File 3208/1908 Pt 1 ‘Persian Gulf: Dayir pirates (coast of Persia)’ [‎173v] (286/330)

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About the middle of March, news was received that the boom had been seen
derelict off the island of Amair on the Arab Coast near El K at if, but on enquiries
being made there by the owner’s son Hussein, he was informed that it had been
salved and taken by the inhabitants of the island to Bahrein for sale.
Subsequently it transpired that the vessel had been recognised at Bahrein by
friends of Ali bin Fathala, and enquiries were made, which led to Sheikh Esa
giving orders for the boat to be returned to the original owner whose son had
now arrived at Bahrein with a letter from Sheikh Mubarek. The Amair people
declared that they had found in the boom many blood marks, a severed human
arm and the remains of a man with his hands tied behind his back and towed by
the boom The vessel when found was said to have been absolutely empty con
taining not a sail or a cubit’s length of rope. Its hull was however in perfectly
sea worthy condition.
Haii Abdullah bin Muhammad Arab, nakhoda of Kharg Island, made a
statement before the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Koweit, on 21st May to the effect that he
had recently been sitting in a coffee-shop at Bahrein when a Persian of Dayir,
who was present and discussing these piracies, stated that the sons of Hamaidi,
the notorious pirates, were well known in his village. They had recently been
absent for two or three months and had then returned bringing dates and brace
lets and goldlaced clothes of women.
The chief of them was one by name Abdulla bin Humaidi oi Basrah and
his sons—
(1) Abdur Reza. : *
(2) Name unknown.
Their crew consisted of—
(1) Sevyid Mehdi of Ganawa (a well known robber, once punished by the
headman of Bunder Rig.)
(2) Six men of Daiyir.
The man further stated that their head-quarters used to be Daiyir, but that
now they lurked in Khor Ziyarat and had a
at * 2 * house in Um-el-Kurran* and Jabrin Island.
On 6th June Sheikh Mubarek wrote pressing for the punishment of these
men and offering to arm a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. for the purpose. His proposal is under refer
ence to Government.
BUSHIRE;
The 23rd June igoj.
P. Z. COX, Major }
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. .
Telegram No. 5 .- 367 , dated the 25 th July 1907 .
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From*-The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department,
Simla,
To—MAJOR P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., 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. .
Your letter No. 1364, dated 23rd June 1907, regarding piracy on Koweit
dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. . Please report by telegraph whether a full pecuniary demand has been
put in against the Persian Government for these piracies.
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Telegram No. 12 , dated the 6 th (received 7 th) August 1907 .
From—MAJOR P, Z. Cox, C.I.E., 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. , Shiraz,
To—-The Foreign Secretary, Simla.
Piracy on Koweit dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. . Please refer to your telegram No. S.-367, dated
July 25th. His Majesty’s Minister telegraphs in reply to enquiry from me—
“ I have made representations about the piracy.”
The representations have apparently been made quite recently, but in any
case they will be devoid of result in my opinion.
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