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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [‎140r] (279/1203)

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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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No.102.
Sir,
Confident
t
at Bahrain.
16th January, 1938.
I have the honour to forward the following report
of proceedings of H.M. Ship under my command for the period
1st to 15th January, 1938, inclusive.
2. I paid a call on 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. , Bahrain,
at noon on Saturday, 1st January, when he was receiving
calls from the European comnunity. FOWEY and the Shore
Signal Station were dressed overall on Saturday, 1st
January, and a Royal Salute of 31 guns was fired at noon
hy FOWEY.
3. BIDEFORD arrived at Bahrain at 0630 on Tuesday,
4th January, and FOVYlY sailed at 0900 the same day.
4* Kuwait was made at 1600 on Wednesday, 5th January,
and official calls were exchanged with 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.
and ](1£X His Highness Shaikh Sir Ahmed al Jabir the
following forenoon, Thursday, both being saluted with
11 guns on their departure from the ship after the return
calls. Kuwait was left at 1400 on Saturday, 8th January.
5. Owing to a strong South Easterly wind and sea,
arrival at Bushire was not made until 1000 on Sunday,
9th January. When approaching the inner anchorage a
National Salute was fired, this being returned by the
shore battery. I called on the Hon. The Political
Resident at 1115 and then on the Governor. The latter
returned my call at 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. at Sabzabad.
6. Bushire was left at 1630 on Tuesday, 11th January,
and the ship arrived at Bahrain at 1200 on Wednesday,
12th January.
* * *
I have the honour to be. Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
(Sgd.) M.H. EVELEGH.
C omma nde r-in-Command.
The Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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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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