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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎27r] (58/602)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (299 folios). It was created in 1884-1906. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .

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EESIDENCY AND MUSCAT POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. FOR 1884-85.
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latest news received is tliat AbdallaTi-bin-Su'ood was deputed by his uncle and brothers
to negotiate terms of peace with Muhammad-ibn-Rashid, and that the principle of uti
possidetis had been accepted by both sides and presents exchanged. The intelligence still
requires confirmation.
24. Sa'eed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. has continued to govern this district
El-Hasa. on the part of the Porte, and appears to do so with
marked ability.
25. A robbery was committed in August by a gang of Beni Hajir on a boat belong
ing to El-Katr whilst lying at anchor at El-Kateef. Some of the Beni Hajir tribe were
arrested.
26. In March 1884 it was reported that several boats of Bahrain had been impressed for
conveyance of Turkish soldiers from Ojair to Ras Tanoorah. The complaint having been sub
mitted by 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. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. to Constantinople., the Crovernment of the
Porte denied the truth of the report, on which Her Majesty's Ambassador desired to be
furnished with additional proof, so as to be able to convince the Porte of the truth of the
allegation. Further depositions of eye-witnesses, attested by a Kadhi, were accordingly
furnished in July.
27. The case of a boat belonging to a British Indian similarly impressed was also submit
ted, and 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 Baghdad endeavoured to induce the Wali of Baghdad to afford
some compensation.
28. In April Nasir-bin-Mubarik wrote to the Resident, saying he was anxious to maintain
^ ^ friendly relations with the British Government and to act
in accordance with their wishes, and expressing a desire
to send a messenger to Bushire. A reply was sent to the effect that the Resident would be happy
to receive his messenger. In July the messenger, Khamees-bin-Jooma, arrived in Bushire,
and it turned out that Nasir-bin-Mubarik's request was that the Resident should obtain resti
tution of his groves in Bahrain which were confiscated many years ago. The Resident in
formed Khamees that he declined to recommend this proposal to the Chief of Bahrain.
29. In April a branch of the Beni Hajir raided the Katr coast, and killed the son of
Ali-bin-Rashid, Chief of Wakrah.
30. In May Sheikh Jasim of El-Bida wrote to the Resident, stating that he had resigned
the Government of El-Bida and professing friendly sentiments.
31.. In July 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 Bahrain reported that Sheikh Jasim contemplated
putting to sea with a force with a view to attacking some of the Beni Hajir residing at Zahran.
A letter was addressed to Sheikh Jasim desiring bim to abandon that intention.
32. The adherents of Sheikh Jasim in El-Katr had been for some time at enmity with the
'Ajman tribe of El-Hasa, and great fears were entertained of an attack being made by the
'Ajman on El-Bida. The ■'Ajman, however, abandoned their intention of attacking Katr, and
proceeded to a watering station called Booneyzan between Katr and Oman. The 'Ajman were
joined by a branch of the A1 Morrah and some Beni Hajir, hostile to the people of El-Katr
and the total force was said to be 2,000. They were opposed at Booneyzan by a body of 1,200
Arabs composed of A1 Monasir and rival branches of A1 Morrah and Beni Hajir, and a severe
fight occurred, in which the 'Ajman and their allies were completely defeated with heavy loss.
As the victors were friends and partizans of Sheikh Jasim, the latter was much elated.
33. It was expected that the 'Ajman would assemble in force in Hasa and attack Katr in
view to retrieving their lost prestige and avenging themselves on their enemies, but hitherto
no such attempt has been made.
Sheikh Jasim sent a present of four horses to the Sultan of Muscat, and received some
ammunition in return.
5.—EARS.
34. The arrangements for the administration of the province of Ears, described in para
graphs 32 and 33 of the Annual Report for 1883-84, have remained unaltered.
35. Mirza Muhammad Khan, formerly Foreign Office Agent at Bushire, was, in May,
appointed Foreign Office Agent for Shiraz,
36. The Shiraz districts have not been free from petty disturbances and robberies, which
occurrences are owing to the slackness of the present Government of Fars. The province of

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The volume contains printed copies of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Administration Reports. The Reports are incomplete (according to the introductory letters and lists of contents). Some of the Reports bear manuscript corrections. The following Reports are represented :

The Reports include a general summary 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. (covering the constituent agencies and consulates that made up 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. , and topics such as the slave trade, piracy, the movements of Royal Navy ships, official appointments, and the weather); meteorological tables; separate reports on Muscat (also referred to as Maskat); reports on trade and commerce; and a number of appendices on special topics, such as supplementary notes on the care and culture of date trees and fruit (Report, 1883-84), historical sketch of the Portuguese in eastern Arabia (Report, 1884-85), notes on a tour through Oman and El-Dhahireh [Al Dhahirah] by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles (Report, 1885-86), notes on cholera in Persia (Report, 1889-90), report on the cholera epidemic in Maskat, Matrah, and Oman (Report, 1899-1900), and information on individuals and tribes.

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1 volume (299 folios)
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The Reports are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is an introductory letter/table of contents at the front of each Report, but these show that the Reports are not complete.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 3 on the second folio after the front cover, and continues through to 299 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.

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