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File 3208/1908 Pt 1 ‘Persian Gulf: Dayir pirates (coast of Persia)’ [56r] (49/330)
The record is made up of 163 folios. It was created in 1904-1908. 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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rendezvous in order that ’’Highflyer 1 ’ should not appear near
Dayir, before the proper moment, as her presence ir that
locality would immediately arouse suspicion and it was absol
utely necessary to obtain all possible information secretly.
8 . During our consultation the action to be taken at
Dayir was fully discussed. It was presumed that the natives
of Dayir would not oppose us, but it was fully recognised that
they would not give any infor nation immediately they suspected
that any active measures were being taken against the pirates,
for fear of future treatment at the hands of the Khans of
Dashti and Dayir (Father and Hon), who without doubt have
harboured these desperadoes. The Resident,
Native Agent
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
and
the Sayyid agreed with my suggestion that if sufficient evidence
was obtained that the <xk Khans were cognisant of, or had
connived at the presence of the pirates in or near Dayir, or
refused to hand them over, strong measures should be taken
to bring them to understand their responsibilities, and I
suggested that in the latter contingency the Fort in which
the Khan of Dayir lived should be knocked down by gun fire,
due warning having been given to the inhabitants. The broad
outline of this action commended itself to the Resident, the
Native /.gent and the Sayyid, who all said that it would have a
more beneficial and lasting effect on the co-mmity, than
the perhaps evil effects of attacking and burning a village,
with the attendant possibilities of innocent blood being shed.
9. The Resident came on board ’’Highflyer” and the
’’Sphiax” left at 1 p.m. on 30th, for Lingah and Dayir. I
ordered the "Lapwing” from Jask to Bundar Abbas on 30th , to
be at the disposal of the Consul there, as the Resident had
received a telegram saying that the people there were inclined
to panic owing to a threatened attack by nomad tribes from
inland. I have heard nothing more on the subject and the
’’Lapwing” has returned to the Makran Coast.
10. During
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Part 1 of the volume comprises correspondence concerning criminal actions reported to have taken place in ports and around the coastal waters of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including arms trafficking and murder, designated by British Government officials under the rubric of piracy. Key correspondents include: the 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. (Major Percy Zachariah Cox); Foreign Office officials (Sir Louis Du Pan Mallet; Sir Charles Hardinge); the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty (Sir Charles Inigo Thomas); the Under Secretary of State for India (Sir Arthur Godley); the British Ambassador at Tehran (Charles Murray Marling).
Reference is made to incidents taking place in 1906 and 1907 (ff 182-185), committed by individuals previously expelled from Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], and now residing in the Dashtī ports of Dayir [Bandar-e Deyyer] and Kangan [Bandar-e Kangān] in Persia. Much of the subsequent correspondence details British officials’ negotiations with the Persian Government to send vessels to the Dashtī coast, in order to apprehend the suspected individuals and destroy ‘strongholds’ along the coast. Naval reports sent by Captain C S Hickley of HMS Highflyer (ff 54-66a) and Lieutenant Shirley Litchfield of HMS Sphinx (ff 66b-75) provide details of the expedition in November 1907 to Dayir, which resulted in the successful apprehension of the suspects. Later correspondence refers to the British Government’s expression of appreciation for the assistance provided by the Khan of Bander Rig [Bandar Rīg] in apprehending the suspects, the handover of the suspects to the Shaikh of Mohammerah, and British officials’ desire that, should it be proved that the suspects committed murder, the death penalty be passed on them.
The file also contains correspondence relating to the Shaikh of Kuwait’s activities in dealing with incidents of piracy in the waters around the Shatt al Arab, and the deportation from Muscat to Karachi of a number of Afghans believed to be involved in arms trafficking.
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