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File 3208/1908 Pt 1 ‘Persian Gulf: Dayir pirates (coast of Persia)’ [129r] (197/330)
The record is made up of 163 folios. It was created in 1904-1908. 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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Copy of Tolo^run from Tho Comr-uidor in Chiof,
Ka^t Indies, No. lor, d^tod Bombay 11th Doconbor
Ih.^b a*m 0 reoeivod loth December, 10 p.m.
Pirates in
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Foilo^In ; T received from Consul—General, Bushire -
Dhows, pirates, re* 5 red, two of throe pirate brothers
arrested* The third escaped ini *nd. Prisoners now on
"Highflyer" and dhows transferred to ny custody ponding dis
posal* The prisoners v/ho are primarily Arab subjects of
Shoik of Mohamerah. adiaitted thoir identity ^id notoriety
as pirates but alleged bad reputation due piracies comnittod
by then 7 or R years ago at Sheikh Mubarak*s biddirg upon tho
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
of his onony Ypsuf Ibrahim and adherents*
naturally do not admit Shivo or Koweit piracies attributed to
then.
In tho former case we ha^o tho original evidence of
individual^ who escaped, corroborated by further testimony of
f kOju,^,
his uncle PakboH^ ir* In i-y opinion it would bo
altogether unsafe to hand the prisoners over to tho Governor
of Gulf Ports (in whoso imnodiato jurisdiction they wore
seized), exco] t for the purpose of inmodiato execution in our
presence. Captain Hiekloy concurs with no in thinking that
those brothers are clearly so notorious all over tho Gulf as
dangerous pirates that wo are fully justified in insisting on
thoir inmodiato execution publicly at Bushiro without turthor
deley or discussion. The
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
should bo simultaneously burnt
in Pushiro harbour mnile H.h* Ships are hero. Sows of tho
capture and such public and prompt retribution will travel
' ■ quickly
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Part 1 of the volume comprises correspondence concerning criminal actions reported to have taken place in ports and around the coastal waters of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including arms trafficking and murder, designated by British Government officials under the rubric of piracy. Key correspondents include: 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. (Major Percy Zachariah Cox); Foreign Office officials (Sir Louis Du Pan Mallet; Sir Charles Hardinge); the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty (Sir Charles Inigo Thomas); the Under Secretary of State for India (Sir Arthur Godley); the British Ambassador at Tehran (Charles Murray Marling).
Reference is made to incidents taking place in 1906 and 1907 (ff 182-185), committed by individuals previously expelled from Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], and now residing in the Dashtī ports of Dayir [Bandar-e Deyyer] and Kangan [Bandar-e Kangān] in Persia. Much of the subsequent correspondence details British officials’ negotiations with the Persian Government to send vessels to the Dashtī coast, in order to apprehend the suspected individuals and destroy ‘strongholds’ along the coast. Naval reports sent by Captain C S Hickley of HMS Highflyer (ff 54-66a) and Lieutenant Shirley Litchfield of HMS Sphinx (ff 66b-75) provide details of the expedition in November 1907 to Dayir, which resulted in the successful apprehension of the suspects. Later correspondence refers to the British Government’s expression of appreciation for the assistance provided by the Khan of Bander Rig [Bandar Rīg] in apprehending the suspects, the handover of the suspects to the Shaikh of Mohammerah, and British officials’ desire that, should it be proved that the suspects committed murder, the death penalty be passed on them.
The file also contains correspondence relating to the Shaikh of Kuwait’s activities in dealing with incidents of piracy in the waters around the Shatt al Arab, and the deportation from Muscat to Karachi of a number of Afghans believed to be involved in arms trafficking.
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- 32r:65v, 66ar:66bv, 67r:195v
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