Author
British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
and an Anglo-Iranian Oil Company tug at Khorramshahr in November 1943. Much of the follow-up correspondence concerns the seizure by the Iranian authorities of passports belonging to two Bahrainis who travelled to Khorramshahr to assist in affairs following the collision
Publication Date
13 Nov 1943-23 Jun 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
28
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1384
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000077
Library Location
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.
Date
13 Nov 1943-23 Jun 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file comprises correspondence concerning three cases involving dhows, as follows:
correspondence relating to a collision between a Bahrain-registered
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
and an Anglo-Iranian Oil Company tug at Khorramshahr in November 1943. Much of the follow-up correspondence concerns the seizure by the Iranian authorities of passports belonging to two Bahrainis who travelled to Khorramshahr to assist in affairs following the collision, and the Bahrain authorities’ efforts to have the passports returned. Principal correspondents in the case include: the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Bahrain (Major Tom Hickinbotham); the British Consul at Khorramshahr; the Adviser to the Bahrain Government (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) (ff 2-15);
correspondence dated 1944 relating to an enquiry made by an Indian company, Kanayalal Deepchand Hinduja, seeking the whereabouts of their vessel, the
Fathel Rahman
, missing while travelling from Bombay to Basra, with the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Bahrain reporting, after enquiries made with the Customs Director at Bahrain and the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent at Sharjah, that nothing is known of the vessel (ff 16-21);
correspondence dated June 1949 relating to an incident taking place off the coast of Sharjah/Dubai, in which a
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
engine caught fire, resulting in the death of one crew member and the injury of another, the latter taken on board HMS
Flamingo
for medical care. The principal correspondent in this case is the Senior Naval Officer in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
(Captain P Skelton) (ff 22-27).
