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'File 0205 Sharjah Affairs (Including Bani Qitab)' [12r] (23/104)
The record is made up of 1 file (50 folios). It was created in 15 Dec 1937-14 Mar 1948. 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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No.C/l6i37-l6/4
British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,bharjah#
Dated the 6th October 1943#
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#
BANI OATAB TRIBE #
Memorandum#
?.ince a long time I liave been trying my best by various means
to induce the Bani Qatab to change their attitude towards the British
Government without showing any weakness on our part or losing our prestige
in the eye of the bedouins#
2# on 19th September shaikh Muhammad bin Hamad ash-sharqi of
Fujairah came to Sharjah for medical treatment (against enlarged spleen
due to malaria )and put up with me# I showed him every kind of courtesy#
On 22nd September he mentioned to me that Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah of
Bani Qitab who is the nephew of Shaikh Muhammad bin Ali of Bani Qatab
the most important person in the tribe whose advice Muhammad bin Ali
follows and the person whom the Bani Qitab lofck upon as their next Shaikh
visited Fujairah. In the course of talk the Shaikh of Fujairah advised
Ali bin Abdullah whose daughter the Shaikh of Fujairah is going to marry
soon that the Bani Qatab should adopt a better attitude towards the
British Government# Ali bin Abdullah said that the Bani Qatab have been
the victims of the
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.
intrigues and requested the Shaikh of Fujairah
to speak to me about the intention of the Bani Qatab to change their
attitude# On 23rd Septembei^*Shaikh of Fujairah went to Dubai to pay a c
courtesy visit to the Shaikh# Ali bin Abdullah came to Sharjah in disguise
to see me but as the Shaikh of Fujairah was at Dubai he did not disclose
his name but went back^aving one of his men behind to inform the Shaikh
of Fujairah on his return# The Shaikh of Fujairah returned from Dubai
on 25th# On 28th September Ali bin Abdullah sent a special messenger that
both he and Shaikh Muhammad bin AH Chief of the Bani Qatab, were wait
ing to see hinCDhaid on his way back to Fujairah. The Shaikh of Fujairah
left for Fujairah on 29th but camped at Muraqabbat where he met Ali bin
Abdullah and went to Dhaid to see Muhammad bin Ali# I gave the Shaikh of
Fujairah a friendly and polite message to Ali bin Abdullah and thanked
them for their attitude. On the Id Day (i.e# 1st October) Shaikh Muhammad
bin Ali declared in a large gathering of all the Bani Qatab at Dhaid that
he would no longer be a victim of intrigues# That whatever work the
“Saiyid 11 (
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) asks them to do within their area which stretch
es from the f, Sabkhah rt (means near the Coast) to Buraimi they would gladly
do for him or the British Government. That he was sending Ali bin Abdullah
to meet me to give a pledge^pn his behalf which will be binding on the
Bani Qatab. On 2nd October Shaikh of Fujairah sent me a special messenger
from him and one from Bani Qatab that Ali bin Abdullah was with im at
Muraqabbat and asked whether he should send him to me to Sharjah# I
thought that as he had already ceme to Sharjah it would not be polite
to ask him to come and went to Muraqabbat in the evening on 2nd October
and returned from there at night# Ali bin Abdullah said that Muhammad
bin Ali wanted to see me and arranged with the Shaikh of Fujairah to
accompany him some time this month# He gave me a pledge on behalf of all
of them to allow all the people connected with the British Government
to travel within their territory provided he or Shaikh Muhammad bin Ali
were informed in time and a guide or guard taken from them while travell
ing in their territory# Muhamnt d bin Ali was then at Wushah near^ffujairah.
I remained a few hours at Muraqabbat and then returned to sharjahrf^Vfter
having a friendly conversation with Ali bin Abdullah,! hope to^able to
see Muhammad bin Ali before proceeding on leave# The fact of this meeting
and the change of the attitude of Bani Qitab spread like fire on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and we should be on our guard against intrigues by Trucial
Coast Shaikhs who may like to keep Bani Qatab away from us always#
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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The file contains correspondence relating to affairs in Sharjah. The correspondence is principally between 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 or the Political Officer at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, and the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire (Bahrain from 1946).
Matters covered by the file include:
- Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, the ruler of Sharjah's proposal to build a fort on the island of Sir Bu Nu'air;
- an intercepted letter from King 'Abdul 'Aziz bin Sa'ud of Saudi Arabia to Shaikh Muhammad bin 'Ali bin Huwaidin of the Bani Qatab [Bani Qitab] tribe (August 1939);
- a settlement between Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr and Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed of Kalba over the allowance given to the latter;
- fears of Bedouin raids in Dubai;
- a proposal from the Bank of India and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to open a branch in Sharjah;
- the murder of the cousin and rival of the Shaikh of Himriyah;
- incidents of robbery by members of the Bani Qitab and Awamir tribes;
- reparation work carried out on the falaj ( pl. aflāj), a network of water channels, at Dhaid.
Folio 12 is a secret memorandum on the Bani Qitab tribe, written by Khan Abdur Razzak, 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, dated 6 October 1943.
Folio 51 is a genealogical chart of the Qasimi tribe.
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- 1 file (50 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 52; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-34; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'File 0205 Sharjah Affairs (Including Bani Qitab)'
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- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:7v, 9r:22v, 24r:25v, 27r:30v, 33r:42v, 44r:45v, 47r:47v, 49r:49v, 51r:51v, back-i, back
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