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Coll 30/111 'British Naval Stations in: Establishments at Khor Quwai and Bahrain. Evacuation of Henjam and Basidu.' [408r] (820/1154)
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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■town on Ktolosure Ho e A *aa salected far *h« 4
ov u ji0 roiiowiijg reasons:'
(a) lo offered the shrr^t.n^-?.
with shelter ar.a’ ; kdr“-f-'cM-f P08o1o1 ° 0cnEiBt3n "
(a) She shore and of tho -r.rvr-^^, n
site oonaidered “ S * Wa J ad J 0in8 th9
house. Aa&fta rawjV suitable r&r godown and paTrer
Width. The width of the cauacwav has toon keot drum -i-n rs
with a to reducing costa f P .-> '; u " K0p l d0W11 00 6
Causeway at Bahrein which was *'Vo r » ^nsneA^^w 0 * Th ® R i A '‘ F *
a drawing is attaohod (Snciocure'NoT j) .ffi* S?l° f W fl io11
it was considered that such r wMth al " u .. T 6 y iae ^ &nh
0 aavn a w - tlDh would mee-o Naval requiremenl
length necessary at the position eucsostad
would be approximately 280*. ■ ^ euggosuea
to- 4f-|%^~hltr q „5; 0r ‘ St f U H t , ion . propoS9d is generally similar
T'O u>CL\j i\*Aoi} « u at. sew ay si Bahrein* /s
godown would b© approximately 18 1 above
the
floor level of the
+ - vn . i- p, —^ bhe sea bed at the foot
of Uii, q1^j.T 9 anu as the height, of the causeway to allow a 4*
freoDoaxhi above M 0 EaW«S* would be 12 E , the estimate has been
made xor the causeway being ramped up towards the shore over
a distance of approximately 120•# Decaville track would be laid
along tn3 causeway and ib migtit be necessary to have a small
winch near the godovm to haul heavy weights up the 1 to 20 ramp.
Landing steps could be provided at sea and shore ends and if the
crane now at Honjam could be made available it would be used
at the sea end of the pier.
Exclusive of the ramp P the average height of the causeway
from the sea bed would be 14* e It is anticipated that the bulk
of the stone required would be obtainable on the island* and
that it would best be transported by
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
from GESHKMB and.
GHUBNA KHANAKAN beaches.
Power House a
14. It was considered that the most suitable site was an
extension of the godown* observing that it would be in a
convenient position to the causeway and fairly central to the
remainder of the Establishment. It is proposed that the power
house should accommodate the generating and distilling plants*
and salt and distilled water pumps. No attempt has been made in
this preliminary report to go into the question of the type of
these plants. Having regard to the isolated position of^the base
it is considered that the generating plant should be duplicated*
The total connected load and capacity of the distilling plant
anticipated is shown in Enclosure M for ready reference.
Pumps,
As the floor level of the pew er house would be approximately
20 r above M.L.W.S. it might, in carrying out the scheme, be
necessary to place the pumps at a lower level.
Batteries.
It is generally accepted that tne clxm- ^
of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
render the use of batterie.
Ib is therefore recommended that the genera mg
run whenever electricity is required.
conditions
undesirable,
plant should be
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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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- Title
- 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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