‘Persian Gulf Measures adopted by the Resident to prevent the disorder apprehended to take place between the Al Ali and Boo Soomait tribes on the Pearl Banks.-’

Content

The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. to the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , 15 January 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2641/169196, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the second in a series of twelve items on events in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item contains a letter from Lieutenant Herbert Frederick Disbrowe, Assistant Resident in Charge, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. . He reports the actions taken by Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to prevent a conflict between the Al Ali [Āl ‘Alī] and the Boo Soomait [Āl Būsmayṭ] tribes on the Persian [Iranian] side of the Gulf. His letter contains copies of correspondence between: Kemball; Charles Augustus Murray, HBM's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at the Court of Persia [Iran]; Mahomed Shereef [Muḥammad Sharīf], Officiating British Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]; and Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Details of the two tribes' preparations for the conflict are included, as well as communications Kemball has had with Sheikh Khuleefah ben Saeed [Shaikh Khalīfah bin Sa‘īd], Governor of Lingah, and Sheikh Ali ben Sultan [Shaikh ‘Alī bin Sulṭān].

The Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. forward copies of the above to the Government of India and the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. .

The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '633 [18]56', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 1 of 1856', 'Vol: 2', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '2' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '1'.

Extent and format

1 item (8 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 492), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date and No. of Docu[men]t’ and ‘Date and No. of Consul[tation]’.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 491, and terminates at f 498, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/F/4/2641/169197

History of this record

Date(s)

9 Jul 1855-17 Dec 1855 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

ConflictsTribal relations

People & organisations

Government of BombayPolitical Resident, Persian Gulf

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‘Persian Gulf Measures adopted by the Resident to prevent the disorder apprehended to take place between the Al Ali and Boo Soomait tribes on the Pearl Banks.-’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/2641/169197, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100109082958.0x000001> [accessed 4 October 2024]

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