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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [567r] (1133/1203)
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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From THE GUvuv^BIHG OFFICER, H.M.S. BIDEFORD,
at MUSCAT.
LETTER OF PROCEEDINGS.
Period, 9th November - 2nd December. 1954 .
4. Muscat was reached at 0930 on 24th Novemher,
H.M.S. LUPIN having already arrived there.
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 on me and was
saluted on leaving the ship.
5. I then returned the Political Agent’s call and
he conducted me to the Palace to call on the Sultan's
Representative, Said Sha'ah. who is acting as such during
the Sultan's absence in India.
I was cordially received by Said Sha'ab and
after about fifteen minutes talk on general subjects
(interpreted by 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.
) I returned to the
ship. During my visit I handed Said Sha'ab a personal
letter which the Sultan (when I met him privately in
Bombay) had entrusted to me for delivery.
6. Shortly afterwards the Sultan's Representative
accompanied by the Sultan's Secretary came off and
returned my call, and was saluted as he left the ship.
7. The Commanding Officer of the LUPIN then
s.s. NEUENFELS of the Hansa Line arrived and anchored
outside the harbour. In view of the gun running situation
an officer was sent on board to call on the Captain. The
officer enouired if there was anything the German required
and during a very friendly conversation the German was asked
his movements. He had arrived via Aden with a general cargo
for discharge at Muscat, Debai, Bahrein, Koweit, Bushire,
Bandar Sharpur and Basrah.
for building a pier. He was going to fill up with a cargo
(description not stated) at Basrah and then return via Aden.
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others officers lunched with 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 on me officially, after v/hich he and I and some
20. At daylight on 2nd December the German
For Bandar Sharpur he had a large amount of cement
(Sgd.) DOUGLAS FISHER.
C A P T A IN
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3843
- Title
- Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.'
- Pages
- 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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