Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [422r] (843/1203)
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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Turkey. It is rumoured in Mohammerah that Mustafa Kemal Paaha
will visit Persia next April and that a military review will
be arranged in his honour. (Mohammerah Int. Report)*
Persian Navy* Mo verge nts.
Arrive.
Place.
Leave •
"CHAHROKH".
-
Bushire.
1st
Oct.
7th Oct.
Bushire.
21st
Oct.
22nd Oct.
"SDiOROH".
Abadan.
Abadan.
22nd
Oct.
23rd Oct.
Bushire*
27 th
Oct.
29 th
Bunder Abbas
30th
(for iriait
1st Nov.
"KARBAS".
Bunder Abbas.
to Jask).
Abadan.
29 th
Oct.
"NKYRQU* . ,, SHOREHAM ,, passed the Persian naval tug in the Shatt.
ohe was towing a pile driver (presumably that used recently at
Mohammerah) and the second barge, which was carrying oil*
Judging by the short time the tug was absent from Abadan, it
seems possible she left her t ow at Bunder Shapur or perhana
Kharglsland.
°X X XXX
fcftfUMWgTOBXgfxxXtiixx Mohammerah Piers. With reference to
July Summary, four new piers have now been built abreast the
naval workshop, making a total of five. They project about
50 feet from the river bank, are about 20 feet wide, and about
75 feet apart. The piles are of wood, and it would seem that
they are most likely to be used as jetties.
X X X X X
Patrol Boats for Caspian. It is reported that four patrol
boats were delivered in cases at Bunder Shapur recently and have
been sent overland to Pahlevl (Enseli). (R.A.F. Int. Report,
' India.)
Presumably these are the ,, vedettes ,, ordered from
Italy last year. It will be remembered that Yawar (Major)
Zelli was appointed Officer Commanding Persian Navy in the
North in mid-June.
Pmi IAN AIR FORCE.
Miaterial. It is understood that orders are being placed in
$ae near future with Hawker and De Havilland Companies for
spares to the value of £23,000, and three De Havilland 'Rapides'.
Personnel. Two officers and ten mechanics were expected to
leave for England during October for training with the Bristol
and Hawker Companies. (R.A.F. Int. Report).
X X XXX
INDUSTRIES.
ualt Mine. It is reported that a Japanese firm have obtained
a 50-year concession to export rock salt from Kish Island with
a minimum annual tonnage of 300,000. The salt will be loaded
at Hen jam. Mining operations are expected to commece shortly
and it is said that about 3,500 men will be employed.
(Bushire Int. Report).
Opium..•
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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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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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- front, front-i, 2r:462v, 463v:601v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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