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'B Series. POLITICAL 8/5 Jawasim-Shihuh situation (Dibba Affairs) (A Series 14/247)' [11r] (23/90)
The record is made up of 1 volume (44 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 1941-18 Oct 1944. 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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(H;
Confidential
r\
No•C/321-3/5(g)•
British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Sharjah,
10th April 1941.
To
The
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,
Bahrain.
1 lamorandum
Reference my telegram No.319 of 9th April 1941 on
the subject of Shahuh/
Qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
/Diba situation.
2. I to enclose copy (with translation) of a
letter which I received from the Hegent of Kalba when T
was actually replying to Muscat telegram. According to
independent enquiries made by me which were subsequently
conxiamed oy the Regent o- Kalba, the people of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
T.Tadhah
(consisting of three villages - Madhah, Ghuna and Hayar
Bani Hamid) in the Shamaliyah District appealed to Shaikh
Humaid bin 'Abdullah, v /hen the trouble first broke out at
.Dioa, for saie conduct and protection which was granted
to them through the Shaikh of Fujairah. Being afraid of
the Shahuh they pressed Shaikh Humaid bin 'Abdullah for
men to protect them. This was given to them when Humaid
v/as on nis ijay to Kalba on 30th March. He sent few men
oO each iila^e and re-established the Oawasim authority
over* -hat area which, n or many years past, was under the
influence o the Shahuh on account of the /awasim waekness.
3. The ohahuh sent a messenger to Dubai from where he
v-ent to Abu Dhaoi asking for help. It is unlikely that
they would be able to get any help from these two Shaikhdoms.
Sd. Abdur Rezzaq.
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, Sharjah.
_
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This brief file relates to a dispute involving the Sultan of Muscat, the Shihuh, and the Regent of Kalba over the building of a fortified tower and issues of protection against raiding. The main correspondents are the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; (Tom C. Higginbotham; Captain John Baron Howes).
The correspondence includes a translation by the Internal Affairs Department, Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, of an agreement to resolve the dispute.
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- 1 volume (44 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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There are two foliation sequences. The first sequence, which is intermittent, appears near the top right corner. The second sequence, which is complete and should be used for referencing, is written in the very top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins after the front cover, on the first folio of writing, and runs through to f.44, which is the inside of the back cover of the file.
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- 'B Series. POLITICAL 8/5 Jawasim-Shihuh situation (Dibba Affairs) (A Series 14/247)'
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- front, front-i, 1r:43v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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