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'Bushire Residency File 14/163 I, Ajman affairs, 26 Oct 1910-27 Aug 1921' [‎179r] (388/534)

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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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But when Shaikh Homaid took rest in his fort after that had
happened to him, he forgot the goodness and kindness ani opened
his. ears to the sayings of tale bearers. He wro/te to Gh-iikh
Khaled that if Abdor Rahman and his party go to their homes at
Hireh, they would not keep on friendly teris with him. Shaikh
7r hal-d therefore changed his mind and began Dressing me to send.
away Abdor Rahman and his party. The two Shaikhs made'secret
the
intrigues to take/action which T reported in my letters ITos.505
7 541 dated r^th June and 12th July /a
The minds of Shaikhs, Homaid and Khaled became clear after
■ ■ ■ s. ■ . "■ '
receiving your letters. Chaifch Honaid asked the Chief tff Umn-ol-
Qaiwen to go to him, and when he went to Vjman he requested the
L/hief to taice hip to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for apologising and asking your
pradon. Shaikh Rashed therefore brought Shaikh Ilomai^'to the
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and offered apology to your Honour for the irregular
proceedings which emanated from him. .2.^
I enclose herewith Shaikh Hashed's letter to you,from which you
will understand Shaikh HoSaid's attitude after tha misrepresenta
tions that had been made to him. If Shaikh Homaid had any
conditions or (did not desire) the residence of Abdor Rahman and
his party in their homes, Shaikh Hashed would have come to know it.
But I understand that Shaikh Goltan ben Muhammad, Chief of Earalri
"as the author of the disagreement between Khaled ben Ahmad and
Homaid and It was through his teachings that the two Shaikhs
attempted to break their agreement and showed unsatisfactory
attitudes. I enclose herewith Shaikh Homaid's receipt fior the
ornaments and rifles which I handed to him in the presenee of
Shaikh Hashed ben Ahmad.
m'
r T - Shaikh Roma id ben Abdol Asia, hive received from Isa ben
Abdol Latif, Government Agent, the gold ornaments which were take
away Brom my Government House by one. of the men of Abdor Rahma.n be
"uhan-ad before leaving it, and they are as follows.
1 or. gold anklets,2 bangles, U necklacefe/fe r i ni . 3> i ring) is govere

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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