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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎81r] (166/602)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (299 folios). It was created in 1884-1906. 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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EESIDENCY AND MUSCAT POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. FOE 1888-89.
15. Much animosity had existed for a considerable time between the Chief
' Ajman. j man j Shaikh Rashid-bin-Hameyd, Al-bu-
Ali, and the Shargah Chief; but in the early part of
1889 the Chief of Debaye effected a reconciliation between 9 Ajman and Him-
reeyah on the one side, and Shargah on the other. This mediation was due to,
apprehension of an attack being made on the Hinawee Chiefs by Shaikh Jasim
of El-Bidaa, and the desire of the Chief of Debaye to be in a position to draw
succour from ' Ajman and Himreeyah in case of danger.
16. Shargah, in the centre of the group of^ Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ," is the head-
Sliar ah * quarters of 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 on the Pirate
Coast. The Chief is still Shaikh Sakar-bin-Khalid,
El-Jowasimi.
17. Hostilities were on the point of breaking out between Shargah and
5 Ajman, and the Chief of Shargah engaged mercenaries on the Persian Coast
and called on his friendly Bedouins to furnish a contingent to aid him. The
war was, however, averted, and peace effected by the mediation of the Chief
of Debaye.
18. Much excitement and discussion was caused on the Pirate Coast by the
threatened invasion of ' Oman from Nejd and El-Katr. The Chief and inhabit
ants generally of Shargah are Wahhabees in religion, and Shaikh Jasim of El-
.Katr addressed communications to the Chief as if to a friendly neighbour on
whose assistance he could count.
19. The Chief of Shargah in July informed 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 that he
had received letters from Shaikh Jasim bin Mohammed Thani, announcing
the approaching invasion of 'Oman by " Ibn Easheed " and e< the Imam"
Abdullah-bin-Feysal, and expressing hopes of receiving assistance from the
Shargah and the other Ghafiree Shaikhs. Jasim again addressed the Chief
of Shargah in November, requesting permission to land stores at Shargah
for the use of the Nejdean Forces. The Chief was advised to excuse himself.
20. In the early part of the year much soreness existed between the Chiefs
of Shargah and Debaye, but the latter eventually took alarm at the attitude of
the Katr Shaikh and thought best to make it up with Shargah, and prevailed
on the ex-Chief of Shargah, Salim-bin Sultan, to engage to refrain from in
trigues against his nephew, the Chief of Shargab, in return for the restoration of
the allowance he had formerly received from his nephew. Salim-bin-Sultan
had, be it explained, proceeded to Debaye for the purpose of requesting the
Chief of Debaye's aid in recovering- possession of Shargah.
21. Debaye, which is now the most populous port on the Pirate Coast,
D ebaye . is ruled by Shaikh-Eashid-bin-Maktoom, of the
Al-Bu-Falasa, a Hinawi clan. Although tribally
connected with the Beniyas, in the early part of the year under review the
Chief of Debaye appeared extremely hostile to Abu Dhabbi, and it was
thought he was meditating a league with Shaikh Jasim against Shaikh Za'eed.
It is probable that Shaikh Rashid was merely temporizing as regards Jasim's
overtures, as latterly he has thrown his lot in with the Beniyas. In July
Jasim sent the Debaye Chief a present of a mare, and wrote to assure him
that neither he, (Jasim) nor the Turkish Government would molest Debaye,
and that the divers of that place might visit El-Katr in safety.
22.^ Subsequently Shaikh Jasim wrote expressing his wish to visit Debaye.
The Chief, having consulted me on the subject, was informed that I considered
he would act unwisely to receive Jasim or to become involved in the affairs
and schemes of that Shaikh, and he was recommended to make suitable
excuses.

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The volume contains printed copies of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Administration Reports. The Reports are incomplete (according to the introductory letters and lists of contents). Some of the Reports bear manuscript corrections. The following Reports are represented :

The Reports include a general summary by 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. (covering the constituent agencies and consulates that made up 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. , and topics such as the slave trade, piracy, the movements of Royal Navy ships, official appointments, and the weather); meteorological tables; separate reports on Muscat (also referred to as Maskat); reports on trade and commerce; and a number of appendices on special topics, such as supplementary notes on the care and culture of date trees and fruit (Report, 1883-84), historical sketch of the Portuguese in eastern Arabia (Report, 1884-85), notes on a tour through Oman and El-Dhahireh [Al Dhahirah] by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles (Report, 1885-86), notes on cholera in Persia (Report, 1889-90), report on the cholera epidemic in Maskat, Matrah, and Oman (Report, 1899-1900), and information on individuals and tribes.

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1 volume (299 folios)
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The Reports are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is an introductory letter/table of contents at the front of each Report, but these show that the Reports are not complete.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 3 on the second folio after the front cover, and continues through to 299 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.

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