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1. ‘Proceedings adopted in consequence of the depredations committed by the Joasmee Pirates in the Persian Gulph’, Vol 7
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- Abstract: This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the governments of Bombay [Mumbai] and Bengal. It is the seventh in a series of eight items on the subject of the alleged piracy of the Joasmee [al-Qawasim, also referred to as Joassmee] (the others are: IOR/F/4/648/17850, IOR/F/4/649/17851 and 17852, IOR/F/4/650/17853, IOR/F/4/650/17854, IOR/F/4/651/17855, and IOR/F/4/652/17857). The main topics covered are:The military expedition against the Beni Boo Ali [Bani bu ‘Ali, also referred to as Beni Abou Ali and Bunee boo Ulee], a tribe in southern Oman, including:Reports of acts of piracy committed by the Beni Boo Ali tribe, the investigations into these reports, and the decision by Britain and the Imam of Muscat to send a joint military force against the tribe, led by Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Political Agent at Kishme [Qishm, also referred to as Kishm and Kishmee]Reports of the expedition, leading to the defeat of the joint forcePreparations for a second military expedition, led by Major General Lionel SmithReports on the second expedition, resulting in the victory of the joint force against the Beni Boo Ali, and the subsequent burning of the port of Lashkara [Al Ashkharah, also referred to as El Asharrah]The situation of the Beni Boo Ali prisoners sent to Bombay following the expedition, including the tribe’s two principal sheikhs [shaikhs], Mahomed Ben Ali [Muhammad bin ‘Ali] and his brother Kadhim bin Ali [Kazim bin ‘Ali]Extracts from the proceedings of the courts martial brought against Lieutenant William Morley and Captain Thompson regarding their conduct during the first expedition against the Beni Boo Ali.The development of measures to ensure the maintenance of the settlement reached following the 1819 expedition, including:The question of the extent to which Britain should cooperate with Sultan Ben Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr al-Qasimi], the Ruler of Shargah, and details of a dispute between Sultan Ben Suggar and Zied Ben Sief [Zayid bin Sayf al-Falahi] of Debaye [Dubai] regarding an alleged act of piracyThe question of whether to retain a British military force at Kishme, the opposition of Persia [Iran] to this, and the sending of Andrew Jukes, Political Agent at Kishme, to attempt to assuage Persian concernsThe instructions issued to the ships tasked with patrolling the waters of the Gulf and enforcing the terms of the General Maritime TreatyA ‘description of the shores of the Persian Gulph [Gulf]’ prepared by Major William Colebrooke, focusing on the navigability of the coastline and with details of the key settlements, including the identities of the resident tribes, the size of the populations, the strengths of their defences, and the quality of their water supplies.The primary correspondents are: Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay; Captain Thompson; Major General Smith; Captain Deschamps, Acting Political Agent at Kishm [Political Agent for the Lower Gulf?]; Lieutenant Colonel N P Warren; Captain Charles J Maillard; Lieutenant John Michael Guy, Commander of the Psyche.The title page (f 5) of the item contains the following references: ‘PC 16, Draft 383, 1821/2’ and ‘Examiner’s Office 1821’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 5 and terminates at f 227, 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.
2. ‘Proceedings connected with an unauthorized negociation entered into with the Prince Royal of Shiraz by Mr Bruce vol 2’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the second in a series of three items about a negotiation by William Bruce (the others are IOR/F/4/894/23288 and IOR/F/4/895/23290). The principal correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of Bengal; William Bruce, former Political Agent in the Persian Gulf; Lieutenant [John] Macleod, Political Agent in the Persian Gulf; Major [George] Willock, in charge of the British Mission in Persia.The item concerns:An explanation by William Bruce about his conduct in negotiating an unauthorised treaty with Hoossain Ali Mirza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs]The results of the treaty, including the evacuation of Kishm [Qeshm] and the effect on stability in the GulfThe appointment of Captain Faithfull as Commanding Officer in the Persian GulfHow to enforce the General Treaty of Maritime Peace of 1819, negotiated by William Keir GrantJohn Macleod’s tour of the Gulf and discussions with the Imaum of Muscat [Imam of Muscat, Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and other chiefs in the Gulf who were signatories to the General Treaty of Maritime Peace in 1819Analysis of the balance of power in the Gulf and particularly Shaikh Sooltan Bin Sugger [Shaikh Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī]How to eliminate the slave tradeThe reaction of the King of Persia [Fath-Ali Shah Qājār] to the treaty.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘[Political] No. 2, Draft 293, P.C. 362, [Season] 26/7’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 227, and terminates at f 328, 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 file also contains an original pagination sequence.
3. ‘Proposed negotiations with the Joasmee and Wahabee chiefs for the suppression of piracy.’
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- Abstract: This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the governments of Bengal and Bombay.The primary subjects are:The efforts of the Imam of Muscat to reinstate Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī] as Ruler of Rusul Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah, and various spellings throughout]The hope that the treaty originally made between Britain and the Joasmee [Qawasim] in 1806 might be renewed and agreements made with other Gulf rulers, and the instructions given to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [Bushehr], to this endReports of piracy in the Gulf, off the coasts of Cutch [Kutch] and Sind [Sindh], and around the port of Porebunder [Porbandar], and the actions taken to counter thisAn approach from Sauad ben Abdil Azees [Sa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd], Emir of Diriyah, seeking closer relations with Britain.The title page (f 208) of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political No. 19, Season 1814/15, Draft 190’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, January 1815’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 208, and terminates at 250, 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.
4. Board's Collections Vol 651
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- Abstract: This volume consists of one item which contains copies of correspondence, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the governments of Bombay [Mumbai] and Bengal. The item is:IOR/F/4/651/17855 ‘Proceedings adopted in consequence of the depredations committed by the Joasmee [al-Qasimi] pirates in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]’, Vol. 6.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 265; 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.
5. Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 6 Jul 1820
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- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], to Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, sent from Bombay and dated 27 November 1819. The letter contains instructions for the handover of power in Ras-el-Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah] in the event of its fall to British forces.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 6 July 1820 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/26 and 29).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)