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Senior Uaval Officer, Persian Gulf.
23rd January, 1943. No. 407.
H.B.M. Consul, Kerman.
No. 407
, . l ^ :ie attached report is forwarded with refer
to your No. 7 9^/of 9th December as it appears to have
some bearing on the matter.
1 O *"
1 have not been able to verify that this
dhow actually sailed ex Basra as no number is quoted.
Similarly the Collector of Customs, Basra is not in
a position to state if the dhow f s papers were in
order or not.
3-• Will you please advise me what credence you
afford to this report. I presume the places referred
to should read JASK and MUSANDUM ISLAND.
4.- I am asking Sind C.I.D. if they can obtain
the registration number of the dhow in creation.
Sgd. C.P. Hammill
COMMODORE.
THE NAVAL OFEICE
No.- AD/23/5295
KARACHI
11th January 1943
From Naval Officer in Charge, 11th
Karachi
To Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf.
Copy to Staff Officer (Intelligence) Bombay)
Following Piracy report was received on llth January
1.
from the Sind C.I.D.
* A source reports that he learnt in Khorfakhan that
Nakhuda Haji Ali of Kisham (Iranian) on his way to
Karachi from Basra with dates was looted by pirates
in four boats and he along with 13 of his crew were
killed by them and their bodies were thrown in the
sea. The boat was left at large. The incident took
place between Jash and Hamasama Islands. The names
of the headmen of the pirates are said to be (1) Mirza,
(2) Brahim, (3) Dost Mahammed and (4) Hassan. They
and their followers were armed with rifles. Nos (l)
and (2) had about 25 followers each. The headmen are
reported to be related to each other.’'
No date of the occurrence was given and reliability of
source is not known.
(Signed)
CAPTAIN.
RHL.
ITo. C/A-S, .
HAVAL OS’E’ICBR IH CHARGE KARACHI.
Office of the Political Resident
in the Persian Gulf.
Camp, Kuwait.
2nd March 1943.
Copy forwarded, with compliments, to
His Majesty’s Vice-Consul, Bandar Abbas.
The Political Agent, Muscat, v/