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'File 0205 Sharjah Affairs (Including Bani Qitab)' [14r] (27/104)
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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D.O.Noo C/767
Political rgency,
Prhrrin, the 14th Pry 1944.
Py derr Sir Geoffrey,
"plerse refer to the enclosure to Pushire ^
printed letter N0.41-P dcted Jrnurry 14th, 1946.
2. It v.ill interest you, I know, to leern thrt on my
rrrivrl rt ^hFrgrh on l^ondry the 8th of llry I found some
cttrective personalities hrd rrrived just-before me.
In the evening ^rikh Mohenamed bin Seer rl- Jrvrssim
who is rcting for his brother the ^rikh of phergah vhile
the letter is in Indir crlled to see me rt the Besidency
/gent's house. TT e v;ss rccomprnied by ^h? ikh ^rcr bin r ultrn
the paramount phrikh of the Nrim from phrnk, the Chrikh
Rrshid bin Hrmrd the principrl shrikh of the fl "u Phrmis from
Pcreimi, end lest but no merns least phrikh 1'ohe.mmcd bin /li
bin Huweidin the prremount phrikh of the poverful ^eni n iteb
tribe, fe hed rn interesting end extremely emusing discus-ion
on local politics end supplies. The four r hrikhs ^?ere in good
spirits md the conversation which lasted the best part of an
hour was most amicable.
c. To h^ve induced "ohammed bin rli bin Putt id in ^to visit
Charjah after an absence of ten years is rather an achievement
and due credit must be given to Than ^ahadur /bdur Rrazak for
the skill with which he has handled it situation which had
previously proved too much for the fhaikh of Charjah even
though tlofgentleman backed his invitation with the offer of a
gift of 83,000. /t the same time it must be remembered that
i£ is unlikely 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.
/gent would have been
successful so quickly if we had not held the lives of all the
inhabitants of
Trucial Oman
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
in our hands. Te are the main
source of supply of their vital necessities.
The Hon’hle CT ir Geoffrey prior, T.C.I.L., /.Jot
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.
,
^ushire.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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