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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [345r] (689/1203)
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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Shlnaa . Another raid by a party of Bodouin occurred
here recently, but the Wall having received prior information
of the robbers’ intentions, intercepted them and inflicted
several casualities* (Muscat Int*Report)
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Bu xoisa . The operations of the Golden Valley Ochre and
Oxide Company have been completed for this year, and Commander
Rainier and Mr* Channon leave for U. K. shortly. It is
understood that about 1200 tons await shipment on the island
and that the quality is very good. As the Oxide is believed
to sell at £15 a ton in England, and its cost of production is
only £4 a ton, the Company should realise a good profit,
particularly as their payment of royalties to the Sheikh of
Sharjah Is only 2
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
(3s/-) a ton.
("Deptford” and Bahrain).
KUWAIT.
Relations with Iraft . Two incidents occurred during
April which may well further embitter relations between the
two states
(a) On two occasions armed cars of the Iraqi Frontier
Police penetrated 30 miles or more into Kuwait
territory when on patrol.
(b) A notice appeared in a Basrah newspaper that
unless proof of ownership of some land near Fao
was produced within 30 days, the land would be
registered to the Iraq Government. The estate
in question belongs to the Sheikh of Kuwait, and
this is the most recent attempt of the many made
in the last few years to confiscate it.
Resident.
Both incidents were reported to the Political
(Kuwait Int.Report!
Saudi Air Force . The Sheikh and notables of Kuwait
recently received begging letters requesting
subscriptions to the Saudi Air Force. The Sheikh
has informed the Saudi Agent that he did not propose
to subscribe to this unusual fund for the arming of
a neighbouring country - even if it were Arab.
(Kuwait Int.Report)
SAUDI - ARABIA .
Saudi - Yemen Relations . A party of Yemen's subjects
on pilgrimage to Mecca were detained by the Saudi authorities
in f Asir, who demanded a tax of 26 dollars per head. Some of
the party escaped and the rest wore imprisoned. It is now
reported that Bin Saud has promised the King of the Yemen to
release the remaining pilgrims.
(Aden Int. Reoort).
Taxation. On his visit to Hasa in January, Bin Saud
demanded a tax on certain tribes who were not called upon to
provide recruits in time of war. The Amir of Hasa later
wrote to the King representing the extreme poverty of the
tribes concerned, but was told that unless he collected the
tax
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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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