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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [‎595r] (1189/1203)

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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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24. jOi^andGy Eavendor . During conversation
Bayendor informed Senior Naval Officer that he expected
to he promoted to "barhang" i.e. Colonel # in Larch. Ey
recent Persian Regulations he will then he entitled to a
salute of 11 guns.
an a "PA-.A-.u", These ships left
25.
Lohammerah on 19th January and after visiting Persian
ports, arrived at Bombay on 1st February for docking and
minor repairs to propellers, watertight doors and
electrical equipment.
27. * A ^port of a visit to
BABR during which the officers concerned were snown
round the ship,is attached. (Enclosure ho.2)
(H.M.3. BIDEFORI ) .
28. Liitoipd,. b .^Q,yrl t y. It is reported in the
Tehran papers that a rebellion has broken out in
Baluchistan. (Be Messager).
This is the first time that news of the unrest,
which has been prevailing for months, has been published.
29. Baluchi Refugees. k lar^e party of these
Balucnis are reported 19 have been m tercepted by a
Customs boat with a military guard on board. Rumour
has it that the Baluchis in the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. took cover on the
approach of their aggressors, and holding their fire in the
traditional manner until the Customs boat was close along
side, they then opened such a withering fdsilade that a
number of the soldiers were killed or wounded. This
battle appears to have had a sequel. A report from a
Persian source emanating from Bunder Abbas states that
that after collecting another guard and some machine guns
the Customs boat again intercepted the Baluchi dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. .
On this occasion the range was considerably greater and
the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. is said to have beeh-riddled with bullets that
it was sunk with all hands. Other reports, however,
state that the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. evaded pursuit and it has since been
seen near Khassab. Its crew is alleged to number about
100 Baluchis, and operations up to the present have been
confined to attacks on Persian villages and dhows.
(BITEFOKI, Master BABPETA, Clerk i/c Henjam).
30. Afghanistan. The Afghan Government are
reported to have replied to the Persian protest regarding
the frontier raid as follows:-
(a) That the alleged capture of 200 Persians was in
reality a voluntary migration of Persians which has been
occurring during the last few months owing to discontent
with Persian Administration.
(b) That these migrating Persians had attacked a
Persian frontier post while en route to Afghanistan.
The latest report is that both Governments have
agreed in principle to the appointment of a joint
commission of investigation. (A.A.F. Int. Summary.)

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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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