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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [221r] (441/1203)
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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5. Supreme Defence Council . The most interesting
item of legislation presented to the House was the draft
law for the establishment of a Supreme Defence Council
which passed its third reading towards the end of March.
This Council will be under the
presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
of the
Prime Minister and will include the Ministers of Finance
and Economics and Wor^s, as well as the Defence Minister
and the Chief of the General Staff. Its function is to
be the co-ordination of effort in all matters pertaining
to the country*s defence. The plan seems to be a sound
one, though it is accepted by the general public as a
manoeuvre by Bekr Sidqi to ensure his general control of
the defence policy which heretofore has been solely in
the hands of the Cabinet in which he has no seat.
(R.A.F. Int. Report).
6. Foreign Loan. Questions have been asked in the
Chamber concerning the proposal to flat a foreign loan to
meet expenditure on the large development works
contemplated. The Premier gave a somewhat indefinite
reply, but it is known that negotiations are well advanced
with a London banking house, and it is probable that this
money will be available in the near future. This access
of funds should prove very welcome as it will enable the
Government to proceed with its programme, and to
silence its critics who have latterly been complaining
that after five months in office, there are no signs of
the material improvements promised.
(R.A.F. Int. Report).
7. Ir aq - Iran Frontier Negotiations . These
negotiations have recently bt;en proceeding fairly rapidly.
The area off Abadan which it is now proposed should be
ceded to Iran extends to the Thalweg. The Iraq
Government have put forward certain amendments to ensure
that, until the establishment of a combined conservancy
board ......
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- Open Government Licence