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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [‎106r] (211/1203)

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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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5. "Bideford” proceeded to sea at 063'' on the 24th.
April and arrived Dihah at 1055. The Wall called on me
at 1120 and I returned his call at 121%
On the 27th* April "Deptford” arrived at 1100 and
^ sailed again at 1115 9 after transferring the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent to
^ "3ideford".
6. At 0700 on the 28tlu April I sailed for Khor Fakkan,
arriving there at 0912. ?he Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent was left ashore in
order to make hi a arrangements with the Wall for organising
effective shore action and "Bideford" left at 23 0 f arriving
Khor Kuwai at 0710 on the 29th. April*
7. I put to sea at 0800 on the 30th* April for the
purpose of closing and boarding dhows, and returned to harbour
at 1225*
The Iranian dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. "Fatehkarim" was boarded for the
purpose of verifying the flag and no protest was lodged.
8* Boarding Dhows. The following dhows have been
boarded during the cruise and reports of the visits have been
forwarded
Jalibut "Fathelkhir" of 3hinas.
Boom "Mansoor" of Debai.
Sarabrook "Nassery" of Khor lakkan*
Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. "Heera" of Dibah*
(signed) R.E. Gunston.
21st. April.
22nd. \pril*
24th*April*
25th* April.
Lieutenant Commander-in-Command

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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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