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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [29r] (57/1203)
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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CGHF1DEKTIAL.
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H.M.S. FOWKY,
at Basrah.
2nd May, 1939.
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Sir, *
[ 1939 !
X have the honour to forward the following report
of proceedings for H.M.Ship under my command for the period
16th to 30th April, 1939.
2. MOVEMKflTS.
ARRIVE
PLAGE
LEAVK
Bahrain
1200 18th April Kuwait
1130 29th April Basrah
17th April 0600
28th April 0730
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KUWAIT - 18th A-pril .
6 . On arrival, an officer was sent ashore to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to arrange for the paying and return of official calls. These
calls were paid during the forenoon of Wednesday, 19th April,
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.
accompanying me when I paid my call on
His Highness the Shaikh, and being present onboard when
His Highness returned my call.
The customary eleven-gun salutes were accorded to
H.H. the Shaikh 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.
on the conclusion of
their calls onboard.
7. On Thursday, 20th April, an invitation having been
received to be present at an exhibition to be given by the
Kuwait Boy Scouts, I attended, accompanied by two of my
officers and a number of the ship’s company. The exhibition,
scheduled to start at 140Q though actually commencing one
hour later, took the form of a display of drill and a sports
meeting, and though over lengthy not being completed until
nearly 1900, was remarkably well run. The discipline shown
by these Arab children was of quite a high order.
8 , Arrangements to dine with the Shaikh and for him to
diine onboard, unfortunately had to be cancelled owing to
His Highness becoming indisposed; but he had so far recovered
by the end of the ship’s stay for myself and two officers to
dine with him on the last night. The members of the Shaikh’s
family were, however, invited onboard to coffee on the forenoon
of V/ednesday, 26th, and apparently enjoyed their visit. The
Boy Scouts to the number of 110 also visited the ship and were
extremely well behaved, also appearing very interested.
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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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- 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