Abstract: The file contains statements issued by The National Bank of India showing debits and credits to the Dubai Hospital Building Fund (held by the Political Agent, Bahrain) for the period September 1944 to June 1946 inclusive.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 22; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The file consists of a copy of an agreement between the British Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited relating to oil concessions in Debai [Dubai].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 5; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This printed memorandum is a copy of a commercial air agreement signed by Shaikh Sa'id bin Maktum [Sa‘īd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm], the ruler of Dubai, and Hugh Weightman, Political Agent at Bahrain, on 6 June 1938. The agreement contains fourteen numbered clauses, some with lettered sub-clauses. The agreement is for a commercial landing base for aircraft of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), and regulates construction, maintenance, labour, landing fees, and issues such as liquor.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation number appears in pencil in the top right hand corner.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant Colonel Henry Robertson, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf; Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Commander Anthony Nott, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; and Lieutenant Winn of the East India Company Schooner
Clive. It is the fourth in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2005/89510, IOR/F/4/2005/89511, IOR/F/4/2005/89512, IOR/F/4/2005/89514, and IOR/F/4/2006/89515).The item concerns two missions carried out by Lieutenant Winn. These are:To demand that the Sheik [Shaikh] of Bidda, Sulman bin Nasser Soowedie [Salmin bin Nasir al-Suwaidi] surrender a ‘pirate’ named GhuleetaTo ask Sheik Mukhtoom of Debaye [Shaikh Maktum I bin Butti Al Bu Falaseh of Dubai] to punish some of his subjects who had allegedly stolen some property from Bassadore [Basaʻidu].The same missions are referred to in IOR/F/4/1912/81799.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 612/43, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3902, Collection No 11’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 873 and terminates at f 881, 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 side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the seventh in a series of seven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1912/81793, 81794, 81795, 81796, 81797, and 81798). The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns two missions given to Commander Anthony H Nott, of the East India Company’s Sloop of War
Clive. These are:To demand that the Governor of Bidda, Sulman bin Nasser Soowedie [Salmeen bin Nāṣir Āl-Suwaidī] surrender a "pirate" named Ghuleta, who had plundered a boat from Bussorah [Basra]To ask Sheik Mukhtoom of Debaye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāseh of Dubai] to punish some of his subjects who had stolen some property from Bassadore [Bāsaʻīdū].The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Col [Collection] 12, [Previous Communication] 3227’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 407 and terminates at f 416, 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 side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions, cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 28 April 1854. It is the first in a series of thirteen items on the Persian Gulf. The Political Letter sets out which enclosures comprise the next twelve items (see IOR/F/4/2575/152544 through IOR/F/4/2575/152555).The item relates to instructions provided to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron [in the] Persian Gulf, from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to cruise around the Arabian coast of the Gulf with the Company ship,
Clive. This is in response to reports of occurrences which Kemball fears may 'disturb' relations amongst the maritime tribes. These are:Recent disputes involving: subjects of Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur, 'Chief' of Rusul Khymah and of the Joasmees [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Ruler of Ra’s al-Khaymah and the Qawāsim]; inhabitants of Debaie [Dubai]; inhabitants of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]; and inhabitants of Shargah [Sharjah, also rendered in text as Sharja]Accusations of misappropriating money, made against Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], British Agent at Shargah, by Sheikh Sultan ben SuggurDispute between Hajee Yacoob and Abdul Rahman boo Sheit [‘Abd al-Raḥmān Bū Shu‘ayṭ, also rendered in text as Abdul Rahman Boo Boosheit]Incident involving a Beloochee [Balochi] man fleeing with a woman to DebaieTwo 'slaves' [enslaved people] escaping from AboothabeeQuarrel between two tribes from Shargah.Kemball forwards copies of his letters to the Government of Bombay, enclosing relevant correspondence from Hajee Yacoob, Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur, and Robinson. Resolutions of the Government of Bombay are also included in the item.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'P.C. [Previous Communication] 8964', Draft Number '908 [18]54', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 32 of 1854', 'In 13 Volumes', 'Vol: 1' and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 232, and terminates at f 258, 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 side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: 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 to the East India Company Court of Directors, 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 fourth in a series of twelve items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to complaints by Lieutenant Adams, Commanding the Company steam frigate
Queen, regarding the treatment of his officer during visits to Debai [Dubai] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi, also rendered in text as Bhoothabee], with particular attention paid to the incident at Debai. The item also contains updates from Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, regarding the action taken by Sheikh Zaeed ben Khuleefah [Shaikh Zayid bin Khalīfah Āl Nahyān], 'Chief' of Aboothabee, to make reparations for an attack by his subjects on a boat belonging to Abdul Kereem [‘Abd al-Karīm].Adams and Ethersey report to multiple individuals in charge of the Residency in the Persian Gulf during the period July-October 1855, who in turn send the letters to the Government of Bombay alongside their own comments.Correspondents include: Adams; Ethersey; Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Rear Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy; Lieutenant Herbert Frederick Disbrowe, Assistant Resident in Charge, Persian Gulf; and the Government of Bombay.The item contains multiple spellings for Debai and Sheikh Zaeed ben Khuleefah.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: 4', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '4' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '1'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 503, and terminates at f 524, 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 side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Court of Directors; Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns an alleged incident of piracy by a boat from Debaye [Dubai] in 1838, and the subsequent decision not to take any further measures against the Shaik [Shaikh] of Debaye, including recovering the blood price for those killed.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No. 10 of No 4 of 1843, Draft 475, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3900, [Season 18]43’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 757 and terminates at f 763, 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 side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 3 December 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2504/142191, IOR/F/4/2504/142192, and IOR/F/4/2504/142193. The item is the sixth in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item contains a report, dated 25 August 1852, from Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], to Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf. The report conveys intelligence regarding:Requests by Sheikh Saeed ben Butye, Sheikh of Debaie [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Buṭṭī, Shaikh of Dubai], for Syed Saeed [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Imām of Muscat] to send reinforcements to DebaieRumours that Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd] intends to launch an expedition into OmanPlans and activities of: Sheik Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Leader of al-Qawāsim tribe, of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah]; his son, Abdullah ben Sultan [‘Abdullāh bin Sulṭān]; and Syed Soweynee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd].Kemball forwards the report, along with his own comments, to the Government of Bombay, which in turn forwards copies to the Government of India and the Court of Directors.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 121 of 1852', 'Vol: 6', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1168, and terminates at f 1173, 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 side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2376/126162. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]; and Lieutenant Foulerton, commanding East India Company schooner
Mahi. It is the ninth in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:Small acts of aggression by the subjects of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] and Debaye [Dubai] against each other, including seizing enslaved people from each other’s boats, and fleeing from one port to the other in vessels borrowed from the original port and refusing to return themFoulerton’s proceedings at Aboothabee and Debaye to restore property seized unlawfullyThe alliances and factions of the shaikhs of the Gulf and the tribesThe proposed movements of Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 745 of 1850’, and ‘Coll[ection] No 5’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 113, and terminates at f 131 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 side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2349/123808. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]; and Lieutenant Alan Hyde Gardner, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf. It is the sixth in a series of twenty-four items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns Gardner’s tours of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf in the East India Company sloop of war
Elphinstone, and his communications with the shaikhs of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] and Debaye [Dubai], whose subjects had plundered each other’s property at sea.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 334 of 1850’, ‘Coll[ection] 4’, and ‘Collection No 5 of No 95’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 170, and terminates at f 186 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 side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 16 June 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the fifth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to reports by Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, on his visits in April and May 1847 with:Shaik Abdool Rahman, Chief of Kishm [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Ṣaqr al-Mu‘īnī, Shaikh of Qeshm]Shaik Mukhtoom bin Butye, Chief of Debaye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāseh, Shaikh of Dubai]Shaik Sultan bin Suggur [Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Ra’s al Khaymah and Sharjah]Shaik Abdoollah bin Rashid, Chief of Amulgavine [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Rāshid al-Mu’allā, Shaikh of Umm al-Qaywayn]Shaik Azeez bin Rashid, Chief of Ejman [Shaikh ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Rāshid al-Na‘īmī, Shaikh of Ajman]Shaik Saeed bin Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi]Hennell reports on the topics covered in the interviews, which include: disputes and grievances amongst the rulers; planned attacks; general complaints; and the English [British] government’s policy of non-interference in local disputes. Hennell also reports on the general peaceful status of the above areas, and provides his opinion on the characters of some of the rulers.Multiple spellings for the above rulers and places are present in the item.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 78, Vol: 5.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 244, and terminates at f 259, 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 side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.