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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [469r] (937/1203)
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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6 0./
sympathise with it so that in the end we should be a friend
and g ide to the Arab nation rather than an enemy.
(b) That Bin Baud should be given a much freer hand as regards
the Arab States in the Uulf.
(c) That the Imam Yahya feared greatly the slow percolation of the
ivahabi beliefs into the ’ r emen. Cnee his people really learned
about them they would discard the Zeidi doctrine, overturn their
ruler and join Bin Saud.
44. From Bedouin sources, it is reported that Bin Saud has
summoned several of the bigger tribal snaikhs to Riath, and that
an expedition of sorts it therefore likely. Opinion appears
divided as to whether men will be sent to Nejran where there are
rumours of trouble, or to the Kuwait boundary to strengthen the
blockade.
45. In the latter connection, it is said that H.M. Government’s
protest against the border incident has angered Bin Saud, and that
he will now get his own back on Kuwait by preventing all communication
with Saudi-Arabia.
IKuwait Int. Report).
„ , j&hr a in , e tr oleum C omp an v. The tanker RHEEM arrived at
Bahrain on 7th July and left the following day with a shipment of
14,865 tons of oil.
53. It is understood that the Company have recently sent
samples of oil by air mail to various dersfinations, amonp* which
f’airo and London are probable.
(Bahrain Int. Report).
54. Lasa. The Standard Oil Company of 'alifornia are
repor ted to have had some labour troubles during June. An
imerican employee is said to have struck a
coolie
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
and as a result
Bin Sand ordered all foreign native labourers (e.g. Iraqis) to
be discharged, and only Saudis employed as agreed to in the
original concession.
55. It is reliably reported that Bin Saud has been invited
to inspect the Standard Oil Fields. A depth of 1350 feet has
been reached in drilling the first well, drilling and construction
work will proceed throughout the summer, the staff working in
relays. (Bahrain Int. Report).
geologists will be sent there at the end of the summer.
have
years at a
probable that
57* .Jm jjhahl jAftd These Shaikhs are anxiously awaiting
news from ^aior tfoiraes of the Kuwait Oil Company. If he is
not permitted to conclude concessions with them they would be
prepared to allow their territory to be surveyed bv"
geologists.
.l.O.C.
i
58. The ohaikh of Abu Dhabi has said that oil bubbles hare been
obsenred in the water off one of his islands to the sou;h-»est
of Abu Dhabi.
59. Ihe remaining racial Shaikhs would probably be pleased
to allow their territories to be examined, presumably on the
same terms as were giyen Ras al Khaimah.
TwrzzHm
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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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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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- Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:462v, 463v:601v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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