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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [153r] (305/1203)
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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CONFIDENTIAL.
SXTRACTii PfiOil RLrQRTL OR PROC^DINGS OP H.H. SHIPS
SHOSEHAM & POWKY COVSRIIR5 THE
MONTH OP DECEMBER, 1957.
THe following report of proceedings of the Denior Haval
Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, in H.M.8.SHGREHAM for the period 1st
to 51st December, 1957, and ships of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division
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47 On 4th joeoernber, the first day of Id h, the Senior Naval
Officer paid the customary call upon H.FI.The Sheikh.
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6. On 11th eoenber Accesoion Day, shipa dressed overall
and a royal salute of 51 guns was fired at noon. Previous to
this the Senior Naval Officer and Staff Officer attended the
official opening of the Bahrain Petroleum Company refinery.
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9. On 16th Decen&er the Senior Naval Officer paid an informal
call upon the Emir Baud who was on a visit to Bahrain as the
guest of H.H.The Bheikh. on 17th December, the Accession day
of H.H.The Sheikh of Bahrain, the Senior Naval Officer paid an
Informal call to congratulate die highness.
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11* SHGR .JrLAM sailed at 0600 on Sunday 19th December arriving
at Ah a dan 1145 on 2cth and securing to No. 10 buoys. The Iranian
Officer of the Guard called on arrival, closely followed by the
Vice Consul, Khorramshahr, and calls were arranged with Colonel
Bayendor and the Governor for ?• M* on 20th, the calls being
returned the same day. The Senior Naval Officer also returned
the Vice Consult call.
12. Whilst at Abadan various entertainments were arranged by
the Anglo Iranian Oil Jou^any for both officers end men, and
a childrens * oarty was held on board SHORKHAM. The Senior Naval
Officer also entertained Colonel and Mrs*Bayendor at a lunch
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15. C--o- ration with Pol it icals . Reference paragraph 2C of the
November report of proceedings, the olitical Resident returned 7^1
to Bahrain on board ROWJSY at 0730 on Wednesday 8th December
having coirplsted his tour of the Truclal 'oast.
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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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