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'14/21 Correspondence re Zaora' [183r] (374/399)
The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 4 Feb 1895-28 Mar 1913. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Translation of a letter froin Sharkb. Us a cin All, A1 IQialiTa,
Chief of Bahrein, to Captain F.B.Prideaux,
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.
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Baiu^ein.
10th Ramadhan 1325
13th October 1007.
After c omp1iment s,
I have the honour to inforn you that I
have received a letter fron Sultan cin Nasir as Suwaidi desir
ing me to ask for the protection of the British Jovernnent
for himself and his tribe. I beg to enclose his letter to
you. He is right in his statement that he and his tribe have
been, in the past and now, connected by ties, with ry ances
tors and now with nfe, and distinguished from the general pub
lic for their sincerity and loyalty towards me.
The desire of the eaid person belongs to the sphere of
your consideration, and I hope you will kindly communicate
to me your opinion.
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Correspondence regarding the area of Zaora between the towns of Ajman and Himriya. The Chief of Abu Dhabi sought to despatch provisions by sea for forces sent by him to Zaora for the protection of his tribesmen that he wished to settle there. Correspondence discusses that the Shaikh of Dubai and the Shaikh of Ajman were 'in defensive and offensive alliance with one another against the Chief of Abu Dhabi' and they sought to prevent Zaora having the presence of a tribe protected by the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi.
Correspondents include: 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, Sharjah; Assistant 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. , Bahrain; First Assistant to 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Charles Arnold Kemball, 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Secretary to the Government of India Foreign Department, Calcutta; Shaikh Za'id bin Khalifah, Chief of Abu Dhabi; Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Humeid, Chief of Ajman.
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- 1 volume (194 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The sequence consists of small uncircled numbers in the top right hand top corner of each folio. The sequence runs from the first folio to the last folio of text.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/242
- Title
- '14/21 Correspondence re Zaora'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:9v, 10v, 11v, 12v, 13v, 14v:27v, 28v, 30v:38v, 39v:53v, 54v:55v, 56v:68v, 69v:77v, 78v:84v, 85v, 86v:109v, 110v:132v, 133v:145v, 146v, 147v:155v, 156v:159v, 160v:162r, 163r:163v, 164v:189r, 190r:191r, 192r:194r, i-r:ii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence