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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [466r] (931/1203)
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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EX'ffiAOTS PROM THE PERSIAN GULP INTELLIGENCE REPORT
PGR JULY 1935.
X XXX
Basidu .
2. P ersian Occupation . With reference to June Report, it
is reported that the Persians have erected a flagstaff at B^sidu
and that the number of sailors in the guard has been reduced from
1 N.C.O. and 7 men to 1 N.C.O. and three men.
(LUPIN).
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J&taift.
4. The Shaikh has now requested the assistance of the
political authorities in extracting
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
12,000 from the British
India Steam Navigation Company. This amount is customs duty owing
on merchandise which remains for more than 15 days in Debai Customs
House.
5. Ex-Shaikh Hassan . This man has been in Muscat gaol for the
past seven years on account of his flouting the Sultanas
authority in that he refused to allow survey parties from ORMCKBE
to land near Khassab in 1929. His submission was arranged by the
Shaikh of Debai after LUPIN had bombarded Khassab. frucial Coast
ornnion now considers that he has been sufficiently punished, and,
if released, the Shaikh of Debai has offered to be responsible
for his future good behaviour.
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8. Shaikhs. tUL.LandQfi- Cn his way through Baghdad,
His Excellency the Shaikh was His Majesty King Ghazi’s guest, an
honpur which he much appreciated. He was also most grateful for the
action of French Charge d ? Affaires who write to all important
officials in Syria telling them to do all in their power to make
his journey across French mandated territory as comfortable as
possible.
9. The Shaikh also attended a conference with members
of the Iraq Government. The latter’s concern that many of the
rifles used by the rebels in the recent Euphrates rebellion had
reached them via Kuwait, was denied by the Shaikh, who said he
had done everything in his power to prevent arrrs smu ggling. He
suggested that many of the rifles were smuggled fromsaudi irabia.
As regards other commodities, the Shaikh once again averred that
smuggling was mainly carried on by Iraq subjects and that the
only remedy was the erection of customs posts and armed car patrols.
10. The
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Kuwait reports that*he is frequently
asked whether H.M.Government are making the same ,T fuss M over
the Shaikh of Kuwait as the newspapers report that the Amir Baud
is receiving. He is also questioned rerarding the Shaikh’s
return, for the more ignorant Kuwaiti, who knows somethin^ of
the ways of Governments in this part of the world, is inclined
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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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