File 3208/1908 Pt 1-2 ‘Persian Gulf: Piracy’ [‎front] (1/402)

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The volume comprises two parts, both of which contain correspondence relating to breaches of maritime law, referred to by British officials as cases of piracy:

• part 1, relating to incidents of shipwrecking occurring in 1909 and 1912 at Fuwairah, Qatar, and discussion amongst British officials over how best to respond to these incidents, which occurred in an area recognised as being under Ottoman Turkish rule;
• part 2, chiefly relating to maritime incidents occurring in 1906 and 1907 at the Persian port Dayir [Bandar-e Deyyer] on the Persian coast, including murder, and British pursuit of the suspected perpetrators.

The volume comprises parts 1 and 2 of 4. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format

1 volume (196 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 3208 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Piracy) consists of 2 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/155-156. The volumes are divided into 4 parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising the first volume, and parts 3 and 4 comprising the second volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first page with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 197; 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. Foliation anomalies: 66a, 66b.

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English in Latin script

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