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Coll 30/16 'Persian Gulf: Surveys: Survey by HMS Ormonde, etc' [‎144r] (287/459)

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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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who had searched them and taken away a letter of instructions
they wore carrying to the officer in charge of the party and
had sent them back, and that they had not therefore delivered
the rations to the survey party on the peak.
27. At daylight on 12th iarch, H.M.S."Lupin" anchored
close inshore under Jahal Sham In order to interview the
Sheikh of Passa, and to send the rations up to tlie survey
P*r ty.
28. Shortly after anchoring, a boat which proved to have
the Sheikh of Hassa on board was sighted pulling in the
direction of Khaoah. On the motorboat being sent to intercept
her this boat made for the shore and the Sheikh jumped out and
ran away among the rocks.
29. On being re-assured by the interpreter he returned
to his boat, but refused to come on board "Lupin". He
denied all knowledge of interference with the' coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. or of
Ormonde’s" party having landed, but detailed some of his
?? n an officer from "Lupin" and the coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. up
the lull. The ^heikh stated that he was (ping to visit the
Sheikh of Khasab and would be away 6 few days.
30. On returning to the anchorage off Khasab, a boat
with wliat appeared to be a sheikh or some such notability was
sighted approaching Khasab from the north-westward, and the
^ali reported later that a considerable concentration of armed
men was going on there, and that some of the inhabitants were
removing their belongings inland.
^5 rrap wi® , «\perty returned to "Lupin" on the evening
O f 12th boron and landed a/piin on L5th ’larch, returning again
the same evening without further incident. r
32. On 13th arch, in accordance with instructions
received from the Honourable, 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
ieraian Gulf, Commanding Officer sent a mossa e to the Sheikh
of Kkis&b requesting him to meet Corarnanding Officer to
discuss the differences between himnelf anrf t\\b 17aU ivide
"Lupin’s" letter Ho .01f)/25/P of 18th March, 1830. The
sheikh refused to meet Commanding Officer and also said that
"• had heard that the survey party had landed at Jobal Sham,
and tltai also belonged to him, and that he would not be
responsible for their safety.
33. On the afternoon of 13th March, Sheikh Saif bin Omar,
a representative of the Sultan of Muscat, arrived at Kbasab
in ordar to aettle the differencea between the Sheikh and the
34* . On 16th “-arch, as Sheikh Saif had failed to brinp
ttout any agreement and had returned to ’'uscat, and as ■
Ormonde c party had only a few more hours’ work to do to
complete.the triangulation, the p;<rty was landed early in
the merning and reached the top of Jabal Sham before daylight.
"Lupin" anchored off Hassa Tillage shortly
before daylight, and Senior Naval Officer ’b Interpreter landed
tc invito the >neikh to come on board and soe Comramding Office
All

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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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