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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [552r] (1103/1203)
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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but X think his ulterior object was to obtain medical
attention for two relatives* The medical officer being
avay, the £iok Berth Attendant did shat he could for the
sufferers and the ioidlr appeared grateful* X told him
that the next ship with a doctor visiting Basldu would
give them further attention* The &udlr has been four
months at Persian Basldu and, like his predecessors, does
not view it with any affection*
*
e
e
17* BAffiiAH. A national salute was fired on arrival
at Basrah on. Wh February and oflQiUSRkU then secured
alongside $©*203 squadron Jetty* Galls had been arranged
on 11th February and the usual salutes were accorded the
Consul and nutaaarrlf when they left the ahlp, the latter
also receiving a guard* In the evening X was the guest
at a farewell dinner party given by the British oozmmmlty*
X was also asked by the nutasarrlf to a farewell tea-party
at the Old Basrah Club (Iraqi) on 12th February and this
was followed by a cocktail party on board ^HOHBHAXu
*
*
*
18* ABADAN* Leaving Basrah on the afternoon of
13th February o&OREHAM arrived at Abadan at 1700.
Accompanied by my staff officer, I called unofficially
on H.M.Ministep and a provisional programme for his
tour of the Gulf was decided upon* He embarked In
BHOREHAM on the forenoon of 14th February and a few
hours later the ship sailed for Kuwait.
19* KUWAIT * SHOREHAM arrived at 0700 on 15th
February. - A strong kaus was blowing which made boat
work difficult. 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.
called unofficially
at 0930 and took the Minister ashore for the night.
Accompanied by one officer, I lunched at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, and
was also present at a dinner given by H.E. the Shaikh for
H.M. Minister. The Shaikh paid a farewell call the
following forenoon and stayed to lunch on board. Ho was
saluted with 11 guns on his departure.
20* Hearing NEARCHUS was in the vicinity, H*M*
Minister expressed a wish to meet Colonel Ward if this
could be arranged conveniently, and the NEARCHUS arrived
during the forenoon.
21* The Minister was therefore able to discuss
the question of future lighting and buoying with Colonel
Ward and the latter sailedagain in NEARCHUS after
lunching on board SHOHEHAM. The kaus had moderated
considerably by this time and there was little sea when
SHOREHAM sailed for Tunb at 1600*
iary and found BIDE FORD at anchor. The Minister
accompanied by Captain Fisher and myself, landed at the
village and walked up to the lighthouse, where he was
shown ever the establishment and signed the visitors*
booic* The island presented an almost attractive
appearance, as the usual bare vista of rock and sand
A UJEU •
onumunajL arrived at 1040 on 18th
was *...
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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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