ملف رقم ٣٢٠٨ لسنة ١٩٠٨، جزء ١، "الخليج الفارسي: قراصنة ديّر (الساحل الفارسي)" [و‎‎١‎٨‎٥] (٣٣٠/٣٠٩)

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Action taken by the Residency.
orders from Tehran, as she was under the control of the Customs Director. On
receipt of this the Resident telegraphed (5th January 1907) to the Minister
informing mm of the position of affairs and requesting that the Persian Govern
ment be moved to direct the Governor to proceed to Dashti in the “ Mozaffer.”
At the same time (6th January 1907) he requested the senior Naval Officer
(Captain Bowman) who happened to be at Bushire, to proceed to Dayir and
make enquiries with a view to obtaining, if possible, further details regarding the
On February 16th the Minister replied to the Resident’s telegram inform-
mg him that it was stated by the Persian Government that the necessary
orders had been sent. In the meantime, however, there had been a change of
Governors. The Derya Begi having left Bushire on the 30th January was^suc-
ceeded by Hap Saeed*es-Sultaneh, and the latter having been offered the Gover
norship of Dashti by the Pars authorities and having accepted the same (28th
February) the Pars Government to whom a reference was made on the subject
by His Majesty’s Consul as Shiraz repudiated jurisdiction and threw back res
ponsibility on Bushire. The new Governor of the Gulf Ports however promised
to take necessary action in the matter, though he at the same time denied having
received any orders from Tehran in that connection. No action has up to date
been taken by him and the Resident now understands that the Saeed-es-Sultaneh
has submitted his resignation of the Governorship of Dashti though this has not
yet been accepted.
On 16th June 1907, in reply to Resident’s telegram No. 92—376 of 16th
idem regarding another piracy committed apparently by the same gang on a
Koweit Dhow^ His Majesty’s Minister intimated that he could hold out no hopes
that useful action would be taken by the Persian Government at present.
Brief details of a piracy committed on a Koweit Dhow.
A Koweit boom with a crew of 4 men, natives of Bassora, and owned by Ali
bin Hamad ul Fathala, originally of Bahrein, but domiciled (since 40 years) in
Koweit, left Koweit for Bassora on December 24th, 1906, leaving the latter place
again on her return journey on January 4th, 1907. She never returned and was
given up for lost.
According to the father of the nakhoda, who helped to load up the boat at
Bassora, there were about 25 native passengers on board, amongst whom were—
(1) the daughter of Brahim bin Nugaimish, wife of Ali bin Nugaimish;
(2) Abdur Rahmam bin Shahab;
both well known in Koweit.
piracy.
Bushire j
The 23 rd June /go?.
P. Z. COZ, Major,
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf