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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [478r] (955/1203)
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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48. New Material. Artillery, machine gun«, rifle* and
armoured cars are reported to have been bought recently, as
well as a quantity of machinery for the ammunition factories
I at Parchin and Tehran.
49 . Supply and Transport. These services have not kept
pace with the expansion of the Army and the number of M.T.
vehicles is quite inadequate for important operations.
50 . Although the cost of the Army accounts for such a large
proportion of the country’s finances. His Imperial rlajesty* s
policy in maintaining such a large force appears to be
successful# It probably overawes some of the malcontents (tae
Baluchis are certainly an exception at present) and undoubtedly
instils a certain amount of respect among Persia’s neighbours.
particularly Iraq.
(R.A.F. Int. Report)•
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65. Persian Press. One of the Tehran newspapers has
ceased publication by order of the Home Office, and a second
has been forced to change its editor. No reasons are given
for these orders.
(Le Messager)#
INDUSTRIES.
64. Carpets. The state of the carpet industry in the
province oTTerman has not been at all satisfactory recently
and steps are being taken to remedy the situation.
(Le Messager).
66. Opium. The Minister of Finance has allotted Rials
20 million (fiSBO,000) for the purchase of opium in the province
of Khorasan. Opium is one of the many Government monopolies.
(Le Messager).
66. Missi on to U.S.S.B. A mission headed by Director
Generals of Gommerce and ^griculture left Tehran at the end of
vpril to study industrial and agricultural conditions in the
U.S.S.R. They were reported to have visited a number of
factories near Moscow in mid-May.
(Le Msssager).
as fo
57 . Imports and Exports. The monthly trade returns are
llowss-
Imports, (Converted from Rials) &7 00 # 000 *
Exports, (Not including A.I.O.C.
of Caspian Fisheries) £455#0^0•
(Le Messager).
68. Roads. Reference October Summary, para. 59 , the
Bushire - Llngeh road is now reported to be open to motor traffic
0 (Bushire Int. Report).
8AUDI ARABIA....
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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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- 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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