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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [357r] (713/1203)
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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15
"MBa" and "PALAHO" wove dookod In the R.I.H.
Dockya)*d on 9th and 7th Mareh respectively. It is reported that
although their animunltion was mainly in boxes this year, some
explosives of peculiar colour contained in kerosene tins had to
be taken to sea and thrown overboard.
16. Coup d^tat Parade . A party of 120 sailors were
taken to Buahire in ’'Babr 1 ' early in February, from where they
proceeded to Tehran by military lorries to take part in the parade
on 23rd February. Although Tehran papers received reported the
presence for the first time of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides at the
parade, the sailors apparently escaped notice.
17. The day was observed as a holiday throughout Iran,
and at Khorramshahr ships were dressed overall, while in the
evening the Haval Officers gave a dinner party to local Iranian
officials. (Khorramshahr Int. Report).
18. An 11 - a mun" 1 Ing . "Chabrokh” ia said to have
captured a smugglers f
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
near Bushire in February. The
contraband cargo was transferred to the patrol vessel and the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
burnt. (Bushire Int. Report).
20. Industries . Tobacco . On the initiative of the
Minister of Finance, a largo
factory
An East India Company trading post.
equipped with modem
machinery to the value of £65,000 is to be erected on the
outskirts of Tehran. It will contain 45 to 50 machines for
cutting, cigarette making and packing, and when in operation will
produce about 12 million cigarettes a day. Cigarette making will
then become a btate monoply and orovlde an additions!source of revenue
The contract for the supply of the machinery has been obtained by a E
British firm. (R.A.F. Int. report and Le lessager).
INTERNAL .
21. Bribery . Some considerable prominence has been given
in the Tehran Press to the trial of the ex-IAinlster for
Communications, who was arrested and dismissed from his nost for
accepting bribes from a Dutch company. The latter were anxious
to/
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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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