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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [564r] (1127/1203)
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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CONFIDENTIAL.
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Enclosure No. 3 in East Indies Letter N0.152/E.I.156
of 7th March 1935.
^ H.M.S. EMERALD,
at Bombay.
29th January 1935.
No.1466/191
Sir,
CALCUTTA .
c „., 3. EMERALD arrived off the sandheads at 1450 on
20th December, and after embarking a Pilot.proceeded to
oaugor Island, where she anchored for the night.
*v, ^The following morning at 0850, the ship proceeded up
the hooghli, arriving at Princeps Ghat at 1615; securing
alongside a pontoon to heah and stern buoys, bows N N E
was completed by 1840. " • • * >
5. My official calls on Their Excellencies the
Viceroy, and the Governor of Bengal, were paid on 22nd
December, and on the General officer Commanding.
Presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
and Assam District, the following day.
Official calls v/ere also subseauently exchanged with
the Chief Justice, the Lord Bishop of Calcutta and
Metropolitan of India, and the Principal Officer, Mercantile
Marine Department. e
8* On Tuesday, 1st January, 1935, the usual Proclamation
Day Ceremonial Parade took place at 0830, His Excellency the
fhe salute; three Seaman platoons, and one
Royal Marine platoon from EMERALD and COLOMBO too& part
and were subsequently congratulated by the General in ’
of the Parade, on their turn out and bearing.
command
Ships were also dressed, and a salute of 31 guns was
in r the a evening^ y G0L0MB0; a sea rchlight display was given
9. Large numbers of residents called on EMERAID and
COLCWBO for the first few days, and were received on
EMERALD'S quarter deck; great hospitality was shown by
them to the officers of both ships throughout the stay an,
the clubs, of which officers were made Honorary Members
The total number of callers during the visit was 720.
The Commander-in-Chief,
East Indies.
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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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- 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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