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Coll 30/16 'Persian Gulf: Surveys: Survey by HMS Ormonde, etc' [‎41r] (81/459)

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The record is made up of 1 file (227 folios). It was created in 7 Nov 1929-4 Feb 1948. It was written in English and French. 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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2243/34 Confidential
Extract from Report of Proceedings Persian
Gulf Division dated 1st - 28th February
1934.
Ox %
3. SURVEYING VESSEL . "ORMONDE" left Yas Island,
on completion of survey, on 1st February and after visiting
Henjam from 2nd February to 4th February proceeded to Sirri
and Farur, where parties were landed on 5th and 7th February
respectively without any political difficulty. "ORMONDE"
returned to Henjam on 9th February, coaled and left on 11th
February, arriving on the Farur Sirri surveying ground on
12th February. Instructions were then received to undertake
surveying operations in the channel on the East side of
Muharraq Island, which is to be used shortly by tankers of
the Bahrain Petroleum Company and "ORMONDE" left, arriving
at Bahrain on 14th February. On completion of buoying etc.
"ORMONDE" left to resume the Farur Sirri survey on 27th
February. On 28th February "ORMONDE" found the Kais light
vessel seven miles out of position as a result of dragging her
anchor and towed it to a position 26° 31* N. 54° 05 1 E.,
where it was left at anchor pending the arrival of the Light
Tender "NEARCHUS" from Basrah despatched to replace the
vessel on station.

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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a number of naval surveys of the coastline and islands of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. that were completed by Royal Navy vessels including HMS Challenger and HMS Ormonde .

In addition to the logistical and technical aspects of these surveys, the political context and reception of them locally is also frequently discussed. On folio 228, the file contains a large Admiralty map of the Eastern Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials at the Admiralty, Foreign Office, 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the British Legation in Tehran, but the file contains a small selection of correspondence with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some of which is in French.

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 (227 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 229; 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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