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File 3208/1908 Pt 1 ‘Persian Gulf: Dayir pirates (coast of Persia)’ [192v] (324/330)
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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Inclosure 3 in No. 1 .
Sir A. Hardinge to Mushir-ed-Dowleh.
Y E llency Tehran, March 9 , 1904 .
° U I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday s date^..
respBctmg^piracy^m the^Peis^e^ ^ haTe rece i ve d your Excellency’s note of the 24 th
October before my departure from Tehran, and, therefore, in time to discuss the -news
expressed in it with the Viceroy of India, I do not think that even the Viceroy cou
have given effect to the wishes of the Persian Government without a ref e r . ence . to th , e
Admiralty in London, from which the instructions to the Commanders of His Majesty s
ships in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
are issued, through the Admiral commanding the Indian
I will of course, transmit your Excellency’s note under reply to the Marquess of
Lansdowne for communication, should he deem it expedient, to the Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty, but, if you will refer to my note of the 25 th April of last year, you
will see that his Lordship, while expressing the inability of His Majesty s Government
to issue any new orders to His Majesty’s vessels which could restrict the efficiency ol
their action in maintaining the maritime peace of the Gulf, instructed me to assure
you that their Commanders would always be careful to respect the sovereign rights ot
Persia.
I avail, &c.
(Signed) ARTHUR H. HARDINGE.
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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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