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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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British ftesiiency Consul ate-fene rel,
Bush ire, February 1020.
To
Shaikh vhaled ^en Ahmad,
^ h i e f o ^ Unn - u 1 -0 ? iw a 1 n.
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'"hen on tour down the i.rab Coast in December lest I had
occasion to write to you urging you to accept the mediation
of the Shaikh of jhar^ch in quarrel' which had arisen on
trifling grounds between tne Shaikh of Hcs-ol-rhaimeh and
yourself. I am sorry to see from the style and tone of ^our
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letter dated 21st Rabi T, 1338 to me that
Chief of Sharp;ah's
you only accepted the/intervene ion in a half hearted way,
I hope my friend that you have thought better of this
attitude and have now decided to remain on friendly terms
with your neighbour's.
The evils resulting from breaking the peace penerelly
recoil on the head of those who break it, and I an sure that
if you do so you will get into difficulties not only with
your neighbours but also with 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.
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Government.
I hope you will be ruided by ny advice and keep on friendly
terms with your neighbours. 7 j
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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.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (180 folios)
- Arrangement
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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/239
- Title
- Miscellaneous
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:4v, 5v:6v, 7v:13v, 16v:19r, 20r:24v, 25v:30v, 31v:62v, 63v:67r, 68r, 67v, 68v:73v, 74ar:74bv, 75r:80v, 80ar:80av, 81r:83v, 84ar:84bv, 85r:87v, 88ar:88av, 88r, 89v:91v, 93r:94v, 94ar:94av, 95r:95v, 96v, 98r:99v, 100ar:100bv, 101r:103v, 103ar:103av, 104r:106v, 106ar:106av, 107ar:107av, 108r:111v, 111ar:111av, 112r:113r, 113ar:113av, 114r:116v, 116ar:116av, 117r:121v, 121ar:121av, 122v, 123v:133v, 133ar:133av, 134r, 135r:137r, 137ar:137av, 138r:144v, 145ar:145bv, 146r:148v, 148ar:148av, 149r:150v, 150ar:150av, 151ar, 151br:151bv, 152r:157v, 157ar:157av, 158r:159v, 159ar:159av, 160r:162v, 162ar:162av, 163r, 164r:170v, 170ar:170av, 171r, 172v:177v, 177ar:177av, 178r:180v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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