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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [‎455r] (909/1203)

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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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3. The ahallch appeared very friendly, and aent off »
present of heef, whioh was reolprooated In tenne of tinned iruit».
4. aHAHJt-H. .flat and placid, this Shaikh had nothing of
Interest to report. He was chiefly concerned In replenishing
his supply of foodstuffs from the Canteen and obtaining medical
assistance for his digestion.
5. AL AJhAfl. Here again, the Shaikh reported all to be
well. . He said that he was suffering from malaria, and certainly
appeared none too fit. A stock of quinine v.ti.s I 0 . 1 t vi »h him.
6. UMK AL QUA III. Orosa in person and apparently lact.ing
in intelligence, the Shaikh was certainly the least attractIre
personality on the ooaat. He did not say anything on his own
InltlatiTe, but judging from his replies to questions, appears
contented and secure at the moment#
7 # MS AL This visit ms most euaoeesful and
as it included a motor tour of part of his territory, it would
appear that the shaikh rules a more fruitful and attractive
country than do his neighbours on the coast*
8. It "was apparent that he wished to be friendly and
though at first a little nervous as to whether his past behaviour
would prove a handicap, he soon lost this reserve and proved
most intelligent and entertaining host* r ihe visit to the Shaikh's
date garden some ten miles from the town, was made at hit
suggestion, and was accomplished in the Hesideney Agent's *orc
car, which crossed the scrubby, hummocky plain in the most
efficient manner and without damage*
9. The Shaikh was obviously pleased at the geologist's
impending visit and seemed just as anxious to find artesian
water as oil* It was explained that the visit was only
preliminary, and that no detailed examination could be made
during the summer*
10* In the more informal atmosphere of his date garden,
the Shaikh explained that his past refusal to call on H*li* Ships
and Political officers was due to the way in which he had been
forced to allow a petrol barge to be moored in his lagoon. It
was also understood that some of his pearling dhows had been
blockaded at the time to ensure his acquiesenoe.
11. r I?he Shaikh wished for information on two questions
(a) Use of landing ground*
(b) Position of petrol barge.
(contd.)

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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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