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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎209] (251/733)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. It was written in English. 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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MUSK AT.
20.9
ties aware of the line of policy adopted by the British Government, in
order to insure their co-operation with the other chiefs and tribes, pre
pared to do their utmost to maintain their independence, or to secure
at least their neutrality. A communication from Syud bin Mootluk,
accompanied by a letter from Korshid Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. to the authorities of
Muskat, calling upon them to afford him every assistance, under penalty
of being considered in the light of enemies, received no attention, and
the bearer was summarily dismissed.
The Tmaum's opportune return from Zanzibar, in September 1839,
tended to check the disturbances and quarrels which had arisen among
some of the tribes only partially acknowledging his authority, and his
judicious measures completely restored tranquillity. His Highness, as
well as Esai bin Parif, and the Chief of the Boo Gowarah, who were
now in attendance upon him, most earnestly urged upon the British
Resident the advisability of his Government taking possession of the
island of Bahrein,—a measure which, considering the direct opposition
exhibited by its chief to the British policy, his daily drawing closer
his connection with the Egyptians, and the universal feeling 0 of dis
gust and hatred he had caused throughout Bahrein and its depen
dencies, by his oppressive conduct, and the exactions and tyranny he
permitted to be practised by his kinsmen and sons, would, they con
tended, go greatly to confirm the supremacy of the British Govern-
ment in the Gulf, and be hailed with delight by every well-disposed
individual.
The Imaum lost no time in evincing proofs of his determination to
coincide in, and to act up to the views and policy of the British Go
vernment, with reference to the Egyptian invasion. He exhorted the
Biymee Shaikhs by letter to use every endeavour to maintain their
independence, and resist to the utmost of their power the efforts of
Bin Buttal, another Egyptian Agent, to obtain possession of their
forts, and to rely upon his warmest support in the promotion of this
object.
Esai bin Parif, finding that the British Government was not disposed to
guarantee any arrangements which might be entered into between himself
and Shaikh Abdoolla bin Ahmed, or to establish him at Biddah, on the
Guttur Coast, under its protection; the possessions of His Highness the
Imaum being also too distant from the pearl banks, to admit of his
settling there; and most cogent reasons preventing an attack upon
Bahrein in which His Highness' Co-operation had been promised,
namely the unpleasant contingency of the chief of that island calling in
t e Egyptians to his assistance, and virtually placing it under their
authority ; and determining, under any circumstances, upon leaving
Aboothabee, proposed to settle with his tribe (thenceforth relinquishing
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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).

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1 volume (364 folios)
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The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.

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Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.

The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.

Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.

The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.

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