Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [562r] (1123/1203)
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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/ 10.
OPY.
Enclosure No, 2 in East Indies letter
No. 152/E.I.156 of 7th March 1935.
H.M.o. EMERALD
No. at Calcutta.
1228/191 28th Debember 1934.
Sir,
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2. EMERALD arrived at Madras on 29th November at
1130,
Governor
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His Excellency very kindly invited me to stay at
Government House for a week from Saturday, 31st November
which invitation I accepted, going on board the ship each
forenoon.
4. Official calls were also exchanged with
The Chief Secretary to the Government,
The 1st and 2nd Members of the Council,
The Senior Minister,
The Lord Bishop,
The Chief Justice.
The Commissioner of Police.
The Chairman, Port Trust,
The Principal Officer, Mercantile Marine
Department.
The Commandants of the 2nd Battalion, the
Suffolk Regiment, and the 3rd Battalion, the
Baluch Regiment.
5. Large numbers of callers came onboard on the
first three days after arrival, and great hospitality was
shown by these residents to the officers throughout the
visit; officers were made Honorary Members of all the
principal clubs.
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7. On 3rd December, seventeen officers and two
subsequently were taken to a cinema performance.
8. A dance was given on board on Saturday, 8th
December; His Excellency the Governor, and Lady Majorie
Erskine dined with me beforehand, and remained for the
first half of the dance. Some three hundred guests were
present.
9. On Sunday, 9th December, His Excellency visited
the ship officially, and the ship’s company marched past;
the following day he came unofficially, and was shown
round the ship. His Excellency displayed great interest
in all he saw, and is extremely well versed in Naval
matters.
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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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- 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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