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File 3208/1908 Pt 3 ‘Persian Gulf: Taona piracy case’ [‎201r] (39/206)

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The record is made up of 102 folios. It was created in 16 Jun 1905-16 Jun 1913. 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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TAONA PIRATES.
H.M.s. "Sphinx" at Reahire,
12th August 1909.
Sir,
¥/ith reference to ay letter No.2313 of 24th July I
have the honour to forvart a report in triplicate from the
Cora landing Officer H.M.S. "Redbreast" of his proceedings in
execution of the service referred to.
2. The Political Resilient has been informed and the
letters fron the Sheikhs of Charek and Abu Thab'i have been
forwarded to him.
The prisoner, Ohaithoo bin Jasim, who the Sheikh
of Abu Thabi refused to receive, has been disposed of in
accordance with the Resident's request, oory^attached.
H.”.S. "Redbreast" sailed for Basra under the conraanc
of Lieutenant E.J.N.Tisdail, yesterday immediately after
handing over the prisoner to an escort on boardtho ail
steamer for Bahrein.
I ho^e that the change of climate •Till benefit the
crew.
*3. Other matters arising on the resort are dealt with
separately*
I have, etc...
fhe Commander in Chief
Ships & Vessels,
East Indies
(Sgd) Shirley Litchfield
Commander o S.N.O.
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.

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Part 3 comprises correspondence relating to an incident occurring in 1902 in which four Abu Thabi [Abu Dhabi] pearl fishers (described as being of the Sudan tribe) were murdered near Charak [Bandar-e Chārak], Persia, by inhabitants of the nearby port of Taona [Bandar-e Ţāḩūneh]. The part’s principal correspondents are: Major Percy Zachariah Cox ( 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. ); Sir George Head Barclay (British Minister at Tehran); William Graham Greene (Assistant Secretary to the Admiralty).

The correspondence covers:

  • efforts by the British authorities to establish the identities and whereabouts of the perpetrators of the crime, and efforts to obtain compensation for the crime on behalf of the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi. Much is also made in the correspondence of the long period of time taken to resolve the case, and the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi’s frustration at the delay;
  • the capture in 1909 by HMS Redbreast of one of the men believed to have been involved in the murders (including a report of the capture by Lieutenant Commander Joseph Armand Shuter of HMS Redbreast , dated 5 July 1909, ff 222-225);
  • the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi’s refusal to detain the suspect at Abu Dhabi, for fear of the unrest that it might cause in the town, chiefly amongst the relatives of the murdered men;
  • a proposal made by the Government of India to pay 11,000 Indian rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. as compensation to the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, with hope of compensation forthcoming from Persia looking unlikely.

A minute at the end of the correspondence, written by Sir Thomas William Holderness of 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. , dated 1913 (f 190), offers a succinct précis of the events of the case.

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