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‘Report on the administration of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency for the year 1881-82.’ [‎253v] (8/160)

The record is made up of 1 volume (79 folios). It was created in 1882. 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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administration report op the pepsian gulp political
thought it necessary to inflict a fine and administer a caution. Hosti
lities by land were inevitable between Umm-el-Kawain and Ras-el-
Khaimah, and have already commenced. Shargah sides with and aids
Ras-el-Khaimah.
Peaceful relations have been established between the Chief of Abu-
Zhabee and Shaikh Jasim-bin-Mohammed-bin-Thanee of El-Bida^a.
3. Bahrain.
The islands of Bahrain have again enjoyed tranquillity. In August
Shaikh Ahmed-bin-Ali, brother of the Chief of Bahrain, espoused a
daughter of their enemy Nasir-bin-Mubarik, but it appears that no
political significance attaches to this event.
In December Shaikh Ahmed-bin-Ali proceeded with a numerous
following to El-Katr, where he had a meeting with Shaikh Jasim-bin-
Mohammed-bin-Thanee, and amicable relations were established between
the Shaikh of El-Bida'a and the Chiefs of Bahrain.
4. Nejd, El-Hasa, El-Katr,
Nejd and El-Hasa have remained undisturbed. The Ameer Abdullah-
bin-Feysal resides at Riadh, and his nephews, who continue to be on good
terms with him, live in Khorj.
The Governor of El-Hasa, Saeed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , desired to induce the Shaikhs
of the Ajman tribe to return to the province, but was unsuccessful.
Ihe now celebrated Beni Hajir robber-leader, Zaeed-bin-jVIohammed-
bin-Zaeed, is still at large, and has not been wholly inactive, though
happily his depredations by sea have not been so serious as might have
been expected, lu May he made an unsuccessful attempt to seize some
boats belonging to the 'Ameyr tribe. In October Zaeed-bin-Mohammed
committed some petty piracies near El-Kateef, and one Rashid-el-
Romeyhee, a Bahrain subject, was seized and plundered on the sea.
Later, the Beni Hajir robbers attacked a vessel of the 'Ameyr and
killed two men. Some vessels were sent with armed men ostensibly
in puisuit, but from their procedure in beating tomtoms, and making
as much noise as possible, this appeared to be a mere demonstration.
Although the Beni Hajir leaders have frequented the immediate neigh
bourhood of El-Kateef, no real steps have been taken to secure 3 or
punish them,
• El-Kati. In April a body of the 'Ajman Bedouins, under Fellah Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. -
bm-Raukan, raided El-Katr and carried off about 450 camels. Shaikh
Jasim appealed both to the Governor of El-Hasa and to the Chief of
the Ajman, but failed to get redress.
t ••r In /une Rashid-bin-Jabir and Nasir-bin-Jabir Shaikhs, of the Naeem
tribe of El-Katr, settled at Eoweyrat, and agreed to protect the Al-Boo
Kuwarah against Jasim.
In October Jasim-bin-Mohammed-bin-Thanee Shaikh, of El-Bida'a,
commenced annoying the Indian traders residing there in various ways,
and Her Majesty's ship Woodlarh was despatched to the spot. It was
seen that Jasim s object was to get rid of all the Indian traders : their
dealings in pearls interfering with his own profits in the same trade. A
temporary anangement was come to, pending reference to Government

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Administration report for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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 Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for the year 1881-82, by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Charles Ross, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The report was published by Authority, by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing in India, Calcutta [Kolkata] in 1882. A copy of a letter from Ross to the Secretary to the Government of India (Foreign Department), dated 6 July 1882, is included in the report (folio 252), the original of which submitted the report to Government, under the following headings:

Part 1 (General Report), written by Ross (folios 253-57), containing summaries of local political affairs, and incidents or events of particular note for: Oman; the Pirate Coast; Bahrain; Nejd, El-Hasa [Al-Hasa] and El-Katr [Qatar]; and Southern Persia and Biluchistan [Baluchistan]; plus reports on British naval movements in the Gulf for the year; slave traffic; and the Bushire observatory. Appendix A contains tabulated and graphical meteorological data for the year, supplied by the Bushire observatory.

Part 2 (Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for the year 1881-82), submitted by Major Charles Grant, Her Britannic Majesty’s 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. and Consul at Muscat, dated 10 May 1882 (folios 258-61), containing a summary of affairs at Muscat, as well as changes to British official personnel, and a brief report on the slave trade. Appendix A contains tabulated meteorological data for the year, recorded at the Civil Hospital in Muscat.

Part 3 (Report on Trade for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for 1881), submitted by Ross (folios 262-319), comprising a short summary of the year’s trade, and followed by an appendix containing tabulated data on trade, including data on imports and exports into and out of the Gulf ports of Bushire, Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], Bahrain and the Arab (Oman) coast. The appendix also includes data on British and foreign shipping at Bushire, and a statement showing silk, cotton and woollen manufactures in Persia. An index to the trade tables can be found at folios 262-63.

Part 4 (Trade at Muscat), submitted by Grant, dated 10 May 1882 (folios 320-28), comprising a short summary of the year’s trade at Muscat, and an appendix containing tabulated data on imports and exports at Muscat (listed by commodity), and the nationality and average tonnage of vessels visiting Muscat.

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1 volume (79 folios)
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The report is arranged into a number of parts and sections, with tabulated statistical data following each part in a separate appendix.

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Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, 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 folio 251 and ends on folio 329.

Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.

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