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Miscellaneous [‎107ar] (235/418)

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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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To
Ch%ikh noshed ben i.hncd, ^hief of Unn-ol-Qe iw^in
Lt :Colonel /..P.Trevor, C.C.I., C.T.E.,
Deputy politics! resident? persian Culf, Dushire
D^ted 23rd Rs.ja,b IP38 ( e loth y.pril 19^0).
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A.C.
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In the best of hours T received your letter d'ted P4th
J^n&di IT, 133 8 which I re^.d with nuch pleasure- it
contained the news of your health and the contents of whict
I duly understood.
nith reference to your urgent reconnendation that I
should accept the intervention of fl ha ikh J^hajed ben /.hnrd
in the dispute between ne and the rhaikh of Ras-ol-Kba.ineh,
I beg to sta,te th^t Shaikh 7ha.led is unable to ta.ke ny due
from his cousin, the shaikh of Ra.s-ol-Kha,ineh f but in
deference to your a.dvice and in obedience to your order I
did nothing. I informed you already tha k t my object was only
to get justice and I was awaiting a. reply from you when the
followers of the ri ha.ikh of Ras-ol"Kha imeh, who are from
[!a f ab, plundered cajnels and cut down trees in the interior
of my district. I did not do anything but reported the
ma.tter to Shaikh Kha.led who however, could not tike
my
rights from his cousin, so fighting took nlace min. rhaiVh
»
Isa. ben Abdul Let if. Government /.gent, intervened for pesce
between me and the rha.ikh of Has-ol-I'hf-.imeh to which both
parties accepted and he made peace satisfactorily between
us succor ding to justice. The between
us^a.nd we ha.ve become friends. T n case j Com p2y w ith
your order and listen to your advice and you will not see
from me anything ercept rood acts towards my neighbours
a,nd others,
lu

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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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