Abstract: This item consists of copies of political letters to and from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and the Court of Directors of the East India Company. It is the first in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2131/101200, IOR/F/4/2131/101201, IOR/F/4/2131/101202, IOR/F/4/2131/101203, IOR/F/4/2131/101204, IOR/F/4/2131/101205, IOR/F/4/2131/101206, IOR/F/4/2131/101207, IOR/F/4/2131/101208, IOR/F/4/2131/101209, IOR/F/4/2131/101210, IOR/F/4/2131/101211, IOR/F/4/2131/101212, and IOR/F/4/2131/101213).The item concerns:The seizure by Humud bin Mujedel [Ḥamad bin Majdal], Chief of the Ameer al-[‘Amāyir] Tribe of a boat from Karrak [Jazireh-ye Khark] laden with wheat, and British attempts to recover compensation from himHumud bin Majdal’s alliance with Sheik Mahomed bin Kaleefa [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], Shaikh of BahrainSheik Mahomed bin Kaleefa’s blockade of Wahabee [Wahhābi] portsA tour of the Arabian coast by Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Assistant Resident in the Persian GulfThe movements of Saed bin Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq] and Wahabee relations with the Government of MuscatThe movements of the Honourable Company’s ships
Pilotand
FoxA prohibition by the Government of Fars on British subjects exporting animals from Bushire [Bushehr] without a permitThe appointment of Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājī Ya‘qūb] as a pilotThe wreck of the Honourable Company’s ship
EmilyThe alleged fraud cases of the
Narrayen Persaad[
Nārayaṇa Parsād] and
Mary MullabyThe murder of Sheik Kuleefa bin Sackboot [Shaikh Khalīfah bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān], Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], and his brother Sooltan bin Sackboot [Shaikh Sultān bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān], by Essai bin Khalid [‘Īsá bin Khālid Āl Bū Falāḥ], and Essai bin Khalid’s subsequent death on the orders of Saeed been Thanoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān].The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 252/46, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5171’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 440, and terminates at f 477, 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 and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the second in a series of four items concerning the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2100/98232, 98234, and 98235).The item concerns:A dispute between Shaik Abdoollah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifah], ex-chief of Bahrain, and Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleifa [Shaikh Muhammed bin Khalifah Al Khalifah], the current ruler of Bahrain, over the seizure of Bahraini boats by Abdoollah bin Ahmed, and proposals by Hennell to resolve this disputeDisputes between people of Debaye [Dubai] and the people of Shargah [Sharjah] over the seizure of property by inhabitants of Debaye, and the restoration of the property by Sheik Muktoom [Maktum I bin Butti Al Bu Falaseh, Shaikh of Dubai]An expedition by Khaleefa bin Shackboot [Shaikh Khalifah bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi] to Brymee [‘Al Buraymi]An outbreak of violence at ShirazA dispute between Sheik Abdool Azeez bin Rashid [Shaikh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz bin Rashid Al Nu’aimi, Shaikh of Ajman], and Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sultan I bin Saqr al-Qasimi, Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah], over the plunder of a boat from Ejman [Ajman]The collection of forces at Muscat in preparation for an expedition to ZanzibarA request by Shaikh Syf ben Nubhan [Sheikh Sayf bin Nabhan al-Mu‘awali, Governor of Bandar ‘Abbas] that two of his subjects might be authorised to recover the property of one of his subjects who died at Calcutta [Kolkotta].The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 683, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4878, [Season 18]45’, ‘Vol: 2’, ‘Collection No 9 of No 11’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 317 and terminates at f 349, 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, consultations, resolutions, memoranda, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondent is Heskeal Yusoof [Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting British Agent at Muscat. It is the fifteenth in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2131/101199, IOR/F/4/2131/101200, IOR/F/4/2131/101201, IOR/F/4/2131/101202, IOR/F/4/2131/101203, IOR/F/4/2131/101204, IOR/F/4/2131/101205, IOR/F/4/2131/101206, IOR/F/4/2131/101207, IOR/F/4/2131/101208, IOR/F/4/2131/101209, IOR/F/4/2131/101210, IOR/F/4/2131/101211 and IOR/F/4/2131/101212).The item concerns:The assembly of a large force at Brymee [Al Buraymi] under Saed bin Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq], the Wahabee [Wahhābi] commander at BrymeeRelations between the Wahabees and the other shaikhs of the Gulf, especially the hostile relations between Saed bin Mootluk and Bahrein [Bahrain], Debaye [Dubai], and the Beniyas [Banī Yās].The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 252/46, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5171, Collection No 1 of No 141’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 767, and terminates at f 771, 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, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the eighth in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2131/101199, IOR/F/4/2131/101200, IOR/F/4/2131/101201, IOR/F/4/2131/101202, IOR/F/4/2131/101203, IOR/F/4/2131/101204, IOR/F/4/2131/101205, IOR/F/4/2131/101207, IOR/F/4/2131/101208, IOR/F/4/2131/101209, IOR/F/4/2131/101210, IOR/F/4/2131/101211, IOR/F/4/2131/101212 and IOR/F/4/2131/101213).The item concerns:The intention of Abdoolla bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah] and the Wahabees [Wahhābi] to attack Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], Shaik of Bahrein [Shaikh of Bahrain]Mahomed bin Khuleefa’s blockade of the Wahabee port of Kateef [Al-Qatif], with the help of Esai bin Tareef [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin ‘Alī al-‘Utbī] and Humud bin Mujuddal [Ḥamad bin Majdal, Chief of the al-‘Amāyir]Relations between Saed ben Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq], the Wahabee commander at Brymee [Al Buraymi] and the other shaikhs of the GulfThe reaction of the shaikhs of the Gulf to the succession of Esai ben Khaled [‘Īsá bin Khālid Āl Bū Falāḥ] as leader of the Beniyas [Banī Yās] TribeSaed ben Mootluk’s attack and seizure of Maghees [Majīs] and his exaction of tribute from Sohar [Suhar]The death of Mr Floyd, Senior Partner of the British firm Messrs Floyd and Mills, at Shiraz on 24 July 1845 while attempting to climb the wall of his house.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 252/46, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5171, Collection No 1 of No 112’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 655, and terminates at f 683, 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, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Commodore Sir Henry Martin Blackwood. It is the ninth in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2131/101199, IOR/F/4/2131/101200, IOR/F/4/2131/101201, IOR/F/4/2131/101202, IOR/F/4/2131/101203, IOR/F/4/2131/101204, IOR/F/4/2131/101205, IOR/F/4/2131/101206, IOR/F/4/2131/101208, IOR/F/4/2131/101209, IOR/F/4/2131/101210, IOR/F/4/2131/101211, IOR/F/4/2131/101212 and IOR/F/4/2131/101213).The item concerns:The arrival of Shaik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Mazkūr], newly appointed Governor of Bushire [Bushehr], at that townThe movements of the Boo Muhair tribe [Āl Bū Muhayr]Relations between Saeed bin Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq] and his neighbours at Brymee [Al Buraymi]The assassination of Esa ben Khaled [‘Īsá bin Khālid Āl Bū Falāḥ], his son, and a third person at the instigation of Shaik Saeed bin Tahnoon [Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān], who has become Chief of the Beniyas [Banī Yās]Reinforcements of the Gulf Squadron with the HMS
Foxand HM sloop
PilotBritish attempts to persuade Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh of Bahrain] to arrest a man named Mayoof [Ma‘yūf], who, together some of the Moozarah [Āl Mazārī‘], allegedly plundered a boat from Bahrain and then landed at Fowaret [Fuwayrit].The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 252/46, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5171, Collection No 1 of No 119’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 684, and terminates at f 716, 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, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Hajee Jassim [Ḥājī Jāsim], British Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain]. It is the fifth in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2131/101199, IOR/F/4/2131/101200, IOR/F/4/2131/101201, IOR/F/4/2131/101202, IOR/F/4/2131/101204, IOR/F/4/2131/101205, IOR/F/4/2131/101206, IOR/F/4/2131/101207, IOR/F/4/2131/101208, IOR/F/4/2131/101209, IOR/F/4/2131/101210, IOR/F/4/2131/101211, IOR/F/4/2131/101212 and IOR/F/4/2131/101213).The item concerns the alliance between Humud bin Mujudel [Ḥamad bin Majdal], Chief of the Amaieer [al-‘Amāyir] Tribe and Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh of Bahrain], and Mahomed bin Khuleefa’s hostility towards the Wahabees [Wahhābi].The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 252/46, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5171, Collection No 3 of No 106’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 610, and terminates at f 615, 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, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay regarding numerous issues attended to by the Resident at Bushire, Captain David Wilson. The following topics are covered:An incident in which Aga Hyder Ally [Shirazi, Mirza Haydar ‘Ali, Agha] sought refuge inside the Residency at Bushire, claiming that he was not a servant of the local Governor, Sheikh Nassir [Shaikh Nāsir Āl Mazkūr II], but the carrier of a message from the Prince of Fars [Ḥosayn-ʿAlī Mīrzā]The Prince of Fars’ request for the Resident at Bushire to help secure the return of the ex-Governor of Bushire, Sheikh Abdool Rassool [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān], from Muscat; the release of Sheikh Abdool Rassool by Sayyid Seid, [Sayyid Saʿīd bin Sulṭān] the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat and the desire of the former to establish firm friendship with the British GovernmentThe recent disturbances at Bushire relating to the conduct of Sheikh Haussein, uncle of Sheikh Nassir and brother of Sheikh Abdool RassoolComments from the Resident at Bushire and the Envoy in Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel McDonald, regarding the feasibility of removing the Residency or strengthening its defences due to the unsettled state of the countryA request by the East India Company's President, William Fullerton Elphinstone, to the Superintendent of Marine, Captain Thomas Buchanan, to enquire about a rock which struck the ship of Captain Grice and has been omitted in a survey of the coast between Sharga [Sharjah] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]Discussions between the Resident at Bushire and the Political Agent at Bussorah [Basra], Captain Robert Taylor, regarding the consequences of either endorsing or advising against the Imaum of Muscat's proposals to aid the Chaub Arabs against the people of BussorahAn incident between Captain Betham of the Honourable Company's Cruizer Clive and Sheikh Nassir, following Captain Betham's attempts to capture a deserter from the Honourable Company's ship Amherst who he believed to be on board a bugalow in Bushire harbour belonging to the Sheikh.Several extracts of correspondence relate to establishing the best procedures to follow in future with relation to people seeking asylum in Residencies and the discovery of deserters. Many of the extracts make reference to the Company's strong desire not to interfere, or to be seen to be interfering, in disputes between local leaders or to cause foreign powers to feel threatened or alarmed by actions of the Company.Correspondents: the Government of Bombay; William Newnham, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay; Captain David Wilson, Resident at Bushire; the Secretary to the Supreme Government; the Honourable Company’s Broker at Muscat; William Henry Wathen, Persian Secretary to Government; the General Paymaster; Thomas Buchanan, Superintendent of Marine; Captain Betham of the Honourable Company’s cruiser Clive; Captain Walker of the Honourable Company’s ship Benares; Sayyid Seid, the Imaum of Muscat; the Senior Officer of the Marine in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]; Essai Johannes and Malcolm Arrathoon, persons put in charge of the Residency at Bushire in the Resident’s absence; Captain Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Bussorah; the Prince of Fars; Sheikh Nassir; Sheikh Abdool Rassool Khan; Muiza Mahommed Ally, Wuzeer [Mushir al-Mulk, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khafraki, Vizier of Fars].The item also contains notes of a conversation between Aga Mahomed Kazim, Messenger from the Prince of Fars, and the Resident at Bushire (ff 300 verso – 304 verso).The Resident at Bushire is alternatively referred to as the Resident in the Persian Gulph [Gulf].The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘P.C. 783, Draft 477, 1829/30’, ‘Collection No. 10’ and 'Examiner's Office 1830'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 202, and terminates at f 327, 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 main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. It is the eighteenth in a series of twenty-four items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The abandonment of his projected attack on Khor Fakawn [Khor Fakkan] by Sheik Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah], due to a lack of support from Saad ben Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq]The prospect of the renewal of friendly relations between Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] and Debaye [Dubai]A list of articles for presentation to the maritime chiefs of the Arabian Coast, which Hennell requests are purchased in Bombay [Mumbai] and then sent to him.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 3 of No 127’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 345, and terminates at f 354 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/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Commodore John Croft Hawkins, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the twenty-ninth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns Hawkins’s actions at Bussorah [Basra], including:A friendly interview with the Governor of Bushire [Bushehr]Enquiries into a case of theft on board a ship coming from India.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 8 of No 169’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 550, and terminates at f 557, 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 sixth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to updates provided by Lieutenant Arnold Burrows Kemball, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia [Iran]. The topics mentioned include:The arrival of Samud Agha Sirchung [Ṣamad Āghā Sarhang] at Kazeroon [Kazerun] and his demands against the chiefs of Bashtistan [Dashtestan]The arrival of Bankir Khan [Bāqir Khān Tangistānī], the Tungistoon [Tangestan] Chief, at Bushire [Bushehr] to assist Sheikh Nassir [Shaikh Nāṣir] in his dispute with the merchants of that portThe desertion of the town of Gonava [Bandar-e Genaveh] due to the combined threat of attack from Meerza Ahmed Khan [Mīrzā Aḥmad Khān Bihbahānī], son of the Governor of Bebahan [Behbahan], and Kaid Mahomed Hyder Shoolee [Kayīd Muḥammad Ḥaydar Shulī].The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 78, Vol: 6.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 260, and terminates at f 266, 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, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 29 August 1854. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2586/154786, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the sixth in a series of nine items on events in the Persian Gulf 1853-54.The item relates to two reports forwarded by Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Persian Gulf Squadron, to Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf. The first report, written by Lieutenant Robert Austice Stradling, Commanding the Company schooner
Constance, mentions:Expedition to Sohar [Suhar] by Ahmed ben Saidaree [Aḥmad bin Muḥammad al-Sudayrī], a Wahabee [Wahhābī] LieutenantDetails of the subsequent amicable settlement reached between Syed Thweeny [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Governor of Muscat, and Abdullah ben Fysul [‘Abdullāh bin Fayṣal], Wahabee commanderPlans of Abdullah ben Fysul to return to Nedjd [Najd] once Ahmed ben Saidaree returns to Brymee [Buraymī].The second report, written by Lieutenant David Rose Dakers, Commanding the Company ship
Tigris, provides an update on the same situation. It also mentions:Action taken by Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], Government Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], to retrieve indigo previously stolen the year before from the British ship,
CentaurCurrent tensions between the sheikhs [shaikhs] of Debaie [Dubai] and ShargahConcerns that once the Wahabee 'chieftain' departs the region, the tensions will develop into conflict and that the Sheikh of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] would be expected to join the Sheikh of DebaieMoney restored to Mahomed ben Fullah [Muḥammad bin Falāḥ], previously involved in a 'piratical attack', because of his 'good behaviour'.Kemball forwards the reports, alongside his own comments, to the Government of Bombay who in turn forward them to the Government of India.The item contains multiple spellings for multiple personal and place names.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '20 1855', 'Collection No. 5 of No. 58 of 1854', 'Vol: 5' and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 867, and terminates at f 878, 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/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Moollah Houssein, [Mullā Ḥusayn], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. It is the twenty-second in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.This item concerns:A report that the fort of Brymee [Al Buraymi] has surrendered to the Chief of Sohar [Sayyid Syf bin Hamūd Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Chief of Suhar] and the Sheik of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān of Abu Dhabi] and that the defenders were permitted to reach the sea coast with their armsThe postponement of reinforcements arriving at Brymee from Nedgd [Najd]The reaction of the shaikhs of the Gulf to the fall of Brymee.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 1 of No 169’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 506, and terminates at f 519, 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.