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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [112r] (223/1203)
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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COUFIDiiHTIAL .
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HKI'OIG OF PHOCi;Kailjo4^3^0H
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FRCW .. The senior Naval offioer, Persian oulf,
H.l .3. "SHORKHAM" at Bahrain.
DATE .. 13th April 1S38. Ho.74/887.
SO .. THE CfWAHDER-ln-CHIEF, HA3T 1HT)IK3 3TATI0H.
The following report of proceedings of the anlor Naval
Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, In H.l .3. ^ ihorehara" for the periOO. l-.>»
to 31st Kerch 1938, and ships of the Persian Oulf Division
is forwarded.
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7. ”shoreham” left Bombay at 1830 on 80th Vnrch*
8. On arrival at kuaoat at 1000 on 84th a national salute
was fired and calls were exchanged with dayed dhahab the
representative of II.K. The Sultan, who was saluted with 13 tuna
on his departure from the ship*
HeV.Se "Powey* 1 was anchored in the harbour.
9. M 3horeham” left Muaoat at 1200 on 25th liaroh and arrived
at Khor Kuwai at 0830 on 26th.
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12. co-oaeration with Politicals.
wit h ^ fa pence to paragraph 13 of the ersian Oulf
intelligence report for February, "Powey” having carried out an
emergency fuelling at Abadan chi 11th Karoh was sent to Muscat
to await developments. ^
3he eventually left Muscat on B6th Maroh for Khor Kuwai
and Bahrain.
13. With reference to paragraph 9 of my February report of
proceedings, w Bideford”, with the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
on board,
arrived $t Bahrain ouiBnd March.
Miile at BahTftin TJaptain l^aulkner was taken ill and was
admitted to the Bahrain Petroleum Company hospital suffering
from P.U.O. , , ^
Lieutenant GomKander Ounston was placed in Comnand and
f 'Bideford” continued her programme of taking the Political
Resident to Buahire. 3he arrived there on 5th March.
14. At the request of 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.
, B.*hrain, M Bideford'
proceeded to Debal on 14th March to investigate some trouble
that had arisen over the deportation of two residents, and
the question of emancipation of domestic slaves.
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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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