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dump at British Basidu, which he wished to investigate. On the 11th August, there
fore, havino- embarked the consular agent, the senior naval officer proceeded to
British Basidu in H.M.S. " Triad. "
12. On the 12th August the consular agent was disembarked at Lingah, and
the senior naval officer in H.M.S. " I riad proceeded to Henjam.
13. At Henjam, information was received that the issue of a proclamation
restricting the movements of the people at night and prohibiting foreigners from
possessing firearms was under consideration by the Persian authorities. I p to the
time of writing this letter the proclamation has not been issued ; it is understood that
it has been sent to Bunder Abbas for signature.
14. In view of the situation on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , H.M.S. Cyclamen' has
been brought down from the northern end of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and H.M.S. " Lupin,"
in response to a request received from 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. , has been stationed at
British Basidu to prevent a threatened occupation of that place by Persian troops.
H. BO YES, Captain,
Senior 'Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Enclosure 3 in No. 1.
(Enclosure No. 2 to Letter of Proceedings from Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
dated August 17.)
Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.
Submitted. August 17, 1928.
ON the 30th July, 1928, Khan Bahadur Isa-bin-Abdul Latif, the British
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. agent at Shargah, came on board H.M.S. " Triad," and reported to the
senior naval officer that there was a very grave situation at Dabai, which was being
reflected along the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . According to his report, a motor dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. of the
Persian Customs Service had seized a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. belonging to Debai when close to lunb
Island.
2. Tunb Island, according to the latest information in the possession of the
senior naval officer, belongs to the Sheikh of Shargah, though the 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. agent
has a story that the Sheikh of Ras-al-Khaimah also lays claim to the island. It is
certain, however, that it belongs to one Trucial sheikh or another, and according to
correspondence printed and bound with the Trucial treaties, the Sheikh of Shargah
was recognised as the owner when the British Government established the lighthouse
there. At this time of the year (July), while the men are away at the pearling, it
is the custom for their families to move from their own villages to other places to
get some change of air during the hot weather.
3. The dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. is owned by Bader-bin-Mohamed, who is an Arab living at Debai.
The nakhuda (master) of the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. is Ataiba-bin-Rashid, an Arab of the Beni \as
tribe (of which the Sheikh of Debai is the head), and lives at Debai. She carried
seven men, five women and three children passengers when she left Debai. It should
here be noted that many statements as to the number of persons on board have .been
given to the senior naval officer, and the truth is not easy to extract from somewhat
excited Arabs, but the figures quoted above were given to the commanding officer of
H.M.S. " Lupin " by the owner of the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. at a meeting specially arranged for
that purpose by order of the senior naval officer, and held in the presence of the
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. agent and Sheikh Juma-bin-Muktum, who acts as secretary and adviser
to the Sheikh of Debai. The passengers had their personal possessions with them
and their food supplies for the remainder of the summer season. They were, it is
understood, bound for Khasab, though some may have intended to disembark at
Tunb Island. The dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. carried twenty bags of rice, five packages of dates, one
box of tea and one .bag of sugar; part of this was the property of the passengers and
part was to be landed at Tunb Island. The dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. expected to pick up one or two
more passengers at Tunb, and then was to have proceeded to Khasab.
4. She was becalmed off Tunb Island, when the Persian Customs vessel, which
had been anchored there, came out, seized her and took her to Lingah. At Lingah
everything was impounded by the Customs people, and the passengers were
apparently turned adrift to shift for themselves in the town.
5. When the news of this affair reached Debai the effect was so serious that
the 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. agent postponed his departure for his summer quarters at Ras-al-
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