'14/169 Differences between Shaikh Rashid of Um ul Kowein and his brother Naser bin Ahmad, June 1912 to 22 Jany 1917' [‎130r] (268/447)

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Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , for imposing the will of Government on this recalcitrant Shaikh
The overwhelming display of force, the accuracy of the firing which in a crowded
town caused the dc'atn of only nine peisons, mostly it is stated, buried beneath
the debris of the fal.en toner, the almost instantaneous shock of the punishment
meted out as 1 have said elsewhere the whole affair was over in less than ten
minutes -combine to convey a lesson that the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. will not soon forget
Khan Bahadur 'Abdul L.atif, 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, proved useful and his forecast
of events and their results intelligent and accurate.
ii. A copy of this letter has been sent to His Excellency the Naval Com
mander-in -Chief and the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division.
APPENDIX A.
No. 130, dated the 18th March 1914.
From — M ajor S. G. K nox, Polit cal Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
To— S haikh R ashid bin A hmad, Chief of Umm al-2aiwain.
After Compliments.—\ write to you in continuation of the letter from Sir
Percy Cox, No. 374) dated 25th October I9'3) which was delivered to you by
the interpreter of H. M. S. fox on the 3'st October, and to which vou have
returned an evasive and unsatisfactory reply.
The patience of Government is now exhausted and I have received their
directions to insist on your paying the sum of Rs. 10,000 in settlement of your
brother's claims against you and in addition a fine of Rs. 15,000 for your
contumacy.
^ You are allowed until noon of Friday the 20th March, to comply with the
apove conditions, and should you fail so to comply, your town of Umm-al-Qaiwain
will be bombarded and you will be responsible for any evils that mny thereby
befall yourself and your people.
APPENDIX B.
Translation of letter received on hoard H. " /p/^,
from Shaikh Rashid bin Ahmad of U
sident, dated 21st RahV -ath-Jhani.
Your honoured letter, dated 20th of current month, has reached and your
condition of safety rejoiced us and what you mentioned is known. You referred
to the letter of the high-ranked Consul, Sir Percy Cox, dated as you mentioned
and it (that letter) is present with us.
He did not mention the firing of cannon in it, nor did he terrify us with
such a thing,
iNow is our argument plain to your honour ?
(excuse)
Are we oppressors or oppressed ?
And the aforesaid {i.e^ Sir Percy Cox), and ourselves corresponded and we
saw nothing from him that frightened until he went away. And then the Consul,
(was savage)
named Mr. Lorimer, stayed in his place months and he mentioned to us no
demands.
And your honour knows that we are under treaty of the Great Government
3,1 it is certain that she will not be pleased with such oppressive acts against
(believed)
"s , e the oppressors commit. And no doubt you are invested with the order,
n we have violated no woman nor broken a treaty nor been responsible for
° n y act for which we should pay a fine and deserve punishment from the Gov
ernment. ]