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Coll 30/111 'British Naval Stations in: Establishments at Khor Quwai and Bahrain. Evacuation of Henjam and Basidu.' [413r] (830/1154)
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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Page 9
A P P S N D I
PART IV.
BAER.!] BE
NO. 2.
Description,
34
The Admiralty land at
on the 14th and 15th January This^dn B Se n J t Wa ? # inspected
satisfactorily for building and r-’chltlomTi ' n 1 ■ ® elf ver y
main it i, n level qtnBiA -A i -o,aticmal ourposes. in the
L.am ix is ' A^iei strotcn, slightly above High ; ’ r ater level
The nature of the ground varies considerably'/the best for
building being on the north east portion of the site/dr®
the Wo existing houses are at present sited. The remainder of
tne area is mainly unsatisfactory from a building point of view,
out is quite suitable for recreation grounds.
C onsid eration o f Jufair on Plan f A 1 Basis.
35. As the
controlling facto
the nature of the
restricted to the
have been so plac
of the Officers 1
the two ex i s t ing
Es t ab 1 i shm. e nt h as
considered the be
ground generally is very level, the
rs in siting are the climatic conditions, and
sub-soil. Thus, the building sites have been
north east section and the buildings thermelve,
ed as to face roughly north west. In the case
Club and 'Van’s Canteen, use has been made of
gardens, whilst the remainder of the
been grouped reasonably adjacent to what is
st position for the causeway.
[1
I
Materials.
36.
reasonable
available
fittings >
would have
that a 5/c
paid to the
at
Ample quantities of building stone are available
rates, while other constructional material not
locally can readily be obtained from Iraq. Special
such as those innumerated in the case of Hhor Kuwai
to be obtained from United Kingdom. It is probable
import duty on all. imported material 'would have to be
B ahroin Gov or nment. .
Local Labour.
37. As much unskilled labour as would be required could
readily be obtained, but it is understood from .the Adviser to
the Bahrein Government that o ' ing to the extensive building wor~
being carried out by the Bahrein Petroleum Company, the amount
•of skilled labour available is at present very limited.
Design and Go nstrac tion.
38. This it is advised, should.be on the
those already proposed for Khor Kuwai.
Cause wav.
39. with reference to paragraph
position for the causeway appears to u
Inis will afford smelter ?° 0 "? t able for building development
connects with the ground most ouit-aoi
H ^ is " U fgf^lssnr-°length SF approxirnately~ 2000 ’
desirable m view oi the n^cesomry material,
to economise as far as possible in ouilding maw
Construction. It is_ r
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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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