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Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [‎568r] (1135/1203)

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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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ERQIVi The Gommanding Officer, H.M.S. LUPIN at SUKRA BAY
, 1 s t ,, - , 15t h, NOVEI^ SH
6. HENJAM to IviIJSGAT >
LUPIN sailed for MUSCAT on 5th Novemher to
carry out the SUKRA BAY reconnaissance, when halfway
"between Henjam and the Musandam Peninsula^ a houri
came towards LUPIN from a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. "becalmed. The dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
which had "been at sea for ten days, and was on passage
from Muscat to Behai had run out of water and provisions
which LUPIN supplied. When asked why she did not go
to Henjam the Nokhuda stated that he was afraid of the
Persians and did not dare go there.
9. A dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. flying the red ensign sailed into Muscat
the same day and was hoarded hy the officer of the guard.
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. , Muscat
was informed that the license to fly this flag was a few*
weeks overdue and he is taking the necessary action.
MUSCAT . $
*
*
(Sgd.) TERKEKCE H. BACK.
C oilman de r- in- G omman d

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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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