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Miscellaneous [‎79r] (161/418)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (180 folios). It was created in 22 Dec 1904-30 Nov 1922. 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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From- Shaikh Himdan ben Ziid, Chief of \ bu
p 9
To - Lt -Colonel \.?. Trevor, C .S .I.f C.I .E.#
Deputy 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. , Bushire
Dated 19th i/o^ar^ani li5S9 (•S.l0, r :0).
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Owing to the friendly relations existing between us I
deem it neccssiry to inform you tnat s4o«h®cv in former times /
tUere yrere friendly relations between me and Shaikh Rashed
ben Ihmad, Chief of Onm-ol-Qa iwa in, but some months a pro a
man of the A.wamer killed and plundered my subjects without
any fault and on this account I sent my brothers Shaikhs
Saqar and Soltan to |*et the man and when they had nearly
over him in the interior of Shargah he took refuge with
Shaikh Khaled ben Vhmad. UJ brothers went to him. Shaikh
Rashed ben \hrnd arrived there and there was discussion
between them regarding the surrender of the man but they
could not get him from Shaikh ^haled ben \hmad. Shaikh Rashed
did not help my brothers in spite of the friendly relations
between us, so my brothers returned without the murderer.
Indeed I was annoyed of Shaikh Rashed as he did not do the
needful. ^Jow tnat Shaikh Isa ben \bdul Latif, Government
\gent / came, he brought Shaikh Rashed ben \hmad in order to
remove the displeasure which I got, and through Shaikh Isa
our displeasure was removed and I and Shaikh Rashed are on
the most friendly relations with each other. I am very [rlad
for the endeavours of Shaikh Isa *4^ is the man for these
(affairs) and trust that God will bestow peace on ne and hir.
In these lays I intend to fight all the \wamer tribesmen to
stop their raisohieveous proceedings in the interior of Oman
and trust that God will help me in the tnings which please
Him. I shall be always .much pleased to hear news of your
welfare.
AM' ■ ■„ ,
^ Sflo ^

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Content

Correspondence discusses the following topics:

  • Abdul Rahman bin Seif, the former chief of Himriyah, attacked Seif bin Seif, the rebel chief and expelled him from Himriyah. As a result the chief of the Beni Kalb made treaty with some other Sheikhs. Identification of a specimen of oxide from Sir Beni Yas and the reported visit of Germans to that island.
  • Complaint made by the peopleof Batina, Bani Omar and others against Zayed Faisal's [Faisal bin Turki] highhanded actions in recovery of custom duty and fines from them.
  • Blood feud between the Bu Shames tribe of Buraimi and Abu Dhabi.
  • Shaikh of Ras al-Khaima's plan to proceed to Shaam by sea to coerce the people of that village in order to induce them to acknowledge him as their lawful Shaikh.
  • A dispute between Hamdan bin Zaid [Shaikh] and Hamad al-Radhaheh, one of the notables of the Bedouins.
  • Murder of a Somali by Bedouins of Khawala tribe near the village of Hayal resulting in a dispute between the chiefs of Umm al-Qawain [Qaywayn] and Ras al-Khaimah.
  • Renewed quarrel between the Shaikh of Shargah [Sharjah] and the Headman of Khan.
  • Sheikh of Dubai's intention to attack Shaikh of Ras al-Khaimah.
  • Shaikh of Shargah asks permission to allow him to build a water reservoir on the Island of Sir Bu Dair for use by divers.
  • The actions of the Saiyid Hamad bin Faisal in the village of Hajrim and the resulting fight between him and the Shaikh of Dubai and reoccupation of Hajrim by the latter.
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1 volume (180 folios)
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There is an index in the front of the volume which lists the principal topics within the file and gives folio references for them. There are file notes at the back of the volume explaining how the file is arranged.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: Foliation is written in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing on number 180.

The following foliation anomalies occur: 1, 1A, 74, 74A, 80, 80A, 84, 84A, 88, 88A, 94, 94A, 96, 96A, 100, 100A, 103, 103A, 106, 106A, 107, 107A, 111, 111A, 113, 113A, 116, 116A, 120, 120A, 121, 121A, 133, 133A, 137, 137A, 141, 141A, 145, 145A, 148, 148A, 150, 150A, 151, 151A, 157, 157A, 159, 159A, 162, 162A, 170, 170A, 177, 177A.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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