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Coll 30/111 'British Naval Stations in: Establishments at Khor Quwai and Bahrain. Evacuation of Henjam and Basidu.' [398r] (800/1154)
The record is made up of 1 volume (572 folios). It was created in 24 Oct 1934-4 May 1937. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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l£# it is proposed to transfer* tn nov
at present at Henjam, it is anticin fl tArt B f? f ln ^ he coal stock
requirements as sloops only reair tp''+ t]lis will meet
same intervals as they oilf requlr6 to 00a l roughly the
Should experience show tin-*- ^
than Bahrein a small stock' could be re-established^t t y S1 ’ T 1
in the^s ame way as is suggested as an alternativfifthe^Le
DhTAILSD PriOPQSiiLS FOR BAHRE IN.
contained J ° onou r generally with the proposals
contained in Part TV of Appendix II, l n view, however, of the
results of H.M.S.ORMONDE‘ s survey of 1932 now being available!
it is evident that the causeway should be built out in a
southerly direction from the southwest corner of the Naval area.
This will shorten the length of the causeway to some extent,
but I thinx it improbable that the cost will be reduced as,
after inspection of the R.A.F. causeway, I consider that the
Naval one should be not less than 10 feet wide, especially
as it will need to carry a Decaville track.
14. The change in the position of the pier will, however,
affect the choice of sites for the store and possibly for the
R.l.N. quarters and Clerk-in-charge f s house. As, however, the
land on the southern portion of the area is unsuitable for
building, the sites for these buildings should remain in the
vicinity of the canteen garden, their exact sites being
determined at a later date before the work is put in hand,
A Decaville track can easily be laid from the causeway to the
store, utilising for some part of it the rails at present in
use at Hen jam*
15. It is possible that it will be better wo site the
Officers 1 Club, Canteen and swimming bath outside the gardens in
question but this also can be decided at the time. The provision
of a small officers 1 swimming pool is desirable, and it is hoped
to carry this out on savings made on the total estimates.
16. Telephone. A telephone should be installed at ^the
Clerk-in-charge * s house for communication with Bahrein ly T
Station. No provision has been included for this in the
estimates•
17. Electric ity. With reference to paragraph 40 of
Appendix II, the supply is 230 volts a«C. and no . ,
voltage of the three existing fans is 110 volts D. . 5 '
and makers - Jessop & Company, Calcutta. Tnose a - ^
re-winding and it is not proposed to fake fh m
arranging for the requirements of the Bahrein a
. +-* cmql-yqis (a copy of which Senior
18 * ^ater. In view ox the y d 4 Q( ; ted to forward to
Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, has De Appendix II, drinking
Admiralty) referred to in paragraph be taken
water for Officers’ Club ^E^pean iuhabitants^generally import
ashore from the sloop(s), (European
or distil it). ter ls perfectly safe to
It is observed that t/h© iu oax
drink but has rather strong laxative ei • is ...
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The file concerns the evacuation of the British naval stations at Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām] and Basidu [Bāsaʻīdū, Qeshm], in Iran (generally referred to in the papers as Persia), and the transfer of naval facilities to a new main station at Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein) and a subsidiary station at Khor Quwai (also spelled Khor Kuwai), Musandam, in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The British Government had become aware that the legal basis for their occupation of Basidu was very weak, and that it would probably be impossible to oppose a determined effort by the Iranian Government to assert their claims to Basidu. In addition, between 1932 and 1934 there had been a change in the relative importance to the United Kingdom of the Arab and Iranian coasts of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Arab side was now viewed as being more important, as a result of (a) the transfer of the air route to the Arab Coast in 1932, and (b) the discovery of oil at Bahrain, and its probable existence in other parts of the Arab coast. For these reasons, it was felt desirable to move the base of British naval operations in the area (Foreign Office memorandum, folios 221-225).
The main correspondents are the Foreign Office; the Admiralty; senior British naval officers; HM Minister, Tehran (Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull Hugesson); and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle).
The papers include: discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a naval station at Khor Quwai (folios 539-571); issues raised by Muscat's position as an independent state, and the Anglo-French Declaration of 1862 (folios 529-538); minutes of meetings at the Foreign Office and the Admiralty; the question of the reaction of the Iranian Government; discussion of the announcement of the withdrawal; negotiations with the Sultan of Muscat [Sa'īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa'īd] over Khor Quwai; the removal of stores from Henjam; the question of the protection of British cemeteries at Henjam and Basidu (e.g. Iranian assurances, folio 126); descriptions of the evacuation of Henjam and Basidu in April 1935 in intelligence reports and correspondence; and the expression of gratitude by British Government to the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah]) over the assistance given by the Government of Bahrain in construction work for the new station at Bahrain (folios 39-54).
The Arabic language content of the file consists of a single item of correspondence on folio 40.
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 volume (572 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 inside back cover with 574; 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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- Coll 30/111 'British Naval Stations in: Establishments at Khor Quwai and Bahrain. Evacuation of Henjam and Basidu.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:21v, 23r:37v, 38v:51v, 55r:60v, 61v:64v, 65v:69v, 70v:72v, 73v:81v, 82v, 84r:102v, 103v:119v, 122r:125v, 126v:138v, 139v, 140v:149v, 151r:172v, 173v:452v, 452ar:452av, 453r:573v, back-i
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