'File No. II/9 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re. affairs in Persian Gulf, Maskat & Arabian Shore of the Persian Gulf. Nov '07 - Dec '08.' [19r] (39/132)
The record is made up of 1 volume (63 folios). It was created in 1 Oct 1905-19 Jan 1914. 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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to proceed at once to Dayir with a view to
the capture of the pirates at sea, hut with
authority to land a force at Dayir, or else
where in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, if necessary.
On the 10th December, it was reported
that the “ Highflyer ” had captured the pirate
dhows and also two of the three pirate
brothers, the third brother having escaped
inland.
As it was discovered that the prisoners
were Arab subjects of the Sheikh of Moham-
merah, Major Cox suggested that they should
be handed over to him for disposal instead of
to the Persian authorities at Bushire. His
Majesty’s Chargd d’Affaires at Tehran ascer
tained that the Persian Government would
raise no objection and accordingly authorised
the adoption of this course. The men were
handed over at Mohammerah on the 17th
December, and the Sheikh on receiving them
stated that he was familiar with their ante
cedents and guilt and that he intended to
imprison them for life.
221. In November last, the Political
T . . Resident in the Persian
to Messrs. Wonckhaus Gull reported that a
& Co - space on the river bank,
just below the town of Mohammerah,
had been leased to Messrs. Wonckhaus & Co.,
as a corn-wharf for eight years, at the end of
which period any brick or mud building on the
ground w r as to pass to the landlord. If the
ground were not required for building, the
firm bad the right of refusal at rent offered
by others. The ground was reported to be 40
metres in length and 100 metres deep, two
metres right of way being left on the bank.
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The volume mainly comprises printed reports for each month from October 1905 to December 1908 entitled 'Memoranda of information received during the month ... regarding external affairs relating to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Muscat and Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '. The memoranda are dated and despatched from the Foreign Department of the Government of India.
Topics covered in the memoranda include:
- arms trade at Muscat with Afghans
- proposed appointment of Italian consul at Muscat
- Muscat trade report
- piracy committed on a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. near Kuwait
- Najd affairs and relations with the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud)
- mining of red oxide on Abu Musa and Sirri islands
- overcrowding of pilgrim ships in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- quarantine arrangements for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- pearling industry in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- native dhows at Lingah flying the German flag
- lighting in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- installation of wireless telegraphy on vessels in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
The file ends with an acknowledgement by 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. , Kuwait (William George Grey) of receipt of the Memoranda of Affairs from 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. , Kuwait (William Henry Irvine Shakespear).
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- 1 volume (63 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 65; 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.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-64; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- 'File No. II/9 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re. affairs in Persian Gulf, Maskat & Arabian Shore of the Persian Gulf. Nov '07 - Dec '08.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 3ar, 3r:5v, 6ar, 6r:64v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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