock destroyed. The fire is
believed to have been caused by a petrol Mex light.
(P.A. Bahrain)
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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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- Open Government Licence