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'File 9/50 (B 16) The Debai Incident' [38br] (86/492)
The record is made up of 1 volume (238 folios). It was created in 25 Dec 1910-7 Aug 1912. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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GUN-RUNNING IN THE
PERSIAN GULP.
THE DEBAI INCIDENT.
(from our correspondent. )
BOMBAY, J an. 20. j
Advices from the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
state thai
the preventive measures taken against gun-
running are so complete that only small batche|
of a dozen rifles can be landed On the Persiar
shore at a time, and these only at rare intervals,:
The Debai episode arose from the knowledge
i that some guns were concealed in the town.
IThe Sheikh denied the existence of a cache,
but agreed to the search. The rifles were
found buried, so picks and shovels were sent
for. The demeanour of the Arabs then grew
increasingly threatening, and fire was opened
simultaneously on four branches of the landing
party, who appeared in danger of annihilation.
The Arabs were under cover, and used soft-
nosed bullets, while the British were in the open
till they threw up rude intrenchments on the
beach. When the flag-captain personally ad
dressed the Sheikh and the Hyacinth shelled
the town the firing. ceased. The Arabs laid
out 37 dead, and their losses were probably
heavier.
On December 28 Admiral Slade and Major
Cox presented the Sheikh with an ultimatum.
The squadron assembled to enforce it, and the
Sheikh complied with all the terms. Debai
has since been quiet. The Admiral has returned
to Bombay in the Hyacinth to-day.
'
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This file contains reports and correspondence relating to an attack on British soldiers by Arab inhabitants of Dubai. The reports and correspondence are mainly between Lieutenant-Colonel P.Z. 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. and His British Majesty's Consul General), The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department at Calcutta and Sheikh Butti-bin-Soheil (Chief of Dubai) and discuss the reparation terms demanded by the British.
The file includes a naval report of the landing at Dubai by armed British soldiers and seamen led by Major Heriot of the Royal Marines Light Infantry, dated 25 December 1910, together with two pencil sketch maps of Dubai drawn from memory, showing buildings, the shore line, military positions and direction of fire during the attack, dated 26 December 1910 (folios 18-25).
The file also includes several letters in Arabic, mainly from Sheikh Butti of Dubai to Colonel Cox, together with English translations. Among them is a witness statement containing an account of the incident, together with the signatures and seals of 83 principal residents of Dubai attesting to its veracity, dated 5 January 1911 (folio 60).
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- 1 volume (238 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There is a rough handwritten subject index on the inside of the front cover.
- Physical characteristics
There are two different foliation sequences in the file.
Original foliation sequence: every folio in the file, except two folios at the start and end of the file, have been numbered sequentially in the top right hand corner, starting at the front of the file. Folios 1 to 115 are numbered in pencil, folios 116 to 197 in red crayon and folios 198 to 241 in blue crayon.
Second foliation sequence: every folio in the file has been numbered sequentially in pencil, in the top right hand corner, starting at the front of the file.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- 'File 9/50 (B 16) The Debai Incident'
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