File 619/1907 Pt 7 'Arms traffic: Persian Gulf. Debai incident.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 619/1907 Pt 7 'Arms traffic: Persian Gulf. Debai incident.'
- Date:
- 1910/1911
- Description:
- Abstract: The correspondence discusses an incident at Debai [Dubai] on 24 December 1910 in which a landing party from HMS Hyacinthentered Debai to search a house for illegally trafficked arms and came under fire from local residents.The correspondence includes detailed accounts of the incident by British naval officials, and discussions regarding the terms and conditions that were imposed on the Sheikh of Debai [Shaikh Buṭṭī bin Suhayl Āl Maktūm] in the aftermath of events.The principal correspondents include the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Percy Zachariah Cox), the Naval Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station (Edmond John Warre Slade), the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India (Arthur Henry McMahon), the Viceroy of India (Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst), the Secretary of State for India (Robert Crew-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe), the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey), and representatives of the India Office and the Foreign Office.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 160, and terminates at f 230, as part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military operations
Emir of Dubai, Āl Maktūm dynasty - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100027673310.0x000003_ar
81055/vdc_100027673310.0x000003_en
IOR/L/PS/10/115/2
IOR/L/PS/10/115/2