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'Bushire Residency File 14/163 I, Ajman affairs, 26 Oct 1910-27 Aug 1921' [146r] (322/534)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (volume I 125 folios, volume II 249 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1910-27 Aug 1921. 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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So in view, firstly, of protecting the Government and forei^
subjects, and in deference to the appeals of Shaikh Whaled
and Shaikh Homaid, I proceeded to Ajman by sea. I saw the
said subjects were afraid on account of the shooting in the
town between the people of ^jman and those in possession of
the fort. The Shaikh of Ajman and family were in the house
their night gorns. I enquired from Sh. Homaid as to who
occupied the Govert. house v and he replied Abdur Rahma.n ben
Muhammad of A1 Bu Shames who is related to Qawasem. I sent
a message to th® said Abdur Rahman to stop firing on the tftwn
and let me know f}hi;t ,right he had ta on Shaikh Homaid and for
taking his Government house. I
your information. I xratg him a reply on the 2Sth Ramazan
giving him counsel and advice to leave the Government house o c
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Ajman. He sent me a reply which I enclose herein.. In that he
says thstt he accepts my ad-vice but doe(s not agree to leave the
house on the assuraice of the ^haikhs mentioned by me (i.e. ■
Khaled and Homaid), but asked for safe conduct by British
Government for his own life and property and those of his
companions. I informed Shaikh Khaled and Homaid of l:bdur
Rahman s reply to me. Both of them acceded to Abdur Rahman's
demands whereupon I obtained assurances from Sh. Homaid that
Abdur Rahman and his companions would be secure at his hand^
and at the hands of his subjects and that he would not try to
harm them. Afterfiards I objltained the assurances of Shaikh
Khaled in the presence of respectable persons that Abdur Rahman
and his companions would fas sxfxx receive no harm from him
and his brothers and others. Afert taking the words of the
2 Shaikhs I wrote to Abdur Rahman saying that he lallixfes safe.
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I enclose a copy of my letter. In the afternoon I and Shaikh
Khaled went towards the fort, and I gave verbal assurances to
Abdur Rahman and brought hiai aiix and his friends out of the
house, which was handed to Shaikh Homaid. I and Shaikh Khaled
took Abdur Rahman and his friends to my jolly boat and iaak
of A1 Ben Lutah without any clothesj their females were in
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Correspondence concerning Ajman affairs. The Correspondence describes the Sheikh of Ajman having rejected the present from 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. and a public refusal to receive letters from 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; his alleged participation with the Bin Luta family in intrigues which led to a warning from the Shaikh of Umm al-Qawain that 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's life was in danger. Correspondence also discusses British ships destroying two towers of the Sheikh of Ajman as punishment.
The file includes the geneaology of the Bin Lutas (ff, 73 - 74). Correspondents include 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, Sharjah; P.Z. Cox, 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. ; Sheikh Butti bin Soheil, Chief of Dubai.
The second volume recounts an incident in which the son of Mohammed bin Abdur Rahman occupied the fort of the Shaikh of Ajman. Correspondents include Ronald Evelyn Wingate, 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; 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; Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad, Chief of Sharjah.
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- 2 volumes (volume I 125 folios, volume II 249 folios)
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The file is arranged in two volumes.
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Foliation: The file comprises of two volumes, with the foliation sequence running continuously across both volumes, with folios 1-125A being located in volume 1 and folios 126-249 in Volume 2. The foliation consists of small pencil numbers located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. There is also a pagination sequence which also runs across both volumes, it comprises of large pencil numbers located in the top left and top right hand corners of the pages respectively,
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- Title
- 'Bushire Residency File 14/163 I, Ajman affairs, 26 Oct 1910-27 Aug 1921'
- Pages
- front-a, back-a, spine, edge, head, tail, front-a-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:9v, 10v, 11v, 12v:22v, 23v, 24v:31r, 32r:39r, 40v:47r, 48v:56v, 57v, 58v:75r, 76r:81v, 82v:87r, 88r:93v, 94v:98v, 99v:111v, 112v:124v, iii-r:iv-v, back-a-i, front-b, back-b, spine, edge, head, tail, front-b-i, v-r:vi-v, 126r:126v, 128r:136v, 138r:138v, 140r:140v, 144r:155r, 156r:157r, 158r:172r, 173r:177r, 178r:180r, 181r:214r, 215r, 216r:219r, 220r:227v, 228v:249v, vii-r:viii-v, back-b-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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