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Coll 30/13 'Persian Gulf: Henjam Naval Base; Question of Transfer to Bahrein [Bahrain]; Survey of Khor Kaliyeh Bay' [99r] (197/360)
The record is made up of 1 file (178 folios). It was created in 29 Oct 1928-21 Sep 1933. 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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or to utilise it as a bargaining counter, since tiie Persians
justifiably claimed that our xoosition in the island had no
legal sanction.
GAPTAIiT IvlCOPdi said that lien jam had considerable
strategic value, situated &s it v/as at the entrance to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
at its narrowest point. To give up Henjam,
and to move to Bahrein, would ente.il losing a definite
strategic advantage. The Persian Government had not yet
demanded our evacuation end judging by Sir P. Clive’s
despatch of June 28th, 1931, there was no assurance that
they would do so in the near future. The Admiralty v; ould
prefer to wait on events and retain the existing naval
base at Kenjam. Should we prematurely evacuate this
island, our claim would automatically be relinquished, with
little hope of ever regaining such a well placed anchorage.
He considered that a move to Bahrein would involve
considerable capital cost, as not only a lightship and
buoying,*but considerable dredging would probably be
necessary to make the anchorage suitable. Local information
and charts had recently been received by the Admiralty and
of
plans and estimate^/costs were under prepara cion. The
present financial stringency therefore afforded a further
argument for remaining at Henjam.
COLONEL BISCOE said that, while not a legal jxpert,
it seemed to him that in time of war we should be unable to
use Kcnjam unless we were prepared to infringe the neutrality
of Persia. Vhereas if we wnre prepared to infringe the
neutrality of Persia, a naval base could quickly be
re-established by sending some oil barges there should its
reoccupition be expedient.
C.wPTAIK MOORE quoted several instances of places
leased to the British, end to Poreign countries, which it
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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the removal of a British naval depot on Henjam Island and its relocation to Bahrain. The correspondence includes a broader discussion of Britain's position in Persia and its impact on the country's role in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. generally. The early correspondence in the file on folios 159-179 is related to a survey of Khor Kaliya Bay in Bahrain.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:
- 'Memorandum by Admiralty and Foreign Office, dated 23rd February, 1932 on the subject of the British Naval Depot at Henjam' (folios15-26)
- Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East: Minutes of a Meeting held December 17th 1931. (folios 34-48)
- 'Admiralty Memorandum on the Question of the Removal of the British Naval Depot at Henjam and the Practicability of an Alternative Base' (folios 55-65)
- Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East: Minutes of a Meeting held August 18th 1931. (folios 95-105)
- 'Minutes of an Interdepartmental Conference held at 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. on Monday, 20th July, 1931' concerning question of transferring naval base in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from Henjam to Bahrain (folios 112-116)
- 'Minutes of an Interdepartmental Conference held at 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. on Wednesday 29th July, 1931' concerning question of transferring naval base in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from Henjam to Bahrain (folios 125-131)
- 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. Memorandum entitled 'Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in Basidu' (folios 142-144)
- 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. Memorandum entitled 'Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in the Island of Henjam. The Sheikh of Henjam and his Affairs' (folios 145-148)
- 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. Memorandum entitled 'Muscat 1908-1928' (folios 149-157).
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 (178 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 180; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 30/13 'Persian Gulf: Henjam Naval Base; Question of Transfer to Bahrein [Bahrain]; Survey of Khor Kaliyeh Bay'
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- front, front-i, 2r:179v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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