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1. '86/21 - III B.65. Trucial Hinterland Exploration'
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- Abstract: The file comprises correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard Craven Fowle, Charles Geoffrey Prior), the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman), the Political Agent at Muscat (Ralph Ponsonby Watts, Tom Hickinbotham), the India Office (John Percival Gibson, Roland Tennyson Peel) and Petroleum Concessions Limited, later Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited (Basil Henry Lermitte, Stephen Hemsley Longrigg, Thomas Fulton Williamson) regarding geological exploration of the Trucial Coast and Muscat, and its subsequent postponement owing to World War Two.The correspondence discusses initial plans for the exploration of the Trucial coast and Muscat during the winter of 1939 – 1940 and the intention that the Sultan of Muscat (Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd ) would provide access to areas under the control of the Naim [Na‘īm] and Al Bu Shamis [Āl Bū Shāmis] tribes. Also discussed is the possibility of the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (Shaikh Shakhbūt bin Sulṭān bin Zāyid Āl Nahyān) providing access to Baraimi [Al Buraymī ] now that a concession has been signed for his territory; and other work that might be undertaken in both Muscat and Abu Dhabi. This survey work was ultimately postponed owing to concerns over access to, and protection whilst in the relevant territory, as well as the outbreak of War in Europe.Later correspondence discusses the decision to postpone geological surveying owing to wartime conditions, and consideration of a resumption of work in 1945 with proposals for a small geological survey party working in the Baraimi and Jebel Hafit [Jabal Ḩafīt] area’s with geophysical surveys commencing in 1946. Included in the file are reports from a geologist for Petroleum Concessions Limited, Thomas Fulton Williamson, which discuss the potential problems of supplies, labour, transport, and accommodation that would have to be overcome.Other matters discussed in the volume include:news of the death of Shaikh Muhammad bin Sultan An-Nu’aimi [Sheikh Muḥammad bin Sulṭān Al-Nu`aimī] of Dhank who had been succeeded by his brother Shaikh Saqr bin Sultan [Sheikh Saqr bin Sulṭān Al-Nu`aimī] of Baraimi;the need to attempt to define the boundaries of the various Trucial Shaikh’s territories and proposing that initially each Shaikh be asked to state what they considered to be under their control so that areas of joint or disputed ownership could be identified;a meeting in Sharjah with the Political Agent at Bahrain, Shaikh Mohammed bin Saqr al-Jawassim [Sheikh Muḥammad bin Saqr Āl Qasimī] brother of the Shaikh of Sharjah, Shaikh Saqr bin Sultan of the Naim at Dhank, Shaikh Rashid bin Hamad [Rāshid Bin Ḥumaid] of Al Bu Shamis at Baraimi) and Shaikh Mohammed bin Ali bin Huweidin of the Beni Qitab (also written as Beni Chittab). That this was the first time in ten years that the Chief of the Beni Qitab had been persuaded to come to Sharjah and was considered a positive sign that could benefit Petroleum Concessions Limited in gaining access to territory under the Beni Qitab’s control;concerns in 1939 over Petroleum Concessions Limited’s intentions with regard to their concessions in the Persian Gulf and whether they actually intended exploiting them or had merely acquired them to prevent other companies from doing so.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 128; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-127; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
2. 'Agreement relating to the Abu Dhabi Oil Concession [between] His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited'
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- Abstract: The file concerns an agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited, which relates to the Abu Dhabi oil concession agreement which was arranged between Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited and the Shaik of Abu Dhabi. The agreement outlines the terms and conditions, laid down by the British Government, regulating the operation of the company in Abu Dhabi. The document includes a 'pre-emption' clause which is relevant in the event of a state of national emergency or war.The agreement is signed by John Charles Walton, Assistant Under-Secretary of State for India, on behalf of the British Government, and witnessed by H S Painter from the India Office. It is also sealed by the petroleum company.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
3. ‘Persian Gulf Latest intelligence from the Arabian Coast – Vol: 18’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, reports, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. 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 eighteenth in a series of thirty items.The item concerns an invitation by Sheik Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah] to Sheik Saeed bin Tahnoon of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān of Abu Dhabi] to join with him in attacking Debaie [Dubai] and Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn] and attempts by Ul-Ujajee [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Sayf al-‘Ajjājī of Al Buraymi] to persuade Sheik Sultan to make peace with Sheik Saeed. The item also includes brief descriptions of acts of aggression between Debaie and Shargah.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Collection No 18 of No 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 734, and terminates at f 741 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.
4. ‘Persian Gulf – State of affairs in – Vol: 27’
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- 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/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Commodore John Croft Hawkins, commanding the Gulf Squadron. It is the twenty-seventh in a series of thirty items.The item concerns:A report by Hawkins on his negotiations at Asseeloo [Bandar-e Asaluyeh] and tour of the GulfThe collapse of the alliance between Shaik Sultan bin Suggur, Chief of the Joasmees [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah] and Shaik Saeed bin Tahnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi], Chief of the Banyas [Banī Yās] tribeThe negotiation of peace between Shaik Sultan and Debaye [Dubai]The failure of peace negotiations between Shaik Saeed and Debaye.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Collection No 18 of No 69’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 782, and terminates at f 792 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.
5. ‘Persian Gulf Aboothabee A Slight increase in the next annual present to the Sheikh of- authorized to mark the sense Government entertain of his conduct in furnishing a subject of his guilty of an irregularity on the Pearl banks.-’
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- 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 third in a series of twelve items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident, Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, reporting on the recent 'exemplary proceedings' of Zaid bin Khuleefah, Sheik of Aboothabee [Shaikh Zayid bin Khalīfah, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi]. Jones forwards a copy of a letter to him from the British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], which provides details of the proceedings, and suggests increasing the value of the annual present given to the Sheik in recognition.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: 3', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '3' 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 499, and terminates at f 502, 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.
6. ‘Persian Gulf. Intelligence furnished by the Native Agent at Sharghah.’
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- 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, 30 September 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 twenty-first in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a report, dated 1 June 1847, from Moollah Housseen [Mullā Ḥusayn], Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, on the subject of recent events at Shargah since Hennell’s visit in May 1847. Moollah Housseen writes that a treaty has been drawn up between: Sheik Abdoollah bin Rashid, Chief of Amulgavine [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Rāshid al-Mu‘allā, Shaikh of Umm al-Qaywayn]; Sheik Mukhtoom, Chief of Debaye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāseh, Shaikh of Dubai]; Sheik Saeed bin Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee and the Beniyas [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi and leader of the Banī Yās]; and Sheik Sultan bin Suggur, the Joasmee Chief [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, leader of the Qawāsim]. Moollah Housseen notes that Sheik Mukhtoom is conflicted as he is unhappy with the terms of the treaty but does not wish to go against his ally, Sheik Abdoollah bin Rashid. Moollah Housseen also shares his opinion that the chiefs of the Joasmee and the Beniyas are hoping to cause a rift between the other two in order to subjugate them.Moollah Housseen's report also contains a couple of additional brief updates from Shargah.The item contains multiple spellings for individuals and places.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 118, Vol: 21.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 369, and terminates at f 373, 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.
7. ‘Persian Gulf. State of Affairs in the Arabian and Persian Coasts-’
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- 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, 31 January 1848. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the forty-sixth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to news from the Arabian and Persian [Iranian] coasts of the Gulf, as reported to the Government of Bombay by Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf. In particular, Hennell mentions:The relations between rulers of: Rasel Khymah [Ra’s al Khaymah]; Debaye [Dubai]; Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]; Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn]; and Bahrein [Bahrain]The consequences of the hostility between the sons of the late Beniyas chief, Khuleefa ben Shackboot [Shaikh Khalīfah bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān, Ruler of the Banī Yās], and Sheik Saeed bin Tahnoon of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Ruler of Abu Dhabi]The ‘disturbed’ state of the southern coast of Persia due to the feud between the people of Charrack [Bandar-e Charak] and Mogoo [Moghuyeh]The hostility between the former ruler of Bahrein, Sheik Abdoollah ben Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], and his ally, Sheik Esai bin Tareef of Bidda [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ṭarīf, Ruler of al-Bid], on one side and the current ruler of Bahrein, Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], on the other sideThe intervention of Captain William Lowe, Commanding [Naval Squadron] in the Persian Gulf, in the dispute between the former and current rulers of Bahrein and Hennell’s suggested course of action in this matterThe dispute between Sheik Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī] and his sons Ibrahim [Ibrāhīm] and Abdullah [‘Abdullāh] following their attempt on Shargah [Sharjah].To a lesser extent, the item's contents also mention:The actions taken by Ul Ajajee, Wahabee agent at Brymee [Muḥammad bin Sayf al-‘Ajjājī, Wahhābī agent at Al Buraymi], following the expulsion of Kheilela [Khalīlī?] and the Mootawah [Muṭawwa‘] from Sohar [Suhar]An act of ‘atrocity’ committed by six Bedouins of Brymee against a vessel from ShargahBrief details on the recent tour of the Gulf undertaken by Lowe, including: shipwrecks; the seizure of a ship carrying enslaved people; and his communications with sheiks [shaikhs] at the ports he visited during his tour.Correspondents include: Hennell; Lowe; Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa; Sultan bin Selamah [Sulṭān bin Salāmah]; Sheik Esai bin Tareef; and the Government of Bombay.The item contains multiple spellings for individuals and places.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48, Coll: 2, Vol: 46’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 21’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 513, and terminates at f 537, 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.
8. ‘Persian Gulf. Affairs – relating to the Arabian Coast. – Vol: 6’
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- 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; Hajee Jassem [Ḥājjī Jāsim], British Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain]; and Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. It is the sixth in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The history and actions of Suheil ben Ateish [Suhayl bin ‘Uṭaysh], a ‘pirate’ accused of seizing a vessel from Bahrein and taking its cargo and four enslaved members of the crew, and the attempts of Sheik Saeed bin Tahnoon of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi] to capture himAn attempt by Saeed bin Tahnoon to mediate between Syed Soweynee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Governor of Muscat and Saad ben Mutluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq], an agent of Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd]The intention of Sheik Sultan ben Sugger of Rasul Khyma [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah] to attack Khor Fakaun [Khawr Fakkan], held by the Governor of MuscatThe murder of Sinan ben Suleyman [Sinān bin Sulaymān] by Saad ben MutlukThe deterioration of the friendship between Sheik Abdullah ben Rashid of Amulgavine [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Rāshid al-Mu’allā of Umm al-Qaywayn] and Sheik Mukhtoom of Debaye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāseh of Dubai].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 70, and terminates at f 89 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.
9. ‘Persian Gulf. Intention of the Wahabee Chief Ameer Fysul, to rebuild the Fort and Town of Adeed. – Vol: 7’
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- 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 Sheik Mahomed bin Khuleefa of Bahrein [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah of Bahrain]. It is the seventh in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The capture of Adeed [Khawr al ‘Udayd] in 1837 by Sheik Khuleefa been Shackboot of Aboothabee [Shaikh Khalīfah bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān of Abu Dhabi] from the Ul Gubeesat tribe [al-Qubaysāt] who had seceded from his authorityThe intention of Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd] to rebuild the fort and town of Adeed and resettle the Ul Gubeesat tribe to undermine the authority of Sheik Saeed bin Tahnoon of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān]The reasons why the Ul Gubeesat tribe wished to leave Aboothabee.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 90, and terminates at f 108 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.
10. ‘Persian Gulf, Affairs of -’
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- 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/4/2174/105546. It is the third in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Lieutenant John Stephens, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns intelligence received from Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], regarding the unstable state of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], and the action taken by Major Hennell and Lieutenant Stephens to support the authority of Shaik Saeed bin Tahnoon, Shaik of the Beniyas [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Ruler of Abu Dhabi].The item contains a table of contents (f 289), and the title page (f 288) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 3’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 20’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 288 and terminates at f 296, 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.
11. ‘Book 128’ Letters outward
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- Abstract: All letters in the file are from the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at his Residency on the Island of Karrack [Khārk, Jazīreh-ye] and are addressed mainly to the British Government in Bombay. Many of the Resident’s letters include extracts from reports submitted to him by the British naval commander in charge of the Persian Gulf Squadron and the Native Agent in Shargah [Sharjah], both acting under his direction. The majority of the Resident’s letters concern outbreaks of hostilities between the several Arab Chiefs and their tribespeople inhabiting the Arabian coast and ports of the Persian Gulf, as well as the measures taken by him to enforce the Maritime Truce and suppress piracy in the region. Events, intelligence and activities reported in the year 1841 include the following:The disunion between Shaikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr], the Joasmee [Qasimi] Chief of Shargah and his son Suggur, who sought refuge with his rival Shaikh Mukhtoom [Maktūm], the Chief of Debaye [Dubai] (folios 2-3);The Resident’s ultimatums, including the threat of naval force, to Shaikh Salmin bin Nasir, Governor of Biddah [Doha] regarding his protection of the pirate Jubbur Rugragee and to Shaikh Mukhtoom, Chief of Debaye regarding his condonation of the repeated aggressions by his subjects on boats belonging to Benyas [Bani Yas] tribespeople (folios 4-7, 13-15);Disturbances by the townspeople of Bushire, following the introduction of new taxes and the non-payment of the troops guarding the town, by Sheikh Nasir, the Governor of Bushire (folios 8-9, 27);The unwillingness of the Shaikhs of Brymee [al Buraimi] to stop the frequent marauding expeditions by members of their tribes into the territories of the Imam of Muscat (folios 11-12);The Resident’s tour of the Arabian coast by ship in May for the annual renewal of the Maritime Truce at successive meetings with the Chiefs of the Arab ports (folios 13-15, 18-24, 27, 39-41);During a visit by the Prince of Shiraz, the merchants of Bushire and Shiraz affirm that the British occupation of the Island of Karrack is harmful to Persian trading interests (folios 16-17);The persistent marauding expeditions of Shaikh Khalifa bin Shakboot [Khalifa bin Shakhbut], the Benyas Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] into the districts of Shaikh Sultan ben Suggur of Shargah and Shaikh Mukhtoom of Debaye (folios 26, 30-33);Repossession of the Fort at Houken by Syed Sooweny, Governor of Muscat, from the deposed Oman Chief, Syef bin Sooleman who had seized it in a surprise attack (folios 28, 32);The Resident gives his reasons for doubting that the peace agreed between the Joasmee and Naeem Tribes on one side and the Benyas, Moozara and Joowahir Tribes on the other side will last (folios 34-35);The Resident rescues members of the Persian royal family from shipwreck off the Island of Karrack, on the morning of 17 November (folios 42-43);The Resident’s detailed instructions and arrangements for an urgent British mission to Ameer Khaled at his camp near Lahsah [Al-Hasa], to dissuade him from invading Oman and thereby prevent the outbreak of tribal war in Oman and the destruction of Brymee (44-46, 49-50);The Resident’s detailed instructions for the work of the Residency during his absence and under the temporary charge of Lieutenant-Colonel C Davies in December, the latter’s preparations on taking up his new duties, for the imminent evacuation of British troops from the Island of Karrack (folios 47-50).Numerous letters have been crossed through. These tend to be short letters about the routine management of the Residency: staff, accommodation, equipment, accounts and communications.A few surviving letters are incomplete, only the start or end of the letter remains on file.The file title ‘Book 128 1841’ is written in blue ink on a 20th century file cover (folio 1) enclosing the letters, which are unbound.Physical description: Foliation: the letters in the file are numbered 2 to 50, from front to back. The numbering is written in pencil in the top right corner and encircled, on the recto.Pagination: the contents of the file were originally numbered in ink as follows: 21-24, 57-64, 71-74, 111-112, 115-124, 135-138, 153-166, 209-212, 245-246, 255-258, 263-278, 281-282, 305-310, 363-366, 371-380, 389-392.
12. 'Book 163. 1849'
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- Abstract: This file contains inward correspondence sent to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of India, Bombay.There are six letters. The first (No 102 of 1849), dated 9 January 1849, concerns hostilities between the chiefs of Abothabee [Abu Dhabi] and Russel Khyma [Ras al-Khaymah], Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān and Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr Āl Qāsimī respectively.The remaining five letters are circulars (Nos 307, 479, 544, 763 and 908 of 1849) and concern events related to the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849). Each circular includes Bombay Government Gazette Extraordinary with details covered including: the defeat of the Sikh Army on 13 January 1849 under Rajah Sher Sing [Attariwalla] (folio 3); the surrender of Dewan Moolraj [Dewan Mulraj] on 22 January 1849 (folio 5); further particulars of the victory on 13 January 1849 by British forces over the Sikh Army, including a list of those killed, wounded and missing of the Army of the Punjaub [Punjab] and a 'Nominal Roll of European Officers Killed or Wounded' (folios 7-12); particulars concerning operations against the citadel and garrison of Mooltan [Multan] (folios 14-22); and a notification announcing the rout of the Sikh Army on 21 February 1849.The front cover of the file is printed with the year 1953 in the top right hand corner.Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An original (but incomplete) mixed pagination/foliation sequence is also present in the file between folios 1A-24; these numbers are written in ink, and are located in the top outermost corners of labelled pages.Foliation anomalies: 1, and 1A.
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