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Political No. 224 of 1873, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Concerning Relations between Bahrein and the Tribes on the Guttur Coast [‎291v] (24/32)

The record is made up of 1 item (16 folios). It was created in 26 Dec 1873. It was written in English. 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—1st Assistant Political .Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Rahrein,
To Her Britannic Majesty's 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. , Bushire.
With reference to your letter No. 928-324, dated 4th instant, I have the
lion 01 to infoim you that the report of a Turkish regiment havin 0 ’ proceeded,
from Kuteef to Ojair is incorrect, the fact being that a detachment of some
what under a hundred men were embarked at Kuteef for the purpose of accom
panying Hossein Effendi on his mission to Zobareh, a place on the mainland
some twenty miles from the southern end of the Island of Bahrein.
2. Bor information regarding Hossein Effendi’s mission to Zobareh and
Translated purport of report of 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. of the tribes inhabiting that place, I
MoonsheeMirzaAbdooi Cassim. Precis would respectfLilly request a reference to flip
of conversations between Sheikh Esaw rlnonmontc i i i . , .
and myself. uocuments iieieto attached and now noted m
the margin.
j • i regard to the justice of the claim of sovereignty over the Naim
tribe put forward by Sheikh Esaw, 1 am entirely without means of forming
opinion, but from such verbal information as I have been able to obtain I
tlmTt-K ay i t] f\ any pOW f exercised the Chiefs of Bahrein of late years over
that tube had been merely nominal, if it existed at all.
4 \ In °^ r . tc i obt f m ^liable information concerning the alleged intended
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seveif boiMs 6 ^ ama ^ al5 wll ° were l^ely living in Jumail; they possess about
neiglLu^LrofTk^Anh^oCd”' 1 P ° SSeSS “ " ,liel ‘ ^ graZ6 “ tLe
Nassh-'bin Jubbur the CllibiSa iS EsaW bin K;hulefal: ‘ 5 the Chief of Naim is
tlipv "r/'l lf TS j n yliorassau until about two months ago, when
with tlip b Ni ° ^l^rpl 1 i their reason for so doing was that they were friends
when i w^T’ aDd i h ? 1 ^ Cattle Used t0 with the cattle of the Naim, so
of Beni TTnii^^V 1 ? U1 ® ard ’ B ie l^ead of the Beddah people, and the tribe
Nossir bin Tnii 1D ended attack the Naim, the two above mentioned Chiefs,
for the nnr-npQ Bsaw bin Khulefah, agreed to live together in Zobareh
the triBp n f u ° ]» a T ldln ^ one an °ther against the enemy. They also invited
Zolnreh <ii le +i anamane l 1 to come from Aboo Zuroof to join them in
in Tiimail qu° 11 -,? 4 .^ ad ®l lj living in Bowais, and the Hamadal living
surroundino* llbe °t Nuini live in Zobareh and graze their cattle in the
b pasture lands. The Chibisa many years ago lived in Biddeh;
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This item consists of a copy of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 26 December 1873 and received by the 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. (date and department not stated), forwarding a copy of a letter concerning relations between Bahrein [Bahrain] and the tribes on the Guttur [Qatar] Coast. The Government of India confirms that it has pointed out 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. the necessity for the Chief of Bahrein to abstain, as far as practicable, from interfering in complications on the mainland. The correspondence is chiefly that of 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. and the First Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The item includes copies of a translated letter and statement of Sheik Esaw bin Ali [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], Chief of Bahrein, and the purport of a conversation between the latter and the First Assistant Resident. The despatch is in continuation of Political No. 202 dated 21 November 1873 (IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 15-25).

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 284, and terminates at f 294a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The sequence contains five foliation anomalies: f 284a, f 288a, f 289a, f 290a, and f 294a.

Condition: sections have been cut out of folios 291 and 293.

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Political No. 224 of 1873, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Concerning Relations between Bahrein and the Tribes on the Guttur Coast [‎291v] (24/32), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 284-294A, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100169124557.0x000019> [accessed 17 July 2024]

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