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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [‎472r] (943/1203)

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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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iSxtractB from report ot proceedings ot
the Senior Naval Officer f Persian GuH'*
cov ring the period 1st to 30th June, 1935*
X X X X X
r. II*.
3* SDaOPGH rtHumed to V ohamiaerah on 1st June, and the
new 'ug K YHOUS towing two dumb lifters arrived the following
day*
rrive..
June.
I’lac.e*
keava
Juno,
S&tflKPM-,
•*
Mohammerah.
1st,
3th*
Bushire.
6th
9th.
Bushirc.
13th,
18th*
Bushire.
22nd,
? vL/J-iG left /thadan on 12th and returned on 20th June*
B >.BK left Abadan 2?th and arrived Bushire the sa \e day*
She left again for the South on 26th June*
X X X X X
6. The Officiating Political gent era marked in ?Q>, Y
at Bahrain on 3th Jun ? and proceeded to bu Dha;i w s re he
delivered the Honourable the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. 1 s letter of
reproof to the nhoikh. The I^olitieal .gent retui*n d to
Bahrain in FOOTY on Ihth June, but left again four days later
for a tour of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. which was completed by the
end of the nonth*
7* Recently, the Shaikh of Sas al Khaimah informed
the Honour^iblc the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. by letter that should
one of H*M* Ships visit his town he would call on the
Goizjman&ing Officer. In order to test t do, the Honourable
the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. requested thiit a sloop should be sent,
and that it was desirable for a Political Officer to be present.
FOWBY therefore visited Has al Khaiaah during the Political
gent’s tour, and though details are not yet available, it is
understood that the Shaikh was true to his word*
X X X X X
KiiO& gj.» 20t:i June.
18. In view of H.IU The Saltan of Itowoat' b request
in the agreement recently concluded with him, leave to
picnic peirties was confined to Ghanua Island. Previously
the ratings had used the mainland beaches and the officers
that on the inside of Has Galib.
x
X
X
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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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