File 332/1912 'Sokotra: looting of the Kuala; Development of Socotra'
IOR/L/PS/10/215
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The record is made up of 1 volume (120 folios). It was created in Nov 1911-Jun 1920. 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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The volume contains correspondence, memoranda, notes, and minutes relating to the looting of the SS Kuala by inhabitants of Socotra following its grounding off the coast of the island in November 1911. Some of the correspondence is included as enclosures, sometimes in the form of printed collections relating to a particular matter. The volume includes handwritten drafts. The majority of the correspondence is between the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, 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. , Foreign Department of the Government of India, Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , Salvage Association, Port Authorities at Bombay, and the Political 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. at Aden.
The papers cover several matters, including:
- the initial report of the incident, by Robert McKinnon, Chief Officer aboard the SS Kuala (folios 109-113);
- the request by the Imperial Merchant Service Guild for action by 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. ;
- the condition of the vessel;
- the whereabouts of the remaining crew members and their rescue by Austrian Steam Navigation Company vessel SS Trieste ;
- the question of compensation;
- a proposal for a general survey of the island.
At the rear of the volume is correspondence from 12 October 1897-13 January 1898 concerning a similar case involving SS Aden which was used to inform the discussion over that of SS Kuala .
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (120 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 42; 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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- English in Latin script
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- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/215
- Former external reference(s)
- P 332/1912
- Date(s)
- Nov 1911-Jun 1920 (CE, Gregorian)
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- LootingEconomic sanctionsMarine salvageShipwrecks
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- Socotra
- People & organisations
- India OfficeGovernment of India, Foreign and Political DepartmentGovernment of BombayPolitical Resident, AdenSS Kuala, shipImperial Merchant Service Guild, trade unionBraemar (Incorporating The Salvage Association), marine consultants and surveyors
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- File 332/1912 'Sokotra: looting of the Kuala; Development of Socotra'
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- 119r:120r, 115r:116r
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- Williams Atkinson, Fred
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- File 332/1912 'Sokotra: looting of the Kuala; Development of Socotra'
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- 105r:108r, 97r:99r, 95r
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- Moore, T. W.
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- File 332/1912 'Sokotra: looting of the Kuala; Development of Socotra'
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- File 332/1912 'Sokotra: looting of the Kuala; Development of Socotra'
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- 87r:88v, 78r, 27r, 19r
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- Lowrey, Joseph
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- File 332/1912 'Sokotra: looting of the Kuala; Development of Socotra'
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- 54r
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- Osterreichischer Lloyd xx Austrian Lloyd Steam Navigation Company
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- Title
- File 332/1912 'Sokotra: looting of the Kuala; Development of Socotra'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:18v, 19v:26v, 27v:52v, 54v:60v, 61v:77v, 78v:83v, 86r:86v, 93v:94v, 95v:96v, 99v:104v, 108v, 113v:114v, 116v:118v, 120v:121v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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