Author
the British India Steam Navigation Company
Publication Date
13 Aug 1929-13 May 1930 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
74
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1369
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000068
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 Aug 1929-13 May 1930 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file comprises correspondence, statements and other papers related to a collision which took place on 12 August 1929, twelve miles off the coast of Bahrain, between a steamer, the SS
Bandra
, operated by the British India Steam Navigation Company (BISN), and a
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
, working on the pearl banks in the area.
The first portion of the file contains witness statements made by various individuals at the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain, including those by Commander Arthur Danbrook, in charge of the SS
Bandra
, and Hassan bin Muhammad bu Ali, the nakhuda on the pearling
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
(ff 5-22).
The second portion of the file contains correspondence relating to Hassan bin Muhammad bu Ali’s claim against the SS
Bandra
and the BISN, chiefly concerned with the value of pearls lost when his
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
sank. Correspondence includes: discussion between British political officials over the best means of formal inquiry into the incident, in consequence of the nearest marine court being located in Bombay; suspension of Captain Danbrook by the BISN; repeated petitions made by Hassan bin Muhammad bu Ali for financial redress; the Government of India’s decision not to convene a marine court (f 61), and the recommendation by 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.
that Hassan bin Muhammad bu Ali file a suit at Bahrain’s mixed court (f 60); confirmation of an out of court settlement agreed between Hassan bin Muhammad bu Ali and the BISN (f 72).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. There are no file notes at the end of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English files: 12/2
