'35/160 (A 72) Murder of Indian by Shihuh'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- '35/160 (A 72) Murder of Indian by Shihuh'
- Date:
- 1936/1937
- Description:
- Abstract: Correspondence discusses the case of a British Indian traveller murdered by the Shihuh [al-Shiḥūḥ] as he was making his way from Karachi to Dubai via Muscat and Dibah [possibly Dibba, at the northern tip of the Arabian Peninsula]. Issues discussed include:The itinerary of the British Indian who was murderedDetails of the investigation into the matter and attempts to arrest the suspected manMaintenance of British prestige and punitive actions against the Shihuh including seizure of their dhowsCorrespondence with Sultan Said bin Taimur [Sulṭān Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sulṭān of Muscat] over the matter.Correspondents include the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; Major Ralph Ponsonby Watts, Political Agent Muscat; Said bin Taimur; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; officials of the India Office, London.Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the 4th sheet from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Circled index numbers written in red crayon are also present throughout the volume. Foliation anomalies: 1A, 1B and 1C.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Homicide
Shiḥūḥ (Tribe) - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001b3_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001b3_en
IOR/R/15/1/462
IOR/R/15/1/462