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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [461r] (921/1203)
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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10. Bu Hues. Golclen Valley Oohre & Oxide Qouykxw .
Mr. Barnett left the island early In June and will not be returning
until the euturon ee the Company fine that their annuf 1 rectuiremente
can be met by woricing the deposits in the winter months only.
Between 400 and 600 tone of oxide were shipped to Knglnnh at the
end of May,
Owing to hie ability to speak English, a young Persian
from Sirri island was taken on ae foreman. *fhe Bu liusms aid
not take kindly to suoh foreign supervision ana after acousing
him of being a Persian epy, they attacked him with shovels. He
has now returned to Sirri nursing a damaged arm.
("JPOWBY". )
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qatak ,
12. Shaikh 1 a Health . 1'he Shaikh, who is elderly, is
suffering from a form of eosema. He wae treated a few months
*go by a sloop * s doctor and more recently by one from the Arabian
Mission. The latter reports that although this desease is curable
if the Shaikh alters his habits, he prefers his present dissolute
life.
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KUWAIT .
Keactlons of Iraq AU;turbanoea . As a result of the
withdrawal of Iraq troops from the area near Basrah to proceed to
the Euphrates Valley t the desert nomads considered the time ripe
for a return to their old habits of raids and counter raids. One
*f the Shaikhs arrived at a desert encampment and ©eked, '*why are
you *11 leading such a quiet and peaceful life when the*Iraq
Government have gone and the buthem aeeert is now open to us to
raid, loot and kill as we please.^
Although this man was arrested by the hhaikh of Kuwait,
hie opinion appears to have been followed, and many bancs of
r^iners h- ve been stealing the frt camels of Auwr.it* The khaikh
h> *; forbidden oounter-raida, but h^s organised armed car patrols
and several spirited actions hfve restated. Heras are also tended
by strong armed guards and grazing is not allowed after nightfall.
15. The Shaikh of kuwait considers that the Iraq Government
win. h*ve to take strong action against their desert tribes if
they wish to prevent further raiding. As it is the Irao desert
tribes are almost completely out of hand.
sic tXMMUXXXtt
* * * ^
l 7 * Saudi Blockade Com&ittalon . The delegates have not yet
reached luwait and it appears that Bin Baud is anxious to put off
the evil day as long as possible.
(kJawait Int. heport.)
18• Kuwait - Iraq Smuggllna . The Customs at Basrah have
fitted out a motor
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
for operations against the smugglers, in
the vicinity of the antraoe to the Shatt.
("LUPUT. )
* * * * * *
Persian Knvy .
23. Hew Construction . The Tug "irsYHOUS" towing two dumb
lighters •••..
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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.'
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- 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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