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Miscellaneous [‎36r] (73/418)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (180 folios). It was created in 22 Dec 1904-30 Nov 1922. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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S"bat.ement. or Muooa-r bin Sharalan resident, of Shargah oaken by
the residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, Shargah, on the 3oh Janadl Ban1 1337
(= 25 L .h June 1^09).
Mutar lef o In his ovm sailing vessel on the 15oh Janadl
Awal lo27 ror ohe plac^e v/here pearl divers had gone Tor
diving. He meo with a strong Shaunal Soorra bub j"orounately
escaped l y going oovrards the island or Seer Bu Kaiyer which
belonged oo Kawasira, \7hen he landed there and reached the
ire 11 he saw a German v/ith seven other .men engaged in filling
the Sulpher in cistenis^emoved Trora the mine situated in the
island. He questions the German as to when he had 'ome
here and commenced the work. . The latter replied it is about
20 days ago that he had come and commenced working the Sulpher
mine and now expecting „ ship which will arrive by the 18th
O' Jarnadi Bani (= ith July 09) by which he intends load
ing, o.'.it oulpher, Mutuar savf about iO pieces oX* Sulpher
ready at the time.
sxS one Cerman sav/ the sailing ships are gathering at the
inland rom all sides qT the sea on account or strong Shamal
he took Tright and determined to start from there.
Muttar left the island before the German started.
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True trsnaltion,
M.A.r.
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Correspondence discusses the following topics:

  • Abdul Rahman bin Seif, the former chief of Himriyah, attacked Seif bin Seif, the rebel chief and expelled him from Himriyah. As a result the chief of the Beni Kalb made treaty with some other Sheikhs. Identification of a specimen of oxide from Sir Beni Yas and the reported visit of Germans to that island.
  • Complaint made by the peopleof Batina, Bani Omar and others against Zayed Faisal's [Faisal bin Turki] highhanded actions in recovery of custom duty and fines from them.
  • Blood feud between the Bu Shames tribe of Buraimi and Abu Dhabi.
  • Shaikh of Ras al-Khaima's plan to proceed to Shaam by sea to coerce the people of that village in order to induce them to acknowledge him as their lawful Shaikh.
  • A dispute between Hamdan bin Zaid [Shaikh] and Hamad al-Radhaheh, one of the notables of the Bedouins.
  • Murder of a Somali by Bedouins of Khawala tribe near the village of Hayal resulting in a dispute between the chiefs of Umm al-Qawain [Qaywayn] and Ras al-Khaimah.
  • Renewed quarrel between the Shaikh of Shargah [Sharjah] and the Headman of Khan.
  • Sheikh of Dubai's intention to attack Shaikh of Ras al-Khaimah.
  • Shaikh of Shargah asks permission to allow him to build a water reservoir on the Island of Sir Bu Dair for use by divers.
  • The actions of the Saiyid Hamad bin Faisal in the village of Hajrim and the resulting fight between him and the Shaikh of Dubai and reoccupation of Hajrim by the latter.
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1 volume (180 folios)
Arrangement

There is an index in the front of the volume which lists the principal topics within the file and gives folio references for them. There are file notes at the back of the volume explaining how the file is arranged.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: Foliation is written in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing on number 180.

The following foliation anomalies occur: 1, 1A, 74, 74A, 80, 80A, 84, 84A, 88, 88A, 94, 94A, 96, 96A, 100, 100A, 103, 103A, 106, 106A, 107, 107A, 111, 111A, 113, 113A, 116, 116A, 120, 120A, 121, 121A, 133, 133A, 137, 137A, 141, 141A, 145, 145A, 148, 148A, 150, 150A, 151, 151A, 157, 157A, 159, 159A, 162, 162A, 170, 170A, 177, 177A.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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