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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [133r] (265/1203)
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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Subject : Report of Proceedings - February, 1938,
From : The Senior Naval Officer, Persian
H.M.S. SHOREHAM at Bombay.
Date : 8th March, 1938. No.48/587.
To : : The Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.
The following report 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.
, in H.^.S. SHOREIIAM , for the
period 1st to 28th February, 1938, and ships of the Persian
Gulf Division is forv/arded.
* * *
9. Co-operation with Politicals .
After various changes in dates, the Political
Resident embarked in BIDEFORD at Bahrain on 10th February for
his visit to Muscat, Gwadur and the
Trucial coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. This
tour is to finish at Bushire on 6th March.
10. On 20th while at Muscat, BIDEFORD took 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.
Muscat to Sur to investigate the murder of
a British Indian. She returned on 21st.
x
■
■
*
(Sd.) ALLAN POLAND•
Captain.
Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
—
From : The Commanding Officer, H.M.S. BIDEFOPD at Bahrain.
Date : 16th February, 1938. No. 3849/50.
To : : The Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Letter of Proceedings .
1st February to 15th February. 1938.
Movements .
Date arrived
3rd February
8th February
10th February
Place
Bahrain
Khor Kuwai
Bu Musa
Bahrain
Date sailed
1st February
8th February
9th February
2. BIDEFORD sailed at 2030 on the 1st February and
arrived at Khor Kuwai at 0648 on the 3rd February. The
Wall of Khassab was at Khor Kuwai in his
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
on the way to
Khumzar where he was going to spend the Ids. He called on
me unofficially on the 4th February. On the same day his
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
dragged on to a lee shore during a strong Shamal.
It was eventually towed to BIDEFORD and secured astern until
the next day when the weather moderated.
3. During the same Shamal a small Persian
Dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
ran
into Khor Kuwai having jettisoned their cargo and food.
They claimed to have no money to buy food at Khassab and
after verifying as much of their story as possible by sending
an Officer on borrd to examine their papers, I made an issue
of rice and bread to enable them to reach Sharjah where they
had agents.
4. On the 8th February, at 0600, I sailed for Bu Musa
arriving there at 1355. Course was set down the Trucial
• • • • •
Coast
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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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- Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:462v, 463v:601v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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