File 16/19 I The sinking of SS
Daphuin Muscat Harbour
Date:
1943/1943
Description:
Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the sinking in June 1943 of SS
Dahpuin Muscat harbour.Issues discussed include:Reports of the sinkingThe investigation into the cause of the sinking and list of casualtiesOrganisation of a guard on the wreckRemoval of ammunition from the sunken ship.The principal correspondents in the file: the Political Agent, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Commander in Chief, East Indies Station; Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department; and the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 112; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.